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The Central Island branch of the Old English Car Club of British Columbia hosted the 14th annual Brits on the Beach all-British car show Sunday, July 14 at Transfer Beach in Ladysmith. Hundreds of cars such as Triumphs, Rovers, MGs and Jaguars were displayed in the park under bright, sunny skies. Included in this series of photos is John St. John with the British Bobby Restaurant in Parksville, who dressed in an authentic British police officer (or bobby)’s uniform to promote the restaurant. Here, he pretends to write a ticket for a 1962 Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA convertible owned by Alan and Mary Lou Miles of Richmond. He says the car is about the same vintage as his uniform. PHOTOS BY LINDSAY CHUNG

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been on the road cutting firewood. The driver knew they were there but locked the gate behind him, blocking them in. Tovey, her son and boyfriend were a family in a minivan, she was wearing a dress and it seemed unlikely, she said, that they could have been mistaken for another party out cutting firewood who would have had a key for the gate. “I thought they were smiling to be nice, but I feel more like they were smiling because, ‘Aha, we’re going to lock you in,’” Tovey said. The family tried to find another way out, but when that search proved fruitless, fear-

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ing they might run out of fuel, from Nanaimo Lakes who drove they parked the minivan by the out and unlocked the gate. locked gate. “They were so nice to us, and Tovey said she is familiar with they had to drive 40 minutes the bush, and normally, there from their house on a Saturday should be a sign posted on or evening to let us out,” Tovey near a logging road gate warn- said. ing of potential road closures All told, the family was strandafter certain hours and phone ed behind the gate for more numbers people can call for than four hours and an estihelp if they do become stranded mated 10 kilometres from the or want a woodcutting permit. end of Spruston Road. They had She found nothing in the area. food and water, but Tovey’s boyTwo men finally came by who friend has a spine defect that took Tovey’s boyfriend to get would have made hiking out of his car, so the family could at the area difficult if not imposleast drive home. In the mean- sible for him. time, she contacted another Tovey said she wants to warn family member who managed people that this could happen to call two gate security people See Open gate Page 5

Josiah plays a game of zombies during Adventure Zone Summer Daycamp Monday morning at Transfer Beach Park. The daycamp is run by Ladysmith Parks, Recreation and Culture staff and featuers a variety of fun activities and outings during themed weeks. This week’s theme is Icky Sticky Science. STACEY CROSSLEY

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quality care that they deserve.” Whalen says they basically need to raise an extra $100 per child per month. “The nice thing is we’ve been told it would stay with the Infant and Toddler Program,” she said. “We’re working on trying to get donations and discussing getting some fundraisers going. We’ve discussed parents volunteering and parents bringing in snacks and art supplies to cut those costs.” As a whole, Infant and Toddler Programs are the most expensive to operate because of the low staff ratios, explained Boys and Girls Club of Vancouver Island executive director Ian Kalina, noting the requirement is one staff member per four children. Faced with a deficit, the Boys and Girls Club told parents it would need to look at increasing fees and reducing hours to narrow the gap, he explained. “What we’re looking to do is to cover our staff costs,” said Kalina. Kalina says it costs about $1,400 a month just to staff the Infant and Toddler Program. He says they’re also trying to pay their staff a living wage because they don’t want a lot of turnover, as relationships are so important at this age. Kalina has been meeting with the parents to figure out how they can close the financial gap. “The notion of us narrowing the gap is really about working together,” he said. “If we can work together, which is the sense I had from our previous meeting, the sense is we can keep this going. We’re not saying we’re closing the program — we want to keep this going, and so do the parents.” If anyone would like to contribute, they can contact Cara Whalen at 250714-4043 or caralynn17@gmail.com.

Celebrating Ladysmith Days: clockwise from top left, Cameron Brulotte, 6, dances to Sunday’s live music; bullhead derby winners show off their catch; Ella Stuart, 3, dances to the Dead Byrds at Coronation Mall; and a smurf gives out treats in the parade. NICK BEKOLAY/LINDSAY CHUNG

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A group of Ladysmith parents is turning to the community to try to help a program they value deeply. Parents whose children are attending the Infant and Toddler Program at the Boys and Girls Club are asking service clubs to donate to the program so they can help cover the costs of offering the program. This program is one of only two licensed infant and toddler programs serving the Ladysmith area, offering 12 full-time spots for children from birth to age 36 months, according to parent Cara Whalen. “This is a service that we rely on as parents, and it is at risk of closing due to financial challenges,” she says in a letter parents are distributing to service clubs. Recently, parents were informed that the program was increasing its fees to cover a deficit and shortening its hours, effective Sept. 1. Prior to the fee increase, families with children aged zero to 18 months were paying $900 a month, while parents with children aged 19 to 36 months were paying $775 a month. The new fees are now $1,000 a month for all ages up to 36 months. For families of 19- to 36-month-old children, this is an increase of 35 per cent, which Whalen says is not affordable to some parents. Parents are hoping they can buy some time to work with the Boys and Girls Club to find solutions. “The Boys and Girls Club is a beautiful and welcoming facility that our children are happy and thriving in,” said Whalen. “We want to ensure that they can continue to go to a place that they are comfortable with, as well as continuing to receive the

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open gate on a logging road. “We’re new to the area, and we’d heard about the lake up What was supposed to be a there, so we thought that afterquick outing to a back country noon we’d go and try and find lake turned out to be an ordeal it,” Tovey said. “We go through lasting several hours when a this open gate and we thought Ladysmith family found itself we must be getting close to stranded behind a locked log- the beach or whatever. Two or three minutes up the road, this ging road gate on the weekend. Misty Tovey, her three-year- truck passes by us, going the old son and boyfriend thought other way real slow and wavit would be fun to go check out ing and smiling and we wave McKay Lake, located beyond and smile and we acknowledge the end of Spruston Road in the each other. We drive another hills above Cassidy, Saturday two minutes up the road and afternoon, but their short out- there’s this great big gate, so ing ran into a snag when, not we turned around to drive back knowing the area, they missed and they’d locked us in.” Tovey said the other party had the lake and drove through an

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Children gather around to watch student field assistant Kevin Robinson (left) and biologist Bruce Cousens band baby Purple Martins during a demonstration at the Ladysmith Maritime Society Community Marina as part of the BC Purple Martin Stewardship and Recovery Program’s ninth annual open house Sunday, July 21. If you missed the open house and would like to learn more about Purple Martins or about the recovery program, visit www. georgiabasin.ca/puma.htm.

