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This Halloween, be sure to be seen Ross Armour

is fireworks. Regulations on the sale and discharge of fireworks are underlined Come nightfall this Halloween, by the Cowichan Valley Regional many ghosts and ghouls will take District (CVRD). The CVRD’s bylaw on its website to the streets envisioning tricks or treats, but the Ladysmith RCMP is reads: “Any person or organization encouraging locals to remain lumi- may possess and discharge fireworks at a public special event or nous in the dark. Officers’ message to parents is to festival if the person or organizaensure that youngsters are wearing tion has a fire safety plan and holds plenty of reflective gear when scur- a valid Fireworks Discharge Permit for the level appropriate to the rying around town. “One of the main problems is kids nature of the fireworks being possessed and discharged.” just don’t wear enough Halloween is classed reflective gear,” said as a “special event” by spokesperson Const. CVRD, along with JanuBrigitte Goguen of the ary 1 and July 1. Ladysmith RCMP. “I’ve “Fireworks Discharge covered a couple of Permits will be issued Halloweens, and it can for one day only and be really difficult to must be approved by move around with the the CVRD.” fog. I would love to see Goguen said in an emore glow in the dark mail, “if you are under stickers and flashlights 18, fireworks and firewhile patrolling those crackers are prohibited dark streets this year.” at any time or place. If With the latest foggy you are over 18, fireoutburst seemingly works are also prohibhere to stay, Goguen ited unless you have a warned the weather permit and you are setcan “contribute to inadting them off on private vertent run-ins for peproperty. Discharging destrians and drivers.” Brigitte Goguen fireworks carries a “I remember last year $100 fine.” at the Brown Drive RCMP RCMP officers will Park area, which is a be on “proactive patrol” darkish neighbourhood, this Thursday evening I had to drive 20 km/h making sure all is safe just to be safe. There’s whilst apparently ata lot of kids, and everytempting to stay in the body seems to go there.” Halloween spirit at the The RCMP is pushing the use and presence of reflective same time. straps, lights, stickers and glow “I’m sure some of us will be handsticks, amongst others. Officers are ing out candy to the kids from our warning drivers to expect the unex- vehicles,” said Goguen. Party-goers are also warned to pected and to allow for more time plan their ride home and to not when driving residential streets. “A witch’s costume is all-black, so drink and drive. Parents are advised to check out you need to be able to quickly reall treats for any cases of tamperspond as a driver,” said Goguen. Another relevant safety topic during and throw out any spoiled, uning the Halloween buildup annually wrapped or suspicious items. THE CHRONICLE

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One of the main problems is kids just don’t wear enough reflective gear.

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Three-year-old Peyton Mark of Nanaimo gets into the spirit of Crosstoberfest during the Cross on the Rocks cyclocross event Sunday, Oct. 27 at Transfer Beach. Two hundred and 10 people took part in the race this year. For more photos and information from Crosstoberfest, please turn to page 15. LINDSAY CHUNG

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New 49th Parallel Grocery opens in Chemainus Approximately 40 new jobs have been created inside the new 21,500-square-foot grocery store Ross Armour

