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Alternative Approval Process now closed Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

About 30-40 people showed up at Ladysmith City Hall Friday, March 14 at 2 p.m. to deliver a box full of signed Elector Response Forms before the deadline in the Town’s Alternative Approval Process (AAP) for the Couverdon boundary expansion process. Mary Marcotte, the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) director for Area H (North Oyster/Diamond), addressed the crowd before going inside City Hall with Ladysmith resident Carol Henderson and a box with more than 1,300 signed forms, which indicate that the eligible elector is opposed to the boundary expansion. “It is my very great honour to be able present these petitions to the Town of Ladysmith on behalf of the concerned citizens who’ve gone out and campaigned and who have made the democratic process work,” Marcotte said, standing on the steps of City Hall. “It was a real grassroots community agenda here to ensure that we have a say in what happens to the future of Ladysmith. At first, it felt like a real David and Goliath kind of thing, a real midget trying to take on a giant, but I found pretty soon, I had a ton of giants, and they were all standing there beside me working together, and, in fact, they were standing in front of me. “It’s not something that was driven by anybody. There were concerns, very legitimate concerns, and I think that we’re ensuring that democracy takes its place.” Ladysmith council has accepted an application from TimberWest/Couverdon Real Estate — the real estate business of TimberWest — to extend the Town of Ladysmith boundary to take in 700 acres (283 hectares) of lands owned by TimberWest/Couverdon. The lands lie to the west of the Town boundary, stretching from north of Grouhel Road to Malone Road, and are undeveloped.

About 30-40 people gathered outside Ladysmith City Hall to deliver signed Elector Response Forms March 14. In front are CVRD Area H Director Mary Marcotte (left) and Ladysmith resident Carol Henderson, who delivered the box of forms to Town staff. LINDSAY CHUNG This idea was first introduced to the outside the Town’s boundaries in CVRD community in 2008. Electoral Area G (Saltair). Council has three key criteria for its • Viewscape protection of the forested consideration of the proposal: hills behind Ladysmith. These lands are • Acquisition of approximately 500 not part of the boundary extension area. acres of watershed lands (both Stock• The future development of the bounding Lake and Holland lake) to protect ary extension lands must be consistent the drinking water that supplies the with Provincial Smart Growth Practices Town, the Diamond and Saltair and the and supportive of the Town’s Sustainproposed service to Stz’uminus First Na- ability Vision. tion. These watershed lands are not part Couverdon’s application was accepted of the lands being considered for the by council Jan. 8, triggering the AAP. boundary extension area; they would be Through the AAP process, if less than owned by the Town, but would remain 10 per cent of municipal electors submit

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an Elector Response Form — in Ladysmith’s case, that would be 623 — the boundary extension request will be deemed to have the approval of the electors, and the proposal may proceed to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for consideration. If the application does not get elector approval, council will then decide whether to take the question to the Town’s voters in a referendum. For the purpose of conducting the AAP, the number of electors was calculated as 6,226.

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The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) has achieved carbon neutrality for 2013. As a signatory to the BC Climate Action Charter, the CVRD has been working to meet its commitments to be carbon neutral in its operations, and the CVRD has been actively reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through implementing its Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan by: • Switching fuel from high carbon source heating systems to high efficiency electric heat pumps in several of its facilities. • Working with Cowichan Energy Alternatives to supplement diesel fuel with local-produced biodiesel in selected fleet vehicles. • Identifying energy conservation measures in all major CVRD facilities (recreation centres, central office and community and fire halls) by completing detailed audits. In 2013, the total CVRD operational GHG emissions were 1,674 tonnes of CO2e as a result of the daily business of the CVRD (including operating recreation centres, managing and maintaining parks, solid waste collection and disposal, water management, emergency services, planning and bylaw enforcement and corporate operations). GHG emissions are created by burning carbon-based fuels to heat and power buildings, as well as powering vehicles and machinery. The CVRD was able to balance its 2013 carbon emissions with community-based offset projects. These included organic waste diversion from the landfill to local composting facilities, and supporting a community fuelswitching project at The Hub at Cowichan Station. —Submitted by CVRD