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2013 In Review ic for about four years. Lindsay Chung “As of August 9, 2013, Dr. Kilvert will no longer share this practice Patients of Dr. Vivian Kilvert are and will not have a permanent upset after learning that she will no contract within the VIHA Family longer be with the Ladysmith Fam- Practice Clinic,” states the letter to patients from the Ladysmith Family ily Practice Clinic as of Aug. 9. Joan Etheridge of Ladysmith, who Practice Clinic, which is signed by is a patient of Kilvert’s, says she site manager Heather Dunne, Kilhears Kilvert has been asking for vert and Brockley. “We know that too many tests to be done for the many of you will miss Dr. Kilvert, diagnostic and monitoring needs and we know that the most difficult of her patients and consequently is part of this change will be in losing her relationships with her patients over budget. “We’re upset about our favourite that she has so cherished. Dr. Kildoctor being fired for being too vert has considered it a privilege to have served as your physician and good at what she does,” she said. Ladysmith’s Gerry Yellowlees, wishes you health and happiness who has seen Kilvert when his doc- in your future. We, as a clinic, and I am sure I speak for you as patients, tor was away, is upset as well, “This doctor is an excellent doctor wish the same for Dr. Vivian Kilvert and she’s being let go because she’s as she pursues other avenues in her an excellent doctor,” he said. “This career and life.” Dr. John Potts, one of the original is ridiculous.” The Vancouver Island Health Au- physicians in the previous Monkeythority (VIHA) could not comment Tree clinic in Ladysmith, will start on the specifics of Kilvert’s contract. in this half-time practice Sept. 2. “Vancouver Island Health Author- “VIHA is committed to providing ity cannot disclose any circum- accessible, high quality care to resistances relating to the contractual dents of the Ladysmith area,” said relationship between any physi- Patterson. “We’re pleased Dr. John cian and the health authority out of Potts will join the Ladysmith Family respect for the confidentiality of Practice Clinic in September.” Yellowlees said he intended to those involved,” Bruce Patterson in the VIHA communications depart- write to the B.C. Medical Association and VIHA patient care, but he ment stated in an e-mail. Etheridge and Yellowlees were sur- was frustrated that patients weren’t prised to hear from other patients given very much notice. that Kilvert’s contract was not be- “What we’d like to do is have the ing renewed. They received a letter Ladysmith Family Practice Clinic from Kilvert July 9 informing them consider the patients in the future that her time with the Ladysmith with the consequences of their acFamily Practice Clinic would end tions and also keep Dr. Kilvert in Aug. 9. They also received a letter some capacity,” he said. “We’re trying to be positive about this and say from the clinic on July 17. Kilvert has been sharing Dr. Gra- ‘how can we turn a negative into a ham Brockley’s practice at the clin- positive?’”

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spite of being met with “more abuse than they ever have” before. Having to contend with people exhibiting “very little tact” when communicating their timetable concerns with the school’s counselling staff means the counsellors “deserve a huge pat on the back for what they’ve been doing.” Traditionally, LSS has always distributed the following year’s completed course schedules to students in June, Street explained, providing students and parents with an opportunity to work with counsellors on revised schedules through early July and the last week of August. This year, however, LSS chose to distribSee School Page 4

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As the first full week of classes unfolded at Ladysmith Secondary School, a hefty portion of the school’s students was left biding its time as counsellors scrambled to fill in the gaps in students’ timetables. Course schedules handed out on day one of the new school year failed to meet the needs or expectations of close to half of the school’s students, and the school hasn’t addressed students’ concerns quickly enough, say LSS students. Grade 11 student Alexa Spanevello

said the writing and English literature courses she thought she’d signed up for failed to materialize, a considerable inconvenience in light of her future aspirations. “I want to be an English teacher when I’m older,” she explained. Instead of devoting her time to studying Orwell or Shakespeare, Spanevello said she’s found herself in a “placeholder class” that, as of Friday afternoon, had yet to be filled. When she filled out her course survey last spring, Spanevello said she “definitely thought” that by jotting down her course selections, LSS would

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$525 to the CaGBC alongside the building’s portfolio “in 2012,” Malli said. An additional $4,144 was paid for “certification fees,” Malli said. The application was submitted for consideration in the LEED Silver category, Mayor Rob Hutchins said, so LEED Gold certification “exceeded our expectations.” Building to LEED standards is now part of the Town’s energy plan, Malli said, and all new civic structures exceeding 5,000 square feet in size will be built to that standard. LEED certification, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is defined as “a third-party certification pro-

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City Manager Ruth Malli (left) and Mayor Rob Hutchins (right) announced the city’s first LEED Gold certification Thursday, Aug. 15, accompanied by Jack Maier, president of the Ladysmith Seniors Society, and Dennis Lait, executive director for the LRCA. Ladysmith’s new Community Services Centre — located at 630 Second Avenue and home to the food bank, the LRCA and the Ladysmith Seniors Centre — received the nod from the Canada Green Building Council earlier this year. Nick Bekolay

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may only take a day or two for her to add the 70 names registered to date. As a result, Judson advised anyone wanting to see their hero’s name added to the wall prior The Tour de Rock entourage rolled out of Port Alice to the mural’s unveiling Sept. 30 to register with the Sunday morning on the first leg of their 1,000-kilometre LDCU prior to Sept. 25. A second fundraising option is the Adopt-A-Rider journey south to Victoria. Following a west coast detour this coming weekend, program. By donating $50 to TDR prior to Sept. 30, the TDR is scheduled to depart Nanaimo for Ladysmith and Ladysmith Downtown Business Association will assign a donor a rider, make up an “encouragement poster,” Chemainus on the morning of Monday, Sept. 30. In the lead up to TDR’s arrival, local organizers are and provide professional photos. Judson said that rider busy overseeing a multi-faceted fundraising and aware- adoptions can be arranged by contacting Teresa McKinley at the Chronicle. ness campaign. Vancouver Island Insurance Centre is contributing to Front and centre is the Wall of Heroes, a mural located at the Ladysmith and District Credit Union that will the TDR effort by sponsoring a bike draw, Judson addserve as the backdrop for Ladysmith’s welcome cere- ed. By donating to TDR before Sept. 30, donors will be eligible to win one of three bikes up for grabs. To sign mony when TDR arrives Monday afternoon. TDR committee member Kim Judson said anyone in- up for the draw, contact Adele at Ladysmith VIIC. Local eateries are contributing to the cancer-fighting terested in having a cancer hero’s name memorialized on the Wall of Heroes can do so by donating $50 to cause, too, Judson said. Printingdun Beanery at First TDR. Kelly Everill returns to Ladysmith this Wednesday Avenue and Roberts Street is donating the proceeds of (Sept. 25) to complete the mural, Judson said, and it every chicken sandwich sold from now through Sept.

New committee looks at scope of homelessness

“The mission of the committee is to provide cold- or Nick Bekolay extreme-weather shelter to people who are homeless,” Warren explained. “At this point, we are working with An organization founded in response to the death of a Kevan Griffith, property manager for the Balmoral Hotel local homeless man last winter is teaming up with local supportive housing complex in Nanaimo. They will prochurches and the Ladysmith Resources Centre Associa- vide space if we transport people there on nights when there is extreme weather and pick them up the next tion to feed the hungry today. The Ladysmith Homeless Aid Committee (LHAC), the morning.” Before they can move forward with their project, LRCA and volunteers from Bethel Tabernacle are teaming up to serve hot dogs and hamburgers to Ladysmith’s though, Warren said they “need to know the scope of “financially vulnerable” at Market Square at 11 a.m., said homelessness in Ladysmith.” Physical outreach will be a key means of ascertaining LRCA program manager Cindy Warren. Volunteers with the LHAC and Social Planning the housing needs of low-income members of the comCowichan will follow up with a survey on low-income munity, Warren added, and she hopes these efforts will help the LHAC determine the number of people who housing needs in Ladysmith, Warren added. Founded by Barb Bodaly, Bruce Mason and Tim Sol- would use a cold-weather shelter. The plight of Ladysmith’s most vulnerable residents loway following the death of their longtime friend and acquaintance David Alton last January, the LHAC’s mem- was brought to light when Alton’s body was discovered bership has since expanded to include town councillors, in a dugout at Aggie Field Jan. 14, 2013. When Alton crossed paths with Mason a few days prior an RCMP officer, MLA Doug Routley and representatives from various advocacy organizations, churches to his death, he informed Mason that he had been evicted from his apartment and that he had been left homeand concerned citizens’ groups. THE CHRONICLE