the older store by the ferry terminal will be renovated as a satelTHE CHRONICLE lite and will be renamed the 49th Parallel General Store. The grand opening of the new Approximately 40 new jobs have 49th Parallel Grocery store in been created inside the new 49th Chemainus took place yesterday (Oct. 28) and commenced the offi- Parallel Grocery and a further 100 cial birth of the village’s new mall. at least are set to come within the entire Chemainus Village Square. Chemainus Village Square has Richmond credited Ron Neubeen in the works for 16 years, bauer and Gerry Parent in and a relieved but proud Richparticular with bringing the store mond family, who own the 49th together. Parallel business, “They were our leadwere on hand for the ers; they did everything,” ribbon cutting at the said Richmond. 21,500-square-foot Neubauer is the store store. manager and will also “We’ve been servremain in the same posiing this community tion at the older locasince 1979, and this tion. Parent deals with store has been a long operations and “trades” time coming,” said work for the business. Peter Richmond, “It’s been a long, long whose parents, road, but I’m very proud Wayne and Harmina, that this new store is purchased their first finally here,” said Neustore back in 1977 in bauer. It’s been a real Ladysmith. Richmond is now Peter Richmond team effort, and everybody worked together.” the president of 49th Overheard customParallel Grocery. ers commented that He announced the store is very clean “welcome” joyously and easy to get around, to a small set of local with plenty of friendly Chemainiacs who service on offer. had gathered outside The Richmond family has been at 10 a.m. for the opening, eager wanting to open a new store in to get their hands on some of the Chemainus for about 16 years. At fresh produce. one point in the past, 800 North “This is a much bigger store, and I’m sure the community will enjoy Cowichan residents submitted letters of support for the store to a it,” he said. public hearing, which 400 people The new store is located at 3055 attended to voice support for the Oak St. and is open from 7:30 store, according to our archives. a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. It is now the Chemainus Village Square, second 49th Parallel Grocery in which broke ground June 13, 2012, Chemainus. is also set to welcome an Island The other smaller store, also Savings, Pharmasave and the on Oak Street, has been open Chemainus Village Liquor Store to for over 33 years, and Richmond says it was now very necessary to the mall surroundings in the near future. open a larger unit. Len Wansbrough, of developer “The community is growing,” Metropolitan Capital Partners, he said. “Our existing location said some 35,000 of the project’s couldn’t carry everything, and 62,000 square feet is leased, and we now have a new full-blown scratch bakery here, a bigger deli, only about 4,000 square feet is left to build on his formerly vacant meat counter, a flower shop and a café for customers to maybe en- four-acre site. — with files from Peter W. joy a coffee whilst out shopping.” Rusland According to Wayne Richmond,

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Clockwise from above, store manager Ron Neubauer greets customers during the new 49th Parallel’s first day of business; people wait for the doors to open; president Peter Richmond surveys the scene; managers of the new store gather for a photo in Ladysmith before the Chemainus opening; and inside, shoppers peruse the produce. ROSS ARMOUR

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In brief VIU nursing students working to

Chemainus Halloween Tour is back

Thanks to the sponsorship of a number of local businesses, the Chemainus Annual Halloween Tour is on again. This year, children will be Trick or Treating in a 24-passenger bus. There will be five tours this Thursday (Oct. 31), leaving hourly between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The only cost to participate is a donation for the Harvest House Food Bank. To reserve seats, contact Jim at 250-246-5055.