Centre is already earning accolades Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

Innovative upgrades have turned an old incinerator building into B.C.’s newest and most comprehensive recycling centre. Almost a year after the upgrades began, the new Peerless Road Recycling Centre at the south end of Ladysmith has opened, and the facility accepts 650 different items for recycling, the majority of which are taken free of charge. “This state-of-the-art facility offers Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) residents the broadest range of recycling options in the province of British Columbia,” CVRD Chair and Ladysmith Mayor Rob Hutchins said during the official opening March 12. For two decades, an old batch incinerator stood on this site, which created 45,000 cubic metres of bottom ash that had to be dealt with. “It was in the days when we chose to burn almost everything and anything as garbage,” said Hutchins. “Thankfully, our times have changed, and thankfully, through thoughtful design and planning, we have transformed this facility from a former batch incinerator into this wonderful facility that is the heart of this new drop-off depot. The old incinerator ash was enclosed in an engineered cell that forms the base of this new drop-off facility. Perhaps more importantly, 125 tonnes of metal that was buried in that ash was separated and recycled and made into rebar. It’s estimated that we’ve saved $8 million by containing this bottom ash and sealing it as a foundation here rather than shipping it off-site. Clearly, we have lived up to the concept of reduce, reuse, recycle.” This new facility embraces a number of other natural elements. Locally-sourced wood — including timber felled on the site — was used in construction, and locallyprocessed food waste will be used to nourish native, drought-tolerant grasses, bushes and shrubs planted around the site. Providing residents with convenient local access to a wide range of recycling options is an important part of the CVRD’s Zero Waste mandate, explained Hutchins. “Each of our recycling drop-off depots are extremely valued, and as a result, they are busy,” he said. “Their popularity has grown significantly over the last few years. At the previous location here, a busy day would see 400 [people], and we’re anticipating we’re going to see much more of that in the future. User-friendly facilities such as this have created a recipe for success, making the CVRD a provincial leader in waste diversion, and we are that much closer to our Zero Waste goal.” A big part of the site concept was to make it as quick and convenient as possible by creating a one-stop

drop, explained Bob McDonald, the CVRD’s manager of Recycling and Waste Management. “You come in and there’s one option where you come into the free side and you just leave through this exit; you don’t have to go through the scales,” he noted. “It’s a chore to recycle, so we want to make it as quick and easy as possible.” The site has 21 grade-separated bays for larger drop-offs. McDonald says that is more than what is needed right now, but they needed to make the site that big to contain the ash. He expects it won’t be long until these 21 bays are needed, as the Bings Creek site has 16 bays and has been expanded five times in 12 years. The main building is a covered area for free drop-offs that uses the old incinerator building and expands on it. The front end of the building is a public bottle drive area where different charity groups and community groups can host bottle drives, and there is also a Free Store, where items that were dropped “The idea is a one-stop drop; whatever you have, bring it here and you’ll find a home for it,” said McDonald. This $4.2-million project was made possible thanks to $1.68 million provided through the federal Gas Tax Fund. The CVRD provided the remaining funds. Before cutting the ribbon to help officially open the new site, Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney highlighted some of the innovative design at the recycling centre and called it a model for other communities. “This is the kind of thing that cooperation between different levels of government can do,” he said. “It’s hard for local municipalities to do projects like this on their own, but I think what we see here is that, again, as funding has been made available, people have been able to come up with better ideas on how to manage our waste. “There’s energy in our products,