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will make way for proposed development in the area, and will also secure a safe water source for the Stz’uminus commuLast August, MP John Duncan came nity currently residing at Oyster Bay. Elliott expressed gratitude to everyone to Stz’uminus First Nation to announce nearly $1.5 million in federal funding who has worked together on this project from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern De- and explained that the completion of wavelopment Canada (AANDC) to extend ter and sewer “will help make an econowater and sewer services from Ladysmith. my and build the local area.” Last week, Duncan was back in the area, “It’s all about working together and makthis time to celebrate the completion of ing sure that we do this building of the local area together,” he said, calling this that work. Duncan, Stz’uminus First Nation Chief “the start of where we are going for our John Elliott and Ladysmith Mayor Rob future.” Calling the day of the ribbon cutting “a Hutchins stood on the Stz’uminus Oyster Bay Reserve at Oyster Sto’Lo Road significant milestone between those two beside the Ivy Green Husky Wednesday, communities,” Hutchins noted that the Oct. 9 and cut a ribbon to celebrate the Town of Ladysmith and Stz’uminus First completion of water and sewer infra- Nation signed a renewed Community Accord in May 2012 and followed that up structure for Oyster Bay. “Your communities have much to be with a Memorandum of Understanding. “Today, we’re actually celebrating the proud of,” said Duncan. Water and sewer services at Oyster Bay first real physical manifestation of that THE CHRONICLE

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work,” he said. “We’re actually physically, finally, connecting our two communities together in a meaningful way through water and sewer. This is about the joint communities. This is going to allow the Stz’uminus First Nation to do something pretty powerful on this site. In turn, it’s going to allow the Town of Ladysmith, in partnership with Stz’uminus First Nation, to provide a better water supply, a healthier water supply, to the community.” “It’s a huge milestone for us. It’s good for both communities, and I’m thankful to be part of it,” he added. “I’m sorry it’s taken so long. The next stages will go a lot quicker; we’ve finally figured out how to work together, and we have some pretty exciting things coming.” Water and sewer connection has been one of the top priorities for Coast Salish Development Corporation (CSDC) — the economic development agency of the Stz’uminus First Nation — and, with

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Carmen Gibson of Choptsix Salon sheers Corey Cross’s long locks for the Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock Monday, Sept. 30 as the town celebrates the Tour’s arrival. Cross, an 11-year-old Ladysmith Intermediate School student, raised “just over $4,000” in the process, a sum later matched by Ladysmith’s Coastal Trucking. For more photos from the Tour NICK BEKOLAY de Rock arrival in Ladysmith, please turn to page 10.

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less as a result. Mason described his former high school classmate as “obviously not well” the last time they spoke. Alton’s clothes were “falling apart,” and he looked so thin and haggard that Mason didn’t recognize him at first. Temperatures dropped to near zero — and possibly below zero — the night Alton is thought to have died. According to Environment Canada, the final reading for Nanaimo Airport, recorded at 9 p.m. on the night of Jan. 13, reads 0.1 C. Alton’s death was “quite tragic,” Mason said, adding that “it shouldn’t have happened, and hopefully it will never happen to anyone else in town.” Preliminary tests conducted by the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) were inconclusive, and the results of subsequent tests were expected “by late spring at best.” The results of those tests are now in the “final editing process,” said BCCS spokesperson Barb McLintock last Thursday, and they will be released to the public “in approximately three weeks.” For more information on this initiative, contact Cindy Warren at 250-245-3079.

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Cowichan Unit of the Canadian Cancer Chemainus Theatre, and people can do- through the LDCU’s Wall of Heroes mural. Society and co-chair of the TDR commit- nate at www.tourderock.ca or at the event. For a minimum $50 donation, artist Kelly tee, says the Great Hair Event is something In Ladysmith, the Ladysmith Downtown Everill will write the name of your cancer new for 2013, as they wanted to “pump Business Association (LDBA) is promoting hero in a rock on the hand-painted mural things up” this year. an “adopt a rider” program. beside the Credit Union at 330 First Ave. “We’re really hoping for a fun day,” she For a $50 donation to TDR, the LDBA To be included on the Wall of Heroes for said. will provide you with a sign showing spon- the 2013 Tour, donations and names should Urban Legends is sending two hairdress- sorship of your rider. You, an employee, a be received by Sept. 23. ers to the event, and as of Monday, five friend or neighbour will then be asked to Leading up to the TDR riders’ arrival, people had signed up to have their heads hold up that sign on First Avenue while the there are a number of ongoing fundraisers. shaved — including Chemainus Theatre riders cycle into town Monday, Sept. 30. Vancouver Island Insurance Centre in Festival volunteer Eric Marshall and North Then you can head down to the Ladysmith Coronation Mall is hosting a bike draw Cowichan Mayor John Lefebure. and District Credit Union (LDCU) parking to support TDR from now until Sept. 30. “Head shaving has become synonymous lot and have a professional photo taken of Make a donation to TDR and be entered to with Tour de Rock fundraisers because so you and your rider. win one of three bikes. many people, when they undergo chemoAnyone who would like to sponsor a rider The Junction Bottle Depot is onboard, therapy, they lose their hair,” noted O’Neill. can contact Cathleen McMahon at info@ and people are invited to return their botAnyone wishing to participate in this mmgrp.ca or 250-668-3338. tles and cans to 149 Oyster Bay Rd. and tell head shave can call O’Neill at 250-246-5351 Local residents can make a tribute to a the attendant to donate the money to TDR. to register or donate towards a shave. Do- cancer survivor or anyone who has made From Sept. 23-29, Tim Hortons will supnation forms can be picked up from the a difference in the fight against cancer port TDR through sales of Smile Cookies.

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30, Judson added, while Tim Horton’s is donating the proceeds of any Smile Cookies sold until Sept. 30 to TDR. Ladysmith Secondary School will make its contribution via an Open Mic Night scheduled for 6:30 p.m. this Thursday (Sept. 26) at LSS. Admission is by donation, and all proceeds will go to TDR. LSS principal Dave Street, meanwhile, will spend Sept. 28-30 camped out on a scissor lift in the LDCU parking lot to raise money and awareness for TDR, Judson said. Lonely though he may be, Street can count on Ladysmith Fire/Rescue to keep him company as he embarks on his journey through low earth orbit. Ladysmith Fire/Rescue will host a community barbecue and TDR fundraiser Sept. 28 from 4-7 p.m. in the LDCU parking lot. The grand finale begins when the TDR riders roll into Ladysmith Monday afternoon sometime between 1:30 and 2 p.m., Judson said. After a brief stop at Tim Horton’s, the riders will proceed to the LDCU parking lot where they will be greeted by Ladysmith’s finest. See Expect Page 4

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ing,” she said. “It was like that in everything — sports, school, horse shows. She had to be perfect. She always said she was going to be rich and be a doctor and travel. She had huge dreams and huge hopes.” Kaitlin was going to be entering Grade 11 at QMS this year as House Captain and Sports Captain, and Tanya says she was excited to start those leadership roles. Volunteering was a big part of Kaitlin’s life, and when she was 14, she went on a service trip to Nicaragua with her school. Kaitlin was looking forward to going on another school service trip to Africa this year, and she was saving up from her new job at Walmart for the trip.