reduce the stigma of homelessness

Lindsay Chung the chronicle

Ladysmith’s Josh Mabey is among a group of five Vancouver Island University (VIU) nursing students working to reduce the stigma that homeless people encounter. And as part of that work, they’ve been learning more about how the role of a nurse practitioner can impact the health of the homeless. Mabey, Marnie Squires, Sophie Minette-Crow, Mark Mohun-Smith and Jennifer Etty are in their final year of VIU’s Bachelor of SciDuring an Oct. 21 ence in Nursing procouncil meeting, gram. They all call Ladysmith council the Cowichan Valley approved borrowing up home, and they chose to $10,000,000 from Warmland House in the Municipal Finance Duncan as the site Lori Evans of Ladysmith, a professor in VIU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program (left), is supporting five students — Josh Mabey, Authority to finance of their fourth-year the third phase of the of Ladysmith, Marnie Squires, Mark Mohan-Smith, Sophie Minette-Crow and Jennifer Etty — in their work experience and research community practice planned upgrades to project at Warmland House. Photo Submitted placement and rethe Town’s wastewater search project. giving back was to roof,” said Mabey. at in the research.” is completed and goals with this projsystem. The borrowing Etty suggested gain an understand- “They meet their baMabey says the shared with their pro- ect was to combat bylaw received approval working with Warm- ing of homelessness, sic needs of shelter, group doesn’t believe fessors and student stigmas about homeof the Inspector of land House to the gain empathy toward there is another nurse colleagues, the group lessness and homeMunicipalities, and now group of students, the homeless and practitioner work- is hoping the relation- less people. to meet the construcwho all liked the idea combat that stigma of ing out of a home- ship developed with One of the ways they tion schedule, the final of giving back to their the homeless person.” less shelter, that they Warmland House will did this was to speak step in the process is to home community The students dedicould find. lead to other BSN to Evans’s first-year secure council approval through working with cated time between “It creates access to students working and nursing students. to borrow the funds the clients and staff at January and April care because a lot of learning at the facility. “Hopefully we creand to seek the consent the homeless shelter 2013 in work expeclients don’t have acMabey says the proj- ated some underof the Cowichan Valley and transition house rience with clients cess to a doctor,” he ect has been very in- standing of what the Regional District to facility. and staff at Warmsaid. “It meets a lot teresting, and they’ve different types of do the borrowing over With the help of land House. They of [the clients’] basic learned a lot. homelessness are so a 25-year term and their professor, Lori observed how the needs, but what we “I’ve always pictured when these nurses include the borrowing in Evans — who is also range of services saw there that was the panhandler on the go out into practice, its security issuing bylaw. from Ladysmith and provided under one unique was a sense of side of the street, but they’re able to advowhom Mabey says roof impacts the community.” of course that’s not cate for their clients,” has been a “ton of homeless adults who The five students the case — that’s only said Mabey. help” to move this have found their way In the article “New have developed a re- one type; there are Mabey, who used Josh Mabey project forward — there. In particular, committee looks at search proposal that lots of unseen types to work at the mill in scope of homelessness,” they were able to se- the students became seeks to investigate of homelessness, peo- Crofton before going published in the Tuesday, cure the placement. interested in learning how the nurse prac- ple who couch-surf or to school at VIU, says “It was a way of more about how the Oct. 8 edition of the titioner works with lose their house and he went into nursgiving back to the nurse Chronicle, one of the practitioner the homeless within have to move in with ing because he is a Cowichan Valley,” ex- role interacts with founding members of the larger therapeutic a friend or relative,” people person and he plained Mabey. “We clients at Warmland, the Ladysmith Homeless community at Warm- he said. “There are likes helping. were there observing, along with other in- safety, food, clothing, land, which will pro- so many of us who aid Committee was “My dad was from a listening, building re- house services in but they also have a vide a starting point are at risk of home- mental health caring unintentionally left out. lationships. All our place to help home- kitchen, a foot care for a comparison of lessness. It was in- background, and I Anita Cloke should have group is passionate less people at the fa- clinic, and a nurse how this health care teresting to learn the kind of see myself gobeen included, along about marginalized cility. with Barb Bodaly, Bruce practitioner working role functions in simi- clients’ experiences ing that way as well,” Mason and Tim Solloway. people in society, in “Warmland offers a there twice a week. lar settings within the and their life stories he said. “I’m passionparticular homeless lot of different pro- That’s the role we’re region. We apologize for the at Warmland.” ate about caring for people. Our goal in grams under one interested in looking omission. Once the research One of the students’ people.”

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NOTICES & NEWS November 2013

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Monday, November 4th and Monday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m. *Government Services Committee Monday, November 18th *Mayor’s Open Door – City Hall Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. City Hall (410 Esplanade) Business Hours Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Corner of Trans Canada Hwy. and Roberts St. except statutory holidays *Please check the website or call City Hall at 250.245.6400 to confirm times.

HOLIDAY CLOSURES City Hall, Development Services and Public Works will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2013 for the Remembrance Day Holiday. Please call 250.245.6424 for Frank Jameson Community Centre hours.

HIGHWAY CLOSURE FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY Please note that on Monday, November 11th, 2013, at approximately 10:55 a.m. the southbound lane of the Trans Canada Highway will be closed from 1st Avenue to Buller Street until 11:20 a.m. Southbound traffic will be re-routed during this time. This diversion is to assist with the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph.

THIRD QUARTER UTILITY BILLS Utility bills, covering the period July to September, 2013 have been mailed. If you do not receive your bill by the end of October, please call City Hall at 250.245.6414, extension 6206.