Features of the new Peerless Road Recycling Centre include, in top photo, the refurbished incinerator building which now serves as “the heart” of the new drop-off facility; and 21 grade-separated bays such as these in the middle photo. Above Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney (left) speaks during the grand opening, as CVRD Chair Rob Hutchins looks on. LINDSAY CHUNG there’s energy in our waste, and get- for an award of engineering excelting higher value out of that waste lence by the Association of Consultand reusing it is ultimately how we ing Engineering Companies of Britbuild sustainable communities, so ish Columbia, according to Hutchins. The new Peerless Road Recycling I’m very pleased and proud the federal government is able to partner Centre at 10830 Peerless Rd. is open with the CVRD to make this project Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. From April 1 to happen.” This facility is already receiving ac- Oct. 31, it will be open Wednesday colades. It was recently nominated through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Council has $100,000 to spend on grants-in-aid Russ Armour

tions was Feb. 28. tre’s requests should Thus far, council be its own individual has tabled more than item at the next meet$70,000 of its bud- ing. get, including $12,000 Also postponed from set to go to the Fes- discussion this time tival of Lights Soci- around was a request ety and $5,000 to the of $24,207 from the Ladysmith and Dis- Ladysmith Food Bank, trict Marine Search which Coun. Gord and Rescue Society. Horth says is a “great Both of those orga- organization but not nizations are set to local government’s rereceive the maximum sponsibility. We need they requested. to make cuts, and Area Coun. Steve Arnett G (Saltair/Gulf Islands) made a motion at the and Area H (North meeting to pull four Oyster/Diamond) of separate applications the CVRD need to start from the Ladysmith stepping up.” Resources Centre One of the new applifrom the discussion, cations to council this totalling $46,500, due year was a request of to the fact those sub- $1,500 from Ladysmith missions from the Primary School’s Parsame organization ent Advisory Council would take up such (PAC) to go towards a large percentage of a hot lunch program, the budget, if all grant- but that bid seems set ed. to fail, with the majorAs a result, Arnett ity of councillors votfelt as though a more ing for zero funds to be detailed discussion on sent to the PAC. the Resources Cen- “I believe the School

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Ladysmith council is on the verge of finalizing its grant-in-aid outgoings to local not-forprofit organizations. This year, council has a budget of $100,000 for grant-inaids, which is lower than last, and has already received grant requests of up to $187,457 in total. At the March 3 regular council meeting at City Hall, the mayor and council went through a first round of what they believed to be reasonable grant allocation. “The funding comes from taxpayers,” said council’s director of finance Erin Anderson at the meeting. “The purpose is to assist projects through financial assistance.” The deadline for grant-in-aid applica-

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SD68 hearing concludes Karl Yu THE CHRONICLE

A two-day hearing involving a dispute between the Snuneymuxw First Nation and Nanaimo school district concluded Wednesday, March 12 in Victoria. The judicial review centres around the school district’s decision to close Cedar Community Secondary, Woodbank Elementary and North Cedar Intermediate schools as part of its 10-year facilities plan, with Snuneymuxw asserting that the school board breached its legal obligation to include the First Nation in the decision-making process. Doug White III, lawyer and former Snuneymuxw chief, said it was unacceptable that aboriginal people not have a say in the education of their children. “If the judge agrees with us, which he should, then what he will do is set aside those decisions that they made and direct that we have a proper conversation between the school board and Snuneymuxw about the critical issues that we’re all faced with, about the education of our kids,” said White. The legal action was filed last

year while White was chief but it is still considered a priority and has the support of the current administration, according to Coun. Bill Yoachim. “It is still very important and it is still being supported by the present day chief and council,” said Yoachim. “Our children are a priority for chief and council and the treatment of the school district is unacceptable, so this is a cause we unanimously decided to carry forward as well.” White said the school district argued Snuneymuxw students represent a small number in the school system, and claims the band was acting in bad faith. In an e-mail, spokeswoman Donna Reimer said the school district did invite Snuneymuxw to participate in the consultation process and it has invited the First Nation to work with the district as it transitions students and families. “The district believes its consultation for the 10-Year Enhanced Facilities Plan was thorough and appropriate,” Reimer said. No timeline was given on when the judge’s written decision would be released.