and athletic teenager who had no fears,” said Neil. Neil and Tanya say Kaitlin was “far from your typical teenager.” They say she was very protective of her sister Dezaray, and she loved to read. “She had her head on her shoulders,” said Neil. “She knew where she wanted to be and how to get there.” Kaitlin wanted to go to McGill University and then to the University of Oxford to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. “She had her whole educational future mapped out,” said Neil. “She was so driven. She was always reading. She would choose reading over TV — unless it was anime. She loved anime, and she couldn’t wait until the next series came up.” Tanya and Neil say Kaitlin was a very happy teenager. “She was always laughing, always smiling,” said Neil. “Kaitlin loved the rain. If it was raining, she loved to be outside. She was competitive, fun-loving, adventurous and very driven. She was a tremendous kid.” The Heidelbachs want to thank the Ladysmith RCMP and Search and Rescue members from Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Cowichan for their tireless work searching for Kaitlin. “Everyone was so amazing,” said Neil. “Everybody needs

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told her if she maintained a straight A average, we would move here and she would be able to go there.” Kaitlin did just that, and she applied to the school. In 2009, she started Grade 7 at Queen Margaret’s School (QMS) when her family moved to Ladysmith from Prince George. “She chose it partly because it was a university prep school,” said Tanya. Kaitlin also loved horses, and the equestrian program at Queen Margaret’s was another big draw for her, noted Tanya. When the Heidelbachs moved to Ladysmith, Kaitlin brought her horse Rocky here to be stabled in Cedar. She had raised the horse since she was 10 and competed in many American Quarter Horse Association shows with Rocky. “She excelled in everything she did,” said Tanya. “Anything she did, she had to be the best.” When Kaitlin was 12, and her family moved to the Island, she found herself a job working in the stables. She recently started a job as a cashier at Walmart in Duncan, and she had to take an exam to get the job. Tanya says Kaitlin rewrote the exam until she got 100 per cent – which was typical of her drive to succeed. “It was basically all or noth-

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up often when Neil and Tanya Heidelbach of Ladysmith describe their 16-year-old daughter Kaitlin. So do words like “adventurous,” “outdoorsy,” “fearless” and “happy.” Sadly, these words are being used in the past tense after Kaitlin lost her life in a tragic accident late last week. After a long search, Kaitlin’s body was found by Search and Rescue technicians shortly before 9:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30 in the Hidden Falls trail area. Search and Rescue crews from Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Cowichan, as well as an RCMP helicopter, had been looking for Kaitlin in the Ladysmith trails since just after midnight. Kaitlin had texted Neil Thursday, Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. to say she was going for a walk and that she’d be home in two hours. When her family didn’t hear from her — which was uncharacteristic — they called the police, and the search began. Kaitlin was born and raised in Prince George, and when her family moved to Ladysmith in 2009, she became the fifth generation of her family to live here. Kaitlin’s parents say she was very driven, and she always wanted to be a doctor. “She was a really motivated girl who chose Queen Mar-

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Belly dancers from Saidi Sisters Studio in Ladysmith put on a colourful and energetic performance during the 15th annual Arts on the Avenue Sunday in Ladysmith. A wide variety of artists, entertainers and specialty food producers lined First Avenue between Buller and Warren streets in this one-day celebration of local art. For LINDSAY CHUNG more photos from the event, please turn to page three.

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Cadets from Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron 257 Ladysmith lead nearly 300 cadets in a Vancouver Island Wing Squadron and Band Parade along First Avenue Sunday, Sept. 22. Here, they salute reviewing officer Rear Admiral William Truelove, commander of Maritime Forces Pacific, in front of the Royal Canadian Legion. Cadets from 10 squadrons from Vancouver Island and Powell River took part in the parade, which was followed by a military inspection inside Aggie Hall. For more photos from the 70th Anniversary Event, please see page 10. LINDSAY CHUNG

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June As the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District (SD68)’s public consultation process entered its final four weeks, we reported that parents and Parent Advisory Council (PAC) members were questioning how public SD68’s consultation process around its 10-Year Enhanced Facilities for Learning Plan truly was. In June, we also reported that a Couverdon-TimberWest development proposed for the north end of Ladysmith was expected to take decades to complete if approved by municipal and provincial regulators. Frank Limshue, Couverdon Real Estate’s director of planning and zoning, said the build-out Couverdon has proposed for a 710-acre parcel of TimberWest property located northwest of Ladysmith “would happen over a 30-plus-year period.” We introduced readers to Const. Misty Dmytar and her twoyear-old son, Griffyn. Dmytar, a member of the Nanaimo RCMP who lives in Ladysmith, was part of the 2013 Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team, and Griffyn, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at just four days old, is her main motivation for riding. A large crowd was on hand June 24 to welcome WestJet Encore’s inaugural flight direct from Calgary to Nanaimo Airport. July In early July, we learned that North Oyster Elementary School would stay open for 2013-14 and a decision about the future of École Davis Road (EDR) had been delayed. During a public meeting June 26 in Nanaimo, trustees took a number of steps, including approving a bylaw to close Cedar Community Secondary on June 30, 2014, giving parents and students the choice to come to Ladysmith Secondary School (LSS), although busing would not be provided. For North Oyster Elementary, which was proposed for closure this year, the board passed a motion to extend the consultation period to Dec. 1, 2013, with a proposal to close the school on June 30, 2014. For EDR, the board passed a motion to extend the consultation period to Dec. 1, 2013, to allow time to consider alternatives, with a proposal to close the school on June 30, 2014. The board also approved a motion to reconfigure LSS as a Grade 7-12 school in September 2014. August Maureen Martin earned the nod for Citizen of the Year for 2013 during Ladysmith Days at the beginning of the month. Deputy Mayor Gord Horth and longtime friend Irene Deschene praised Martin for her contributions to community theatre and civic events prior to Martin receiving a commemorative print from the Ladysmith Ambassadors. Ladysmith got ready to welcome its first BC Transit bus service. From Sept. 3 on, Ladysmith residents could expect transit service on four local routes with additional service to Chemainus four times each weekday and twice per day