PEERLESS ROAD RECYCLING CENTRE TEMPORARY DROP OFF SITE - 4142 THICKE ROAD The temporary drop off site is open while upgrades are carried out at the main site. The direct phone number for the site is 250.245.5757. Winter schedule begins November 1st. Hours as following: Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 5: 00 p.m. For questions about materials accepted and fees, please contact the CVRD Recycling Hotline at 1.800.665.3955 or visit their website at http://www.cvrd.bc.ca.

TRANSIT SERVICE Ladysmith is now served by BC Transit. Routes and maps are available through a link on our website www.ladysmith.ca. Schedules, tickets and passes are available at City Hall, Frank Jameson Community Centre and the 49th Parallel Grocery. For more information, please call City Hall at 250.245.6400.

FIREWORKS FOR HALLOWEEN The Town of Ladysmith will be following the Cowichan Valley Regional District Fireworks Bylaw No. 39. Those wanting to discharge fireworks on Halloween night must have the following: • A ﬁre safety plan • A valid Fireworks Operator Certiﬁcate, or equivalent, for the level appropriate to the nature of the fireworks being possessed and discharged. • Fireworks Discharge Permit approved by the CVRD. This can be applied for at Ladysmith City Hall, 410 Esplanade. (Permits will be issued for October 31st only.) For more information, please call City Hall at 250.245.6400.

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Public health clinics start Ross Armour the chronicle

Ladysmith’s upcoming health fair is just a small segment of a series of public health clinics on the horizon for Vancouver Island. The clinics, put on by Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA), began Monday, and they will see many a flu shot distributed. VIHA’s press release explains the shots are provided for “people at high risk of complications from influenza and their close contacts, as well as other vulnerable groups.” You will be able to receive your free flu shot if you fall into any of the following categories: • People 65 and older and their caregivers • Children and adults with chronic health conditions, their household and close contacts • Health care workers • Emergency responders • Healthy children SHOP LOCALLY

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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, or click the link at www.ladysmith.ca, or call 250.245.6415.

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from six months of age or another form of to less than five years government I.D. and old are advised to wear a • Household contacts short-sleeve shirt. and caregivers of chilNew to the clinics this dren from birth to less year is a nasal spray than five years of age influenza vaccine free • Pregnant women at for eligible children any stage of pregnancy aged two to 17. VIHA • Residents of nurs- states this method is ing homes and other the preferred vaccine chronic care facilities for those kids aged two • Owners and opera- to eight, as it is takes tors of poultry farms away the scenario of • Aboriginal peoples a needle and provides • People who are very “better protection in obese (those with a young children” rather body mass index of 40 than the inactivated inor greater) fluenza injection. • Corrections officers A drop-in clinic will and inmates in provin- take place Thursday, cial correctional insti- Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 tutions p.m., at the Chemainus • Those who provide Seniors Centre at care or service in po- 9824 Willow St. Ladytential outbreak set- smith’s clinic is taktings housing high-risk ing place Friday, Nov. persons (for example, 1 from 2:30-5 p.m. at crew on ships) Ladysmith Secondary Those not eligible School. VIHA is also for these public health running a clinic on Theclinics can choose to tis Island Wednesday, have the shot by visit- Nov. 6 from 10-11:30 ing their family physi- a.m. at the Forbes Hall cian or pharmacist for at 292 Mission Rd. a small cost. For more, visit viha. Health clinic par- ca/flu, immunizebc.ca ticipants are told to or call HealthLink BC bring their CareCard at 8-1-1.

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Flu shots offered at Friday fair TIDES

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Want to get the flu shot for free? Head down to Ladysmith’s annual Health and Community Services Fair this coming Friday (Nov. 1). The fair takes place between 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Ladysmith Secondary School and is free of charge to enter. “Our biggest attraction is the flu vaccine, and last year over 500 people got it,” said Heather Dunne from the Ladysmith Community Health Centre. Public Health nurses will be present to conduct the immunizations to those who are eligible, something Dunne says is part of their “day-today duties.” She was also keen to underline the health fair’s attraction to the younger generation. “We’ll have a youth sexual health clinic going on, so the health fair is very much for the younger population as well,” she said. “This is something we’re trying to encourage, as it’s not only for seniors. There’s lots of information and programs for the youth.” “We have a respiratory company coming and a presentation on lung health and how to maintain your lungs,” added Dunne, who is a member of Vancouver Island Health Authority. “There will be information on how to use certain gadgets if