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Business alliance to battle MMBC recycling fees Jeff Nagel Black Press

An alliance of business groups opposed to the new Multi Material BC (MMBC) recycling system are demanding the province halt the planned May 19 launch and go back to the drawing board. MMBC, an industry stewardship group, is poised to take responsibility for curbside blue box collection — with more containers and material types collected than before — while charging businesses for the recycling of the packaging and paper they generate. But it’s been in a bitter fight with small business groups that complain they are set to pay punishingly high fees, which will then be passed on to consumers. The battle took a new turn Monday, March 10 when the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and eight other associations launched a campaign in B.C. newspapers and online at rethinkitbc.ca to amplify the pressure on Victoria. CFIB provincial affairs director Mike Klassen predicted job losses and some business closures as a result of the MMBC regulations and fees. “This is public policy run amok,” he said. “We are asking British Columbians to talk to the B.C. government to push the pause button on its reckless and red tape-laden program.” B.C. Agriculture Council vice-chair Stan Vander Waal said farmers can’t readily stop packaging strawberries and blueberries in plastic clamshells, because retailers insist that’s what consumers want. “We have to wear the cost,” he said, adding MMBC fees will cost his Chilliwack farm $60,000

to $100,000 a year. “It goes directly against growing agriculture.” Canadian Newspaper Association chairman Peter Kvarnstrom, who is publisher of a paper in Sechelt, warned the new system will be “catastrophic” to B.C. community and daily newspapers, resulting in job losses in an already challenged industry and reduced service to communities. The opposition groups say they support the aim of the program — to make generators of packaging pay to recycle it — but they dispute the fees and say multinational consumer goods firms like Unilever and Walmart control MMBC and are manipulating it to their benefit, not that of local businesses. Most of the fees for container waste are double or even quadruple what businesses in Ontario pay to a similar agency. Newspapers say they face a $14-million-a-year bite out of their operations because of the 20 cents per kilogram they will pay on newsprint, compared to less than half a penny in Ontario. They contend a high proportion of newsprint is already recycled in B.C. through blue boxes. Kvarnstrom said newspapers are considering options to create their own newsprint collection system – a move that could also deprive MMBC of newsprint revenue and undermine the program’s viability. Magazine industry reps also warned small B.C. magazines will pay not only for their own paper recycling, but will also effectively subsidize big U.S. magazines like Harper’s or Vogue that will be exempt from MMBC fees on

magazines mailed into B.C. Printers predict some orders will shift to presses in the U.S. or Alberta to skirt the fees, costing jobs in B.C. MMBC managing director Allen Langdon said MMBC’s higher fees are because they fully finance the program and ensure service for multi-family apartments and rural depots, in contrast to Ontario’s more limited focus on single-family homes. He said B.C.’s successful container deposit system also means there’s less recyclable material left here for container stewards to collect and sell, so fees have to be higher to cover the system costs. Langdon said no business is forced to join MMBC, adding groups like the newspaper industry are free to develop their own system. “If they think there’s a better way, I think it’s important they put it forward.” Environment Minister Mary Polak said most businesses are exempt from the fees if they have under $1 million of retail sales, generate less than a tonne of material or operate out of a single retail outlet, while generators of one to five tonnes per year pay flat fees of $550 or $1,200. She said property taxpayers will save money because MMBC will now pay for recycling collection that local municipalities previously paid. “The City of Richmond will save $1.5 million a year, Nanaimo will save just over $900,000 a year and the list goes on,” Polak said. “This is about shifting the costs from the property taxpayer to the people who produce the packaging and printed paper.”

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Shoppers face higher prices through hidden fees Jeff Nagel Black Press