on weekends. was circulating to express support for September keeping École Davis Road open. As excitement started building for the In collaboration with the PAC, EDR arrival of the annual Cops for Cancer parents Jessica Lowry and Graeme Tour de Rock, we reported on a number Rouse created a petition to demonstrate of community fundraisers taking place the support to keep EDR open. in Ladysmith and Chemainus leading up “Our hope is that during this decision to the main event. making time, this petition can help with As a new school year began, timetable a positive outcome for the school, for troubles fueled tension at LSS. Course south-end Ladysmith and the entire schedules handed out on day one of the Ladysmith community,” said Lowry. new school year failed to meet the needs November or expectations of close to half of the Tons of volunteers turned up to help school’s students, and the school hadn’t string lights, set up rooftop decoraaddressed students’ concerns quickly tions and prepare the town for Light Up, enough, said LSS students. which would take place on Nov. 28. Near the end of the month, cadets from During a Nov. 4 meeting, Ladysmith Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron council accepted an offer from the City 257 Ladysmith celebrated the squadron’s of Langford to purchase the 2009 Su70th anniversary with nearly 300 cadets. preme Trolley Bus for $82,000. Cadets from 10 squadrons from VanParents and other members of the couver Island and public were being invited to attend public meetings being held at the end of the month to discuss plans for the future of school facilities in the Ladysmith area. A Ladysmith Extended Consultation Working Group had been meeting since September to explore possible alternative options to closure. The group identified some possible options and was ready to present these to the public and obtain feedback. At the end of November, École Davis Road’s PAC made a presentation to Ladysmith council regarding further evidence of why the school should remain open. Parents presented a petition with more than 1,155 signatures. Powell River took part in December the parade, which was followed by a The 26th annual Ladysmith Festival of military inspection inside Aggie Hall. Lights Light Up celebration was hailed October as a huge success, with reports of one The Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock of the biggest crowds and of the bigcame to Ladysmith Sept. 30, and the gest parade. Cliff Fisher, president of riders received a rousing show of sup- the Festival of Lights Society., says the port. By the time the riders left town, Ladysmith RCMP has estimated that beLadysmith businesses and residents had tween 22,000 and 23,000 people took in raised $45,000, more than double the the Light Up festivities this year. $20,000 raised last year. “That’s one of the largest crowds I’ve Homelessness made the front page seen in my eight years being involved,” when a new organization founded in he said. response to the death of a local homeWith 65 entries, this year’s Kinsmen Paless man last winter teamed up with rade was the biggest one yet, according local churches and the Ladysmith Re- to Kinsmen member Duck Paterson. sources Centre Association (LRCA) to At the beginning of the month, the feed the hungry. The Ladysmith Home- Ladysmith Extended Consultation Workless Aid Committee (LHAC), the LRCA ing Group constructed and submitted and volunteers from Bethel Tabernacle a third option to SD68 with regards to served hot dogs and hamburgers to La- school reconfiguration. The most nodysmith’s “financially vulnerable,” and table point of the new Option C is that volunteers with the LHAC and Social EDR would remain open, while North Planning Cowichan planned to follow Oyster would close in June 2014. up with a survey on low-income housWhen the SD68 board of education ing needs in Ladysmith, explained LRCA met in Ladysmith on Dec. 18, trustees program manager Cindy Warren. voted to table all motions related to the On Oct. 9, MP John Duncan, Stz’uminus Ladysmith zone proposals until the Jan. First Nation Chief John Elliott and 29 board meeting. Trustee Nancy Curley Ladysmith Mayor Rob Hutchins stood also brought forward a notice of motion on the Stz’uminus Oyster Bay Reserve at to reconsider the previously-approved Oyster Sto’Lo Road beside the Ivy Green motions that would move Grade 7 stuHusky and cut a ribbon to celebrate the dents to LSS, effective September 2014. completion of water and sewer infra- She will bring these reconsideration mostructure for Oyster Bay. tions forward in February. Water and sewer services at Oyster At the end of December, we reported Bay will make way for proposed devel- the Town of Ladysmith had received opment in the area, and will also secure the formal boundary extension proposal a safe water source for the Stz’uminus from Couverdon Real Estate and recommunity residing at Oyster Bay. ceived a schedule for the next steps in Later in October, we learned a petition the process.

The mayor looks back and ahead We asked Ladysmith Mayor Rob Hutchins about the year that was and the year that will be Q: What would you consider some highlights from 2013 for the Town of Ladysmith and the community? A: It is difficult to identify just a few highlights as there are so many initiatives, big or small, undertaken by the Town, our partners, service groups, or individual citizens. They all collectively add so much to our community and help make it such a wonderful place. We saw in 2013: • The CVRD investing $4.2 million to dramatically upgrade the Peerless Recycling Centre, which will be open to the public early in 2014 • The introduction of BC Transit to the Town of Ladysmith on Sept. 1, connecting us with communities south and laying the foundation for potential connections to communities north • Tangible examples of greater collaboration between the Stz’uminus First Nation and the Town — the extension of water and sewer infrastructure to IR 12 and the successful relocation of a significant First Nation’s midden to allow for the expansion of the Town’s sewer plant • The opening of the Ladysmith Maritime Society’s Harbour Heritage Centre (a must-see), the resurfacing of the Spray Park at Transfer Beach, a new roof and new entrance doors for Aggie Hall, upgrades to Holland Creek Trails, a new base for the Steam Donkey on Transfer Beach Boulevard, the removal and destruction of the abandoned barge on Slack Point by the Ministry of the Environment, additional parking at Forrest Field, acquisition of a new Rescue Truck for our Fire/Rescue Department, electric car charging stations on First Avenue, a new location for Arts on the Avenue with room to grow, and from all accounts the biggest and best Festival of Lights ever Q: What are you most proud of when it comes to council’s work in 2013? A: Beyond the collegial, respectful, thoughtful dialogue at the council table, I am most impressed that every councillor is also an active community volunteer and can be counted on to do their part to help make a project successful or an event happen. Q: Is there anything you wish council could have achieved or moved forward on in 2013 that it didn’t? A: We were hoping to commence the review of the Waterfront Area Plan by the fall of 2013, but that work has had to be postponed until the new year due to other initiatives such as the updating of the Town’s Zoning Bylaw and the Couverdon Boundary Expansion. See Hutchins Page 4

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Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3775 proposes to amend Electoral Area H - North Oyster/Diamond Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1497 by amending Schedule B – The Plan Map – by redesignating That Part of South 10 Chains of the West 10 Chains of District Lot 9, Oyster District, Lying East of the Easterly Boundary of Plan 1157 RW, except those parts in Plans 43949 and 50937 (PID: 009-312-471) as shown outlined below on Map 1 from Suburban Residential to Industrial: Map 1

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3776 proposes to amend Electoral Area H – North Oyster/Diamond Zoning Bylaw No. 1020 by creating a new zone, the UltraLight Industrial Zone (I-3), and amending Schedule A (Zoning Map) by: • Rezoning Part of South 10 Chains of the West 10 Chains of District Lot 9, Oyster District, Lying East of the Easterly Boundary of Plan 1157 RW, except those parts in Plans 43949 and 50937 as shown outlined on Map 2 below from R-2 (Suburban Residential) and I-1 (Light Industrial) to I-3 (Ultra-Light Industrial); and • Rezoning Lot 1, District Lot 9, Oyster District, Plan VIP76340 as shown outlined on Map 2 below from I-1 (Light Industrial) to I-3 (Ultra-Light Industrial) Zone. Map 2

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Hutchins eager to work with Stz’uminus The mayor from Page 3 We need to invest in both a new Fire/Rescue Hall and a new City Hall. Preliminary work has been done on both initiatives, but much more work is ahead to ensure both these projects are realized. Q: From your perspective, what were some of the biggest issues for Ladysmith in 2013? A: The proposed Couverdon Boundary Expansion has been a cause of concern with neighbours in both North Oyster/Diamond and in Saltair. The proposed closure of two elementary schools and the proposed move of elementary students to the high school has been a subject of much debate and concern within the community. Q: As we begin 2014, what is the status of these issues and where do you see them going in the year ahead? A: The proposed

Couverdon Boundary Expansion will be reviewed at a special council meeting on Monday, Jan. 27. Couverdon will be hosting a public open house on the matter in late January or February. A town boundary expansion requires a public consent process. At this time, council is intending to initiate an Alternative Approval Process sometime in February. School closures and reconfiguration of the high school to accommodate elementary students are in the hands of the board of school trustees. As a Town council, we will endeavour to work with our school trustees to ensure the best outcome for our children and our community. Q: What do you foresee as some big issues for the Town in 2014? A: 2014 will be a very full year with incredible opportunity for citizen engagement

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and found to be violating his court order for no consumption of alcohol. No serious injuries were suffered. Thursday, Dec. 26 • At approximately 7:20 a.m., there was a break and enter at Dairy Queen on Davis Road. Video footage shows a male with a slim build in dark pants, wearing a hoodie with long strings and a small image below the neck opening. • Between 7 and 11:30 a.m., there was a break and enter/theft at a residence in the 11100 block of Chemainus Road. An unknown person broke through the front door and stole a 36-inch Sam-