your asthmatic, such as an inhaler. There will also be screenings on diabetes and blood glucose on how to prevent and manage it, for example.” In an e-mail to the Chronicle, the health centre stated that the purpose of the health fair is: • to provide preventive health services and promote health and wellness through education and screening and a public health flu immunization clinic • to engage and inform the community about the many local health and wellness resources available • to promote awareness and collaboration among Ladysmith health and commu-

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nity services provider. On the latter, Dunne said she is looking forward to uniting a variety of local health service teams. “It’s good to bring the community and health services providers together. That way, they can learn more about

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each other and how people change and differ in their jobs” This year’s fair comes with a brandnew door prize, where participants can win a variety of gifts such as bracelets donated by Cowichan Valley Hospice Society, jackets, art cards, cooking books and gift certificates for Tim Hortons. “The library is also going to be there, and people can use the library to populate e-books,” said Dunne. “Lifeline and Pharmasave will also have tables.” The deadline for table registration has passed, but Dunne encouraged anyone who still wishes to register a place at the fair to contact her at 250739-5777.

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Time to think of entering Light Up Parade

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“A witch’s costume is all-black, so you need to be able to quickly respond as a driver.” Const. Brigitte Goguen, Page 1

t may seem hard to beleive, but the Ladysmith Kinsmen Club is starting to get the word out about its Festival of Lights Kinsmen Parade. The 26th annual Ladysmith Light Up Parade will take place Thursday, Nov. 28 along First Avenue, with the lineup starting at 5:30 p.m. and the parade itself beginning at 6:40 p.m. “The only ‘theme’ we have is that your entry fit the time of the year, and it MUST have festive lights on it,” according to the Kinsmen Club’s entry form. “However, as there will be a Santa Parade later on in Ladysmith, we ask all groups to not use or have a Santa theme on your float.” The Kinsmen do not allow throwing or handing out any items from any parade entries, and all entries must have at least two adults on each side walking with their float to keep the crowd back. All entries must be adorned with festive lights. Immediately following the parade, there will be the lighting up of Bob Stuart Park and the big tree at Aggie Field and the fireworks display. “Ladysmith has become famous for its annual Light Up festival, and the parade has become a very important part of this event,” say the Kinsmen. For more information, contact Kinsmen Club members Mike Sumpter (250-245-2104) or Duck Paterson (250-245-2263), call the Festival of Lights office at 250-245-5888 or download the parade entry online at www.ladysmithfol.com. Anyone interested in participating in the parade is asked to send in their entries before Tuesday, Nov. 12. —Lindsay Chung

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Will you make a point of shopping at the new Chemainus Village Square? Vote online at www.ladysmithchronicle.com. This web poll is informal, not scientific. It reflects opinions of website visitors who voluntarily participate. Results may not represent the opinions of the public as a whole. Black Press is not responsible for the statistical accuracy of opinions expressed here.

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Perils of an ‘entitlement slate’ BC Views

by Tom Fletcher

ith the B.C. and federal governments once again struggling to climb out of deep operating deficits, it’s a good time for the release of Mark Milke’s book Tax Me, I’m Canadian. An update of the same title published 12 years ago, the book retains the history of taxes in Canada, detailing how Canada’s tax system was initially built to mimic the United States system in the late 19th century. Beyond the history, it is mostly new material. Included are chapters on the global meltdown of 2009, the surge of pension liabilities as the baby boomers retire and the flawed logic behind the “Occupy” and “Idle No More” protests. Some readers will immediately note that Milke works for the Fraser Institute and was previously B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation. But the book is not just an argument for cutting taxes. It also dismantles persis-