New recycling costs imposed by Multi Material BC (MMBC) will ultimately hit consumers through hidden price hikes, critics say. “The public is largely unaware of the money that will come out of their pocket and ultimately go back to manufacturers,” said Corinne Atwood, executive director of the B.C. Bottle and Recycling Depot Association. Unlike existing deposit-refund systems in B.C. on cans or electronics — which are subject to audits and transparent reporting — Atwood said MMBC can do what it wishes with its revenue, without accountability. “It’s a licence to print money,” she said. Atwood has lobbied for years to expand the deposit system to include milk cartons and other containers, from hair spray canisters to detergent bottles. She argues the refunds offered would ensure a high rate of recycling through depots, as with beverage cans now. “If you put deposits on things initially the consumer would pay a bit more, but the people who bring it back will

get their money back,” she said. Instead, she said MMBC’s non-refundable fees on packaging generators will inflate prices with no recourse. “With a hidden fee you don’t know what it is and there’s no opportunity to get that back — then you’re genuinely taking money out of families’ pockets.” Atwood said she believes the government likes the new system because if MMBC fees drive retail prices higher, the province will collect more sales tax. Existing bottle depots may be threatened because MMBC will also collect refundable beverage containers, she said, adding school teams and community groups that depend on bottle drives to raise money may also lose out if there’s less to collect. Other recyclers say they’re also losing out under MMBC’s system. The agency recently announced a consortium of waste firms that will handle the processing of containers that are collected. Urban Impact Recycling was one of the bidders that wasn’t selected and CEO Nicole Stefenelli said her firm will now have to restructure and potentially shed jobs as a result.

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“Clearly, we have lived up to the concept of reduce, reuse, recycle.” Rob Hutchins, Page 3

he CVRD is hoping that the saying “if you build it, they will come” will apply to recycling after completing major upgrades to the Peerless Road Recycling Centre at the south end of Ladysmith. Driving up to the site, which celebrated its official opening March 12, it looks larger, easier to navigate and cleaner than any other recycling centre I’ve ever been to. The site features 21 drop-off bays and accepts 650 individual items, the majority for free. According to the CVRD, it is the newest and most comprehensive recycling centre in B.C. And hopefully making it easier and more enjoyable for people to recycle will make people recycle even more. Bob McDonald of the CVRD says this jurisdiction is one of the leaders in waste diversion, and these upgrades at the Peerless Road site should go a long way to maintaining that status. It’s a one-stop drop-off, and waits and lineups are expected to be lowered because there are two scales instead of one. Once you go through a scale, you can go to the free area or the pay area where you drop off items such as lumber. If you only need to use the free drop-offs, you don’t need to go through another scale, so it’s easy to leave. There’s a free store and a community bottle drive area where local groups can collect and sort bottles for fundraising bottle drives, which seem like great additions. There is more indoor space, and there are public washrooms. When it comes to reusing and working towards Zero Waste, the CVRD isn’t just talking the talk; it has incorporated a number of green features into the new site. There seem to be a lot of positives here. —Lindsay Chung

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y mother taught me how to remember which way to move the clocks at Daylight Savings Time with the phrase “Spring ahead; fall back.” I look forward to springtime. I do not look forward to losing an hour’s sleep when all my clocks, watches and electrical devices “spring ahead.” But I’ve realized that the way we adapt to Daylight Savings Time parallels the way we adapt to all change. To make a change, we

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Sending Grade 7s to Your View LSS not sitting well with parent Editor: Re: Ladysmith Secondary School principal Dave Street’s letter in the March 4 paper