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eing born in, moving to or visiting a small town is definitely a different experience, whether you were born here and never left, moved away and moved back, relocated to or are thinking of relocating… or maybe you have just stopped in for the weekend by bus, boat or vehicle. No matter how you got here, here we all are together, so here are some new year’s resolutions to help the community build a bright and happy future — together! 5 small town resolutions to build community spirit Starting Jan. 1, as a small town resident, resolve to: 1. If I am young (which in Ladysmith is anything under 80 or so…) be aware that I live in a retirement community and understand that the elderly are in need of patience while driving, walking and talking. 2. If I am old (which in Ladysmith is anything over 30 or so…) be aware that young people live here too and allow them their growing pains and give assistance or guidance without judgement. I will remember that their character is still in development, and experiencing life is a major part of that process. 3. If I am new (which in Ladysmith means you were not born here) I will try to not take offense when after 20 years, someone says, “So you’re new here.” 4. If I am “born and raised” (which in Ladysmith means born from Symonds Street to Roberts Street) I will try to remember that the town was originally built by new people who came and saw opportunity and beauty. 5. As a resident (which, if you are reading this paper, is you) I will resolve to remember that I make up a part of this town and every effort that I give DOES make a difference. From shopping local and picking up trash to taking the time to share a smile in the street, our combined love for Ladysmith makes this town really neat! Ladysmith is made up of wonderful people, just like you. Keep up the good work and see you next year! —Submitted by Cathleen McMahon

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he new year lurched to life with a round of shouting about the environment, as our post-industrial, post-literate urban society grapples with conflicting claims of impending doom. The release of a group of Greenpeace protesters from a Russian prison was welcomed by TV news networks desperate to fill the holiday dead zone. Our intrepid Canadian pair got to describe over and over their bid to hang a strongly worded banner from a Russian offshore oil platform, and their horror when security forces boarded their vessel from helicopters and seized it. I kept waiting for two questions to be asked. What did they think Vladimir Putin’s regime would do? And what was the point? How is disrupting one oil platform for an hour going to save the planet? The Greenpeace “activists” claimed this was the

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This is like the study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution in northern Alberta lakes that was twisted into propaganda and fed to the news media last year. This is another group of neurotoxins that are far more concentrated in urban areas than around remote industry. Consumption, rather than production of coal, diesel and other fuels produces the vast majority of these emissions. I look forward to the study of their effects around Lost Lagoon and Burnaby Lake. Of course, safe levels of these materials have been set by Health Canada. You’re more likely to get significant exposure to mercury from a broken fluorescent lamp or the mercury amalgam in your old tooth fillings than you are from feeding ducks at the lake, although you might get a whiff of PAH when you gas up the car or board the bus. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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that trapped climate tourists. As is normal in the Internet age, the climate debate has split into two fanatical factions, each of which promotes the most extreme examples it can find to prop up its version of truth. Greenpeace is now known in B.C. as part of our Team America anti-tar sands brigade. They got off to a good start in 2014 by selectively seizing on reports of a new study of mercury contamination in northern Alberta. A “bullseye” of this dreaded neurotoxin has been drawn around oilsands operations by measuring traces in snow. The study by Environment Canada scientists isn’t published yet, but Postmedia News reported on a presentation in November by the researchers. “The federal scientists stress the mercury loadings around the oilsands are low compared to the contamination seen in many parts of North America including southern Ontario and southern Quebec,” the news report states.

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Gary Backlund of Ladysmith took this photo of smoke from an open burn moving over downtown Ladysmith on Jan. 4.

Smoke from one affects many Editor: Where there’s smoke — there’s fire, but not necessarily the other way around. Dry wood waste burnt when weather conditions are right creates almost no smoke for neighbours to breathe. Burning wet wood, or worse yet, leaves, creates lots of smoke. When there is a weather inversion, the smoke goes sideways, not up and away. Particulate from wood smoke is a known health hazard. If you have to burn, please do it responsibly. Gary Backlund Ladysmith

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Editor: I would like to thank Aaron Stone and Jamie Kolk, the owners of the Uforik computer store in Ladysmith, for their generous good deed over the Christmas season. This year in October, my husband was in a serious accident in Nanaimo and later died in the Victoria General Hospital. When Aaron Stone and Jamie Kolk found out that my son had lost his father so close to Christmas, they decided to send my son a brand-new laptop. I needed to let you know of their kind and compassionate nature. They have made such an extremely hard holiday better for

my son. We were so surprised by their generosity. So thank you Aaron and Jamie! You are wonderful people to have thought of us this season. Tracie Skarbo Nanaimo

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NDP cites premier’s ever-changing stance

Editor: I was glad to read your piece (NDP doing good Opposition work on Senate issue, Dec. 31) which agrees with the New Democrat position on abolishing the Senate. We have been pressing Premier Clark to take a consistent position on senate reform since before she was premier. I’m at a loss, however, to understand how Mr. Harding can credibly claim that we didn’t provide any examples of the ever-changing stance of the premier. In the same release that he quoted from, we cited 10 different positions the premier or her key ministers have floated since January 2011, including three different positions over two days. She’s called for caps on senators from other provinces, constitutional amendments, elected senators in varying degrees and finally decided to punt the whole mess to the Supreme Court. The release we distributed Dec. 4 can be seen here: bit.ly/19ESbST. MLA John Horgan New Democrat Opposition House Leader

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Can Vitamins Help Prevent Cataracts? One of the most common questions I am asked during an eye exam is “Doc, what can I do to protect my eyes against cataracts?” My advice has always remained the Dr. Anita Voisin same, UV protection! New research from the National Eye Institute may change my tried and true answer. Data from the Physicians’ Health Study (PHS) II was analyzed by William G. Christen, ScD of Harvard Medical School. Participants of the study were all middle-aged to older male physicians. Of these, 11,497 of them were randomly assigned to take a multivitamin, while 14,233 were assigned a daily placebo pill. None of the study participants had existing cataracts at the start of the study.