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tent myths that income taxes are illegal, and launches a broadside on what Milke calls “Canada’s corporate welfare carnival.” Many people will be able to identify some top names in the government subsidy game: Bombardier, General Motors, even poor old Rolls Royce Canada. Some will also be well aware that our supposedly tight-fisted Conservative federal government has continued to pour out “regional development” and other funds to every part of the country. But I did not know that Industry Canada grants were handed out to pizza parlours (including the remote pizza-starved village of Kamloops), or to help open gas stations or convenience stores in Kelowna, Vernon and Chilliwack. Milke makes a useful point for B.C. about royalty rates for timber, natural gas and other resources. They are resource rents, and if they are too high the tenants will move out. Reducing them isn’t a subsidy, especially if it leads to big revenue gains as B.C.’s unconventional shale gas

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sions: Milke notes that historically, public employees traded higher wages for better benefits and job security. Now their wages are generally higher, and taxpayers have to cover their personal pension contributions (as a portion of those wages) as well as the employer contributions, plus the “defined benefit” payout, which has to be subsidized far beyond what the pension fund can support. On the debt-financed welfare state, there are memorable observations, like this one: “For the record, the generous Quebec welfare state and its ostensibly more progressive model are paid for in part with the taxes of other Canadians; Quebec is merely the North American equivalent of Greece.” The recent B.C. political crisis over adoption of the harmonized sales tax showed that there is too much emotion and too little knowledge about how taxes work. This book is a step towards addressing that. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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incentives have done. On the Occupy movement: The infamous “one per cent,” who in Canada earn $250,000 a year or more, earned 10 per cent of all income and paid 20 per cent of all taxes in 2010. The bottom 73 per cent of tax filers paid just 17 per cent of all taxes. About a third paid no tax at all. On Idle No More: When Attawapiskat Chief Teresa Spence played to the Ottawa media with her soup strike, former Liberal leader Bob Rae suggested a nearby diamond mine should share more revenue. Milke omits the substantial support and employment that mine provides, and glosses over the misguided blockades that disrupted that and other job-creating enterprises. But he does detail the disastrous effects of passive resource wealth bestowed on impoverished aboriginal communities, and contrasts it with the success stories of reserves that build their own enterprises through hard work. On public sector pen-

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looks at a building to fit the service needs,” she continued. “Often, this shift of looking at services first results in reduced costs and improved functionality. The Town of Ladysmith has already begun working with a consultant, Process Four Design, that has extensive experience in this area.” The objective of the current work is to identify ways of streamlining processes to better deliver service to the public, explained Malli. “These streamlined or improved operational practices can be integrated into the planning process for a City Hall in Ladysmith,” she said. The work done by Process Four Design typically includes the development of a computer-based simulation model, which allows easy and immediate evaluation of multiple options, and their processes show their clients how to generate innovative and more effective ways of dealing with a changing world, explained Malli. During the Oct. 21 council meeting, council also agreed to estab-

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The future is electric AMSTERDAM – BMW has joined the race for the electric car dollar. On the evidence of two days driving the funky-looking all-electric i3 through the narrow streets of old Amsterdam and alongside the picturesque canals of rural Holland, the German manufacturer may have a winner. For starters, it is simply great fun to drive. The lithium-ion battery, encased in an aluminum cage below the five-seater cabin, provides enough instant zap to the electric motor to propel the car smoothly to 100 klicks in less than eight seconds. Left the stopwatch

at home, but counting “one-and-two etc.” to count seconds, my lips barely mouthed “six” before the speedo leapt from 80 to 120 km/h while passing. It handles beautifully at any speed and hugs the road; thanks to the technology-laden aluminum platform, that gives it a very low centre of gravity. Turns on a Euro too, as we found during the many U-turns made on blocked streets. Of course, F1 take-offs will suck the battery dry somewhat more quickly but you need not be a snail in the so-called Comfort mode to achieve the advertised 160 kilometres range on a full