Thank you, principal Street for enlightening me about the advantages of enrolling my daughter in high school when she is just 11 years old. Why wouldn’t I take advantage of having her work with teacher specialists in all of the core disciplines, use technology, volunteer in the community, participate in athletics and create relationships? I’m not a professional educator and thought she was doing that in elementary school, so thanks again for enlightening me. Thinking back to my high school years, I imagine a host of other opportunities that await her exploration in high school: • experiment on the edge of PHOTO SUBMITTED school property between classes Rob Hoban, president of the Ladysmith and District Marine Rescue Society (LDMRS) and a member of Royal • experiment at high school Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Unit 29 Ladysmith (RCMSAR29), sent us this photo of the crew from RCdances • open her eyes earlier to ado- MSAR29 accompanying Bill Bond, treasurer of the LDMRS, as he makes the final payment for the new vessel to the builder, Liquid Metal of Sidney. Hoban was one of the members who made the trip to Sidney Feb. 15 to pick lescence fashion • hear great stories about the up the new RCMSAR29 Ladysmith rescue boat, recently purchased for the unit by the LDMRS. weekend parties homes adjacent to the Davis Road bus service? • explore new areas outside If the consultation process School, the school board felt the town with buddies that already around the proposed Couver- need to close that school Subscribe to have their driver’s 3. The average age of the whole don boundary extension seems Subscribe tolicence Now, that’s an environment sketchy, it’s probably because workforce that is still present in I can imagine for my Grade 7 they don’t want us to interfere Ladysmith — i.e. sawmill work250-245-2277 Editor: 250-245-2277 child! Includes with their schemes; they only ers, transport drivers, teachers, been wondering for a few want us to pay for them until the health care staff, physicians, I agree Principal Street $ I’ve online $ with Includes online access that we’re luckyaccess to have such a years now (usually around the rest of the population gets here. tradespeople, etc., etc. great high school and I appre- time I get my sky-rocketing propAnn Rogers 4. The number of empty busiciate his enthusiasm, but I’m erty tax bill) why the Town has Ladysmith ness buildings Classifieds not ready for my daughter to been building a sewage plant to As Ladysmith, to my mind, is service 18,000 people, when our be part of the experiment of in-Sell! treading the same path as other troducing Grade 7s. Other than population is 8,328. communities, i.e. Qualicum, This is, the mayor tells us in his rural or isolated communities where the average age of that (one- or two-room schools), no community update published in community population is too high Editor: one has been able to give me ex- the Chronicle of March 11, “the Before any consideration of any to be viable. amples of other districts in B.C. largest capital project ever under- boundary extension of the Town It is obvious to me that this town that place Grade 7s with senior taken in the Town of Ladysmith.” of Ladysmith, there needs to be council of Ladysmith is much too We’re also constantly reassured high school kids. a feasibility study of the last 10 interested in the tax dollars from Let’s not sell this as an op- that, with “water system improve- years: new residence homes, where the portunity when SD68 chose to ments” (wait, don’t put your wal1. Of all the new homes built interest, to my mind, should be ignore community needs and is let away yet) we will have the — i.e. how many residents in in keeping a young workforce at just avoiding upgrading space potable water resources to serve each new home, their age, their home. Also, I do not understand Subscribe to Call our a population of 18,000. It’s pretty education, the number of their how voting on a boundary extenfor elementary kids at the longClassifed neglected south end of their dis- clear that the town council in- dependents and where these de- sion for the Town of Ladysmith Department tends Ladysmith to more than 250-245-2277 trict. protects watersheds. pendents live double in size. Maybe they’re hopIncludes Grant Dovey Vera M. Robinson $ 2. A population graph, as I online access Ladysmith parent ing to create a ridership for the ask why, with so many of these Ladysmith 1-855-310-3535

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Jan Donaldson is a self-proclaimed gypsy. After discovering her love for quiltmaking, she quickly began selling her wares to magazines, dignitaries and musicians all over North America. For three years, she had a TV series called Jan Donaldson’s Quilted World, and she has since travelled all over Canada selling her wares at festivals and farmers markets. Her appliquéd clothing has been worn by CBC’s Holger Petersen, blues musician David Gogo and Latin guitarist Oscar Lopez (to name a few). For 35 years, Donaldson has been livI’ve taught myself all about clothing ing off of her one-of-a-kind creations. This month, she has opened her first design by just doing a lot of it. It’s wonshowroom and studio on Willow Street derful not to be influenced by anybody. I in Chemainus. Donaldson tells Island write my own rules! In the early days, I Style about her creative process, her would stare at a blank piece of paper unnew shop and how her creations have til something came to me. Now designing is just second nature. even saved marriages. What kinds of materials do you use What is your business and what inand where do you make your pieces? spired you to create what you do? I sew with all kinds of fabrics, but for I’m a clothing designer, quilter and hand-stitch fibre artist. Jan Donaldson clothing, I use mostly cottons. For handstitching and appliquéd wall hangings Designs is the name that I go by. I was inspired to do this when I was or jackets, I use a lot of silks, velvet and getting out of a marriage and living on a glitzes. I have thousands of metres of farm in Quebec. I looked at what I loved fabric in my new studio and I use whatto do and I decided I would become a ever speaks to me in the moment. Tell us about your new showroom professional quilter. Within a year, I did my first show in Montreal called Salon in Chemainus I just moved into my new studio and des Metiers D’Art. It is the biggest show showroom, which is on Willow Street in in North America! After the show, I sold some designs Chemainus. It’s a sewer’s dream studio! I to Better Home and Gardens, and from moved in here four months ago after bethere, I sold designs to the Canadian gov- ing home-based for the past 20 years. It’s ernment as official gifts for visiting dig- great to be in a retail space again. What are some of your favourite nitaries. I was then offered my own TV series called Jan Donaldson’s Quilted designs and styles right now? Right now musicians’ stage wear is World. It was shown all over the country my favourite. I’ve always loved and supfor three years. What kind of training do you have ported live music and now I can combine that love with my business. I create or are you self-taught? I’m 100 per cent self-taught. I actually one-of-a-kind shirts and jackets for musicians around the world. Many of them flunked Home Ec. in high school!