“Most homes in the thorities are responIn Ladysmith, the av- street. They can look Cowichan Valley are sible for property taxa- erage assessment for a at sales in the last year worth less in value tion and will calculate single family dwelling on their street.” compared to last year’s property tax rates this year is $285,100, Property owners who assessment roll,” said based on the assess- down from $288,500 feel that their property Vancouver Island Re- ment roll for their ju- last year. assessment does not gional acting assessor risdiction. The average assess- reflect market value as Bill Dawson. “Most Overall, Cowichan ment for a single family of July 1, 2013, or who home owners in the Valley’s assessment dwelling in the District see incorrect informaCowichan Valley will roll decreased from of North Cowichan tion on their notice see modest changes in $11,006,821,659 last is $314,700, a decline should contact BC Asthe minus-10-per-cent year to $10,751,961,341 from $325,400 last year. sessment as indicated to plus-five-per-cent this year. This over- “Over the last couple on their notice as soon range.” all 2014 roll value is of years, it’s been a rel- as possible in January, Assessments are the slightly lower despite atively stable assess- noted Dawson. estimate of a proper- an increase of almost ment roll because it’s After speaking to an ty’s market value as of $132,600,000 from sub- been a relatively stable appraiser, if a propJuly 1, 2013, and physi- divisions, rezoning and real estate market on erty owner is still concal condition as of Oct. new construction. Vancouver Island,” ex- cerned about their 31, 2013. In general, com- plained Dawson, not- assessment, they may Changes in property mercial property as- ing that property own- submit a Notice of assessments reflect sessments have re- ers probably won’t be Complaint (Appeal) movement in the local mained stable in the very surprised when for an independent real estate market and Cowichan Valley, with they open their assess- review by a Property can vary greatly from a taxable commercial ment notices. Assessment Review property to property, assessment roll of If anyone has any Panel. These notices according to BC As- $816,135,916. A total questions about their must be submitted by sessment. of almost $19,212,142 property assessments, Friday, Jan. 31. “When our appraisers in new commercial Dawson wants to emThe Central Vancoutake a look at proper- value has been added phasize that BC As- ver Island assessment ties and put an assess- due to various changes, sessment is “open for office is located at ment on them, they including subdivision, business.” 300-125 Wallace St. in look at characteristics rezoning and new conHe encourages prop- Nanaimo. During the a potential vendor or struction. erty owners to visit month of January, the purchaser would have “The overall assess- www.bcassessment.ca office is open Monday in mind,” explained ment roll decreased first if they are unclear to Friday from 8:30 Dawson. “If it’s a big- because of market about anything. a.m. to 5 p.m. Property ger house in a great change, but it would “We have tons of great owners can contact BC location with a great have decreased even information on our Assessment toll-free at view, it will have a more if we hadn’t had website,” said Dawson. 1-866-825-8322 or onhigher value.” those other changes “[Property owners] can line by clicking “CONLocal governments like new construction,” compare neighbouring NECT” at www.bcasand other taxing au- said Dawson. assessments on their sessment.ca.

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The physicians in the study were followed between 1997-2011 and provided information on pill-taking adherence, adverse side-effects, and pre-existing cataract risk factors. The study participants also reported the occurrence of new cataracts. After following each male for an average of 11.2 years, there were 1817 cases of cataract formation. The researchers determined that the participants taking the multivitamin had a 9% lower risk for developing cataracts than the placebo group. While 9% is a pretty low amount, that 9% may have a large impact. Cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgery in North America. Reducing the amount of cataract extractions by even 9% would greatly reduce the impact it has on our healthcare system. It could reduce the dollars spent on cataract removal surgeries as well as decrease the wait time for the surgery. The new data suggests that taking a multivitamin is something we should encourage in more patients. You’re probably doing yourself some good by taking a multivitamin - not likely going to cause any harm - and maybe it will stave off your cataract progression. If you live long enough, you will get cataracts, they are a product of time. But there are a few things you can do to slow this process down. As I mentioned earlier, protect yourself from UV rays with a UV coating or sunglasses. Don’t smoke. Eat healthy, and especially eat foods high in antioxidants such as dark green leafy vegetables and berries. And finally, a multivitamin may be beneficial as well.

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Defining an upcoming season is much more than going with the moment’s muse for Mark DuMez, although artistic propensity does play a part. No matter what types of factors the Chemainus Theatre Festival artistic director considers, ultimately he ends up being tickled with the lineup. This year’s highlights includes bringing bighit Buddy Holly impersonator back, staging for the first time the epic musical Les Misérables and scooping Canadian premieres of Jeeves in Bloom and Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol. “I love the season as a whole,” DuMez said. “It has balance. There are classics, drama and some really funny material as well.” “There will be artistically arresting moments, some tears, lots of laughs and intrigue to boot,” he predicted. But before season pamphlets hit streets, behind the scenes DuMez is knee-deep in his research and gaining rights. “I always start with considering the mission and goals of the Chemainus Theatre Festival Society, which in a nutshell is to ‘create exceptional theatre that explores and nourishes the human spirit, with three goals: enrich the region, advance the arts and build community,’” he said. “This is the philosophic beacon for me. That and finding shows that

have a generally lifeaffirming and uplifting quality,” he added, noting this is when personal aptness as an artist arrives into the equation. “I then read lots of plays, consult with other artists, and look at New York and London playbills. If the summer permits, I visit Shaw or Stratford and other theatre companies here in the West, talk to playwrights, talk with other theatre companies, volunteers, board members, staff members, and read our patron surveys.” There are also budgets to consider. And part of the equation is DuMez asking: “Does the show tell a convincing story? What is at its core? Where is the heart of the story? Who will be interested in the work? Is there balance in the season — something for everyone? Will we be pushed artistically? Will the audience be engaged? Do we have the capacity to handle it?” This year’s crop answered every question. “Each show has a great feel to it and a central story,” said DuMez. “It has followed a pattern we’ve cultivated over the years of a revue to open, engaging comedy in the spring, along with an all-Canadian story, a big summer musical and then something different for the fall before the holiday show. “A newness comes from the two shows that are Canadian premieres (Jeeves and Sherlock), from the scope of the summer musical (Les Mis) and

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when we open a studio his unflappable valet, stage in the summer Jeeves, pay a visit. with a short run of a That’s staged before New York hit (Freud’s the Second World War Last Session). dramatic comedy Wait“There are some coming for the Parade ponents we haven’t had (May 9 to June 1). before.” DuMez is very excited The season’s kickoff about the Les Mis run. is a proven hit: Buddy: Based on the Victor The Buddy Holly Story Hugo 1862 novel, this (Feb. 11 to March 8) musical classic hits featuring Zachary Ste- the stage June 20 and venson’s tribute to the wraps up Sept. 7. ‘50s rocker which was a The theatre’s also hit last spring. promoting its annual Next is comic adven- KidzPlay show with ture Jeeves in Bloom the 2014 selection (March 21 to April 26) Robert Munsch-based which sees a peaceful Munsch-ercise (July 19 English countryside to Aug. 16). turned upside-down afMeanwhile, Freud’s ter Bertie Wooster and Last Session, involv-

ing an adaptation of legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud hosting rising academic star C.S. Lewis as a guest to his home in London, begins Aug. 20 and runs until Aug. 30. Family comedy Over the River and Through the Woods (Oct. 3 to Nov. 8) will entertain audiences before the annual Christmas show, with this year’s holiday mystery, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol (Nov. 21 to Dec. 22). To learn more about the season, visit w w w. c h e m a i n u s theatrefestival.ca.

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The 25th Ladysmith Transfer Beach Polar Bear Swim hosted by Ladysmith Parks, Recreation and Culture on Jan. 1 was bigger than ever, with more than 100 swimmers taking the plunge. Clockwise from top left, nine-year-old Hannah and Nina Rosa stay warm before doing the Polar Bear Swim for the first time; swimmers await the countdown on the beach; and Mike, Jessica and Mikey Nakahara of Ladysmith celebrate completing their first Polar Bear Swim. LINDSAY CHUNG

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TWENTYMAN, Thomas Branch October 1, 1924 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; December 23, 2013 Tom passed away on December 23, 2013. Tom was born and raised in Ladysmith. He served in the Navy during WWII from 1944 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1946. In 1953 he started with Chemainus Towing Company where he worked until retirement. He will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by his beloved wife Curl and two sons Greg (Donna) and Terry; two granddaughters Jolaine (Joe) and Ronnie (Paul) and a new grandson Merrick as well as his cherished niece Fran Rose and many friends and family who were an important part of his life. Tom was predeceased by his parents John and Caroline Twentyman and sister Elizabeth McMurtrie. Tom always said he had a great life â&#x20AC;&#x201C; wonderful family, a job he enjoyed and leisure time doing the things he enjoyed especially his love of being out on the water. Rest in peace dear Husband, Dad, Granddad, Great-Granddad, Uncle and Friend. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, a donations may be made to the Chemainus Health Care Auxiliary, Box 153, Chemainus, B.C. V0R 1K0 or a charity of your choice. A Celebration of Tomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life will be held at a later date. Condolences may be offered at telfordn@shaw.ca Telfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Ladysmith 250-245-5553