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strong dialogue and great interaction between the characters, all set against a beautiful, opulent set designed by Jolyon Brown. Ultimately, The Heiress is a tale of love and regret, duty and desire and empowerment. Although the story is set in a particular period of time in a particular slice of society in New York, the themes that run through this great Sherry Bezanson play are easy to relate to and it’s an easy story Ladysmith Arts Council Brown is the new black to get drawn into. The Heiress continues at the Ladysmith Lit- might be the artistic trope and tle Theatre at 4985 Christie Rd. until Sunday, mantra after seeing Dennis Brown’s latest acrylic abstract Nov. 10. work. For information about show times, includThe huge, imposing canvas ing dinner theatre nights, and tickets, visit www.ladysmiththeatre.com or call the the- embodies a largeness, pardon the pun, that transcends atre box office at 250-924-0658. our normal sense of paintings. There is something breathtaking about a canvas the size of a wall. Naturally, one’s interest is immediately piqued and drawn into its immenseness and ability to fill the room. It 11 am to 2 pm very nearly becomes the room. November 2nd at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, The presence that it brings is 1135 Fourth Ave., Ladysmith riveting in its use of colour November 9th at St. John’s Anglican Church, and texture and simply the un314 Buller St., Ladysmith (at 3rd Ave.) dertaking. November 16th at Ladysmith First United, For local artist Dennis 232 High St., Ladysmith Brown, finding the 10-footby-18-foot canvas at Opus Art Supplies in Victoria was the initial motivating factor in this New PatieNts welcome creation. Brown looked at the ALL DenTAL PLAnS ACCePTeD. canvas and thought, “this can COMPLeTe DenTAL CARe FOR eVeRyOne. be done.” The artist noted that he’s been gradually working on bigger and bigger canvases over the years, and this recent work is the largest one he’s worked on. The logistics took In the Coronation Mall careful planning and considLadysmith eration, as he had to figure Dr. Kenneth McCracken DDS out how the canvas would be & Associates moved upon completion. He spoke with carpenter Carlos Suites 27 -370 Trans-Canada Hwy., Ladysmith, BC V9G 1T9 Pereira of Southwood Manu250-245-7151 • HOURS: Monday - Friday 8-5 facturing in Ladysmith, and the plan took form. Once Saturdays (Appoint. by request only) complete, the canvas will be Book Appointments Online orca.dental2@shaw.ca rolled, and he will use a lift truck hoist it up to the second floor of the Ladysmith Art Gallery, then poke it through the window. Pereira will assemble the framing once the canvas is in the gallery space. The feat of getting this canvas in place is nearly as significant as the painting itself. Backed with protective plastic, the canvas was stapled to the wall and two-by-fours were nailed to the edges

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Up Coming 37TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS - Sun, Dec 8, 6:30 pm at St. Mary's Church - 1135 Fourth Ave, Ladysmith. Freewill offering to the Ladysmith Resource Centre Christmas Hamper Fund CHRISTMAS TEA & BAZAAR - Fri, Nov 22, from 12 - 3 pm. Ladysmith Legion Br# 171 CHEMAINUS GARDEN CLUB MEETING - Tues, Nov 5, 1 pm at Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd in Chemainus. Speaker Dennis Plante - Harvest House Food Bank on the “plant a row” program. Guests welcome, door prize, brag table. $2 drop-in fee. $15 yearly membership. For more info 250-246-1207. 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 Sat, 10-11 am upstairs in the Legion Hall. For info call Dorothy Reith 250-7222945 or Eileen Chandler 250-245-2077. Come out and give it a try! 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.

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• The Ladysmith Resources Centre Association (LRCA) is hosting a seniors’ driving refresher course Tuesday Nov. 5 and Wednesday, Nov. 6. To find out about the course, call Barb at 250-245-3079. • Good news for volunteers and non-profit organizations. Beginning Nov. 30, organizations in B.C.’s volunteer and non-profit sector will be eligible for free criminal record checks for their

volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults. According to the provincial government, simultaneous changes to the provincial criminal records review program will allow more efficient sharing of current, verified criminal record checks among groups in the sector, saving them time and paperwork; provide volunteers and publiclyfunded employees with more mobility in the sector, since they

will be able to consent to sharing verified checks with more than one organization; and will give businesses and for-profit enterprises an opportunity to access existing record checks of new employees who consent to the sharing of them, thereby eliminating the cost of a redundant check. This will apply for checks completed within the past five years for which there was no determination of risk.

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