are people I meet at various music festivals across B.C. and Alberta. It feels so good to be able to create a unique look for each performer. When looking for new ideas, what do you do? Ideas just come to me. My brain is in on creative overdrive all of the time. My musicians’ stage wear was inspired by a line of music-inspired fabrics that one of my fabric reps had available. My new wool capes were inspired by a musician friend who I saw wearing fleece capes. I don’t like fleece so I started making capes using some wool plaids that had been given to me. They are beautiful, classic and elegant! Who are your customers mostly? Because of the stage wear line, many are musicians. I also have a huge following of women due to the ladies’ and kids’ lines that I have made for many years. Women come and buy something for themselves, their children and their grandchildren. It’s cool to think that I’ve created for three generations of families! I also do a lot of custom wall hangings. One couple loved their wall hanging so much that when they split up, it was the only thing they fought over. They shared it for a while and eventually, it got them back together! Where are your products sold? I sell my pieces at different venues, music festivals, and farmers markets in B.C. and Alberta and also in my new studio in Chemainus. I also wholesale my hats to some wonderful stores around Canada. This year is my 35th anniversary of my business,and I’m hoping to drive across the country to different music festivals and reconnect with some of my customers and fans from my old TV series. What is the price range? The price range is very broad. Anywhere from $9 for a neck cooler to $9,000 for a 14-foot-wide stitched wall hanging. The musicians’ stage wear ranges from $75 to $250, and hats are $14 to $20. To learn more about Jan Donaldson Designs, visit www.jandonaldson.com.

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Ladysmith’s emergency responders were called downtown Tuesday, March 11 when a pickup truck crashed into Appetit Food For Thought at 534 First Ave. A 1999 Ford F250 slammed straight into the building at 2:05 p.m., according to Ladysmith RCMP Staff Sgt. Dave Herman. “The driver was interviewed, and he was going northbound on First Avenue and was slowing to pull into a parking spot on the west side when he encountered a medical problem allegedly and was unable to stop,” said Herman. The driver and his wife were both wearing seatbelts, and the impact of the crash was severe enough to deploy both airbags, according to Herman. Both people were taken to the Ladysmith Community Health Centre for assessment of minor injuries, and the truck was towed, according to Herman. The Ladysmith RCMP has followed up by recommending an administrative review of the driver’s licence, he explained. *** Technology came in handy recently when texting helped Ladysmith RCMP members make a connection with an autistic

municate with him,” said Herman. “However, through some imaginative work on the part of some of the younger members, he did respond to text messages. Through texting, they were able to start a line of communication. Once that was established, members were able to open up a dialogue with this man, and they were able to establish a relationship and subsequently assist him in obtaining the medical assistance that he required.” Police later learned that this man is very intelligent and is a savant, who is very skilled at music and mathematics, explained Herman. *** A co-ordinated response by officers from six RCMP units led to the quick arrest of an armed robbery suspect in Ladysmith March 4. Shortly before noon, Ladysmith RCMP re-