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GUDJONSON Margaret Amelita Margaret Amelita Eleanore Mitchell McConachie was born June 16, 1933, to William and Grace McConachie in Tisdale,SK. She passed, December 18, 2013 holding hands with Warren, surrounded by family, knowing she was loved, honoured and respected. Her illness was brief â&#x20AC;&#x201C; her dignity was great. Margaret and Warren were wed June 2, 1954. A romance of over 60 years. Their adventure took them to Kinistino, Prince Albert, Calgary, Saskatoon, and Ladysmith, BC. Three babies rounded out their family, David (1955 ), Deborah (1957), and Todd (1963). Margaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working career started with switchboard operations, and then to positions with the provincial and federal government. Cabin retreats were ďŹ lled with family and friends. First at Candle Lake and then at Freeman Island, Lac La Ronge,SK. Nanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heaven on earth. Nana Marg nurtured her family as she nurtured her gardens. With careful care and attention to every plant and ďŹ&#x201A;ower. Giving each special attention to make it her very favourite and bring it to its very best. A woman of integrity and compassion â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a harmonious blend of gentleness and tenacity. She will always be our familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gentle gardener. She was greeted in heaven by Todd who passed in 2012.Here to celebrate her life are husband Warren, son David (Donna) Saskatoon, SK, Daughter Deborah (Dale) Schmidt, Yorkton, SK. Grandchildren Michael (Ferrah, Maryn and Jake ) Schmidt Regina, SK. James (Crystal, Kameron and Katie) Gudjonson Oyen, AB. Crystal (Adam) Toth Regina, SK. Douglas (Abriel Armitage )Schmidt, Rosthern, SK. Jesse (Carly) Gudjonson, Surrey, BC. Erin (Tyler) Foster, Saskatoon, SK. Kailene and Tianna Gudjonson, Saskatoon, SK. Natasha Tkachuk, AB. Special sister-in-law Muriel Johnson and family, Derek and June Toovey, Bill and Linda Gudjonson, Rodney and Sandy Gudjonson and families. Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life was touched by many dear friends; Joyce Messer, Shirley and Jim Terrill, the Robertson Clan, her cabin friends and her Ladysmith friends and neighbours. You were all part of her joy. In June 2014 we will return Nana Marg to her garden at La Ronge, SK. Her place - her peace. Her legacy to us all is to live life with honour and integrity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be sure to sure tell your family and friends that you love themâ&#x20AC;?. Sweet peace gentle gardener. Condolences may be offered at telfordn@shaw.ca Telfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Ladysmith 250-245-5553

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• Staff at the Lodge are available by phonon 4th in Ladysmith ing Kathy at 250-618are hosting a fund- 9077, or they can raiser for Terry Dawn be purchased at the and her family. “Terry event. Dawn’s daughter Au- • Operation Red tumn Harmony has Nose, hosted by Pacibeen diagnosed with ficSport Vancouver Isa serious illness, and land, is celebrating a the family needs our successful end of the help,” says Joanne 2013 season. McMurray. Forty-one volunThe staff at the teers took to the Lodge on 4th invite streets of Lantzeveryone to come ville, Nanaimo and and enjoy a hot dog Ladysmith to take 265 lunch Saturday, Jan. people home safely 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 on New Year’s Eve, p.m. at the Lodge at according to a press 1127 Fourth Ave. release. For $5, you can get “Our volunteers are a hot dog, a bag of the backbone of this chips and a pop while program,” said cosupporting Terry ordinator Don Allan. Dawn and her family. “Twenty new volunAll proceeds raised teers signed up in Marilyn Johnson was wondering if anyone remembers these gentlemen — will be donated to the from left, Ralph Dalby, Howard Dalby, George Johnson and Dennis Tremblay family of the little girl. — from a 1963 Dalby’s Service ad. PHOTO SUBMITTED Tickets for the event

Does forgiveness work? Points to Ponder Michael Wimmer St. Michael & All Angels Anglican Church

In my experience, forgiveness is one of the most difficult things in life, especially when it comes to major issues in relationships, business, politics, etc. Whether or not one agrees with this may depend upon what one means by forgiveness. So what is forgiveness? If we look at the word itself, I think we get a clue. It is all about giving when in fact something has been taken from us, be it dignity, money, love, opportunity, a relationship or any one of many other possibilities. It amounts to bearing the loss or paying a price when it is undeserved. It can be excruciatingly painful and decidedly costly. If we devalue the cost and/ or pain, we can end up saying trite things about forgiveness, such as “forgive and forget.” This strikes me as nonsense if we rightly understand forgiveness. If we were able to forget, we would probably not have learnt anything from the expe-

rience. However, if by saying person that has saved almost “forgive and forget,” we un- innumerable lives. It has also derstand that there is nothing served to inspire the world to be gained from harbouring to higher things. Nelson Manresentment, I would suggest dela never ever forgot the init has some validity. In fact, dignities, the pains, the losses, when we harbour resentment, the injustices, but he forgave. we ourselves become the vic- That forgiveness transformed tim all over again. a country, saved lives and inThe question that arises is spired the world. “Does forgiveness work.” It For the ancient, that has seems to me that it can, and the power to be contempowe can see instances where it rary, there is the greatest exdoes — sometimes stunningly. ample of all — Jesus Christ. True forgiveness, for all its The forgiveness He exercised enormous difficulty, enables and brought transformed the one to become a greater hu- world and has the power to man being. There are numer- transform you and me. While ous examples through history, we point to Jesus’ death as but I want to focus on two the means by which we are in particular, one contempo- forgiven, the truth is that the rary and one ancient. For the process began with His birth contemporary, as I write, we in Bethlehem. All the events have before us a truly remark- of His life are part of an inable example of how and the tegrated whole. Forgiveness degree to which forgiveness and love are at the heart of works, namely in the person God, who begins by loving and of Nelson Mandela. Remark- giving and ends in loving and ably, I am able to say this with giving. This gift I urge you to utter conviction and sincer- appropriate and promote. Fority — I was born and bred in giveness can and does work. the apartheid South Africa. By exercising it, we can transWhile I can add little to what form the world around us in is being said, my conviction our small but significant way. is that it was forgiveness as At Christmas, and any time, lived out by that remarkable isn’t this worth pondering?

the last week before strength training maNew Year’s Eve. That chines in conjuncwas very exciting! tion with functional Over the entire cam- body weight-based paign 246 volunteers exercises that ramp answered 507 calls up metabolism and and drove just under transform physiques. 1,200 people safely The new Curves home. The generos- Workouts with Jility of our Red Nose lian Michaels are declients this year was signed for women at astounding, donating every fitness level and just over $12,000 for include simple modiour local athletes and fications for each physical literacy pro- movement, accordgrams for youth and ing to a press release. children.” Metabolic condition• Curves of ing exercises will be Ladysmith just an- done in between each nounced it is now strength machine offering Curves within the Curves Workouts with Jil- Circuit, all within a lian Michaels of 30-minute class. Call The Biggest Loser 250-245-4460 or visit fame that feature the club at 21 High St. the Curves Circuit for information.

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