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An elderly driver and his wife were taken to the Ladysmith Community Health Centre for assessment after hitting Appetit Food For Thought on First Avenue Tuesday, March 11. Lindsay Chung man who was causing a disturbance at the grocery store. Herman says that on Tuesday, March 4 at 4:24 p.m., Ladysmith RCMP received a complaint from the manager of the 49th Parallel Grocery Store stating that a man wearing a bike helmet was inside the store drinking chocolate milk, ketchup and mustard without paying for them, and the male was beginning to throw things around the store and refusing to respond to the store managers who were attempting to deal with him. Three RCMP members attended the location and found the male, who is described as approximately sixfeet-six-inches and weighing more than 300 pounds. “He was in a highly autistic state and refused to respond to police officers’ attempts to com-

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Vancouver’s Chris Ronald celebrates the release of his third CD, Timeline, Saturday, March 22 at the Willow Street Café in Chemainus. PHOTO SUBMITTED talist who plays guitar, that folk/roots genre,” harmonica and uku- he said. “They’re lele to deliver a show songs that were writthat can be enjoyed ten in the last two by all ages, according years that are reflectto his biography. ing on real life changRonald worked with es.” producer and multiThe song “Twenty instrumentalist John Little Stars” is dediMacArthur Ellis (Jer- cated to the victims emy Fisher, The Be of the Sandy Hook Good Tanyas, Barney shooting, while “The Bentall) on the album, Busker” is all about which was released Ronald’s experiences earlier this month. busking. Ronald says the al- “This album was bum’s 11 tracks range funded 100 per cent from a real stripped- by singing and buskdown singer-songwriting over the last year er feel to a full-band or so,” said Ronald, sound. adding with a laugh: “It’s roots, but it goes “I even paid some of off on a couple tracks my session musicians to a bit of country, a with a $5 bill right bit of bluegrass; it’s from my busking.” kind of exploring in “It’s a labour of love,”

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he said. Timeline is dedicated to Ronald’s parents, who are still back in the U.K., for all their love and encouragement over the years. The album is available through Bandcamp and iTunes. “It feels good,” Ronald says of actually having a finished album in his hands. “It’s like there’s always some mountain to climb. There are all these mountains to climb to get it in its physical form, and then you realize there are all these other mountains to climb to get it out there. I’m sending it out for reviews, and I’ve dabbled in songwriting contests. It’s a relief that it’s actually done, but it’s kind of daunting that we might not get this into the hands of many people — but not for lack of trying. “But at the end of the day, it was a real goal of mine, to work with a top producer and some top play-

ers and do something that’s the absolute best I could do. I kind of made the decision two years ago that music had to play a much larger part in my life, and this is basically the culmination of that decision.” When Ronald brings his Timeline tour to the Willow Street Café on Saturday, March 22, he will be joined by Bryon Thompson from Mill Bay, who is a member of the Bryon Clayton Thomas trio. “He’s a really good dobro and mandolin player and has a really great voice,” said Ronald, who met Thompson at a Victoria Folk Music Society retreat. Thompson will play an opening set at the Willow Street Café and then join Ronald for a few tunes. Ronald is excited to perform in Chemainus, as he’s built up a relationship with Willow Street Café owner Phil Mavis during past tours to Vancouver Island. “This is one of their first attempts at doing a three-course meal with a show,” he said. “They’re really supportive of the arts and see the value of live music.” Dinner starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance for a threecourse meal and music or $35 at the door. Tickets for the music only are $10, and they can be purchased at the Willow Street Café. Call 250-2462434 for dinner reservations.

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Cracking Canada’s small car conundrum likely to adopt the same numeric GENEVA, Switzerland - Small moniker. The concept vehicle has cars are huge here in Europe, if an all-new 1.5-litre SKYACTIV-D not in size certainly in numbers. diesel engine. Everywhere you turn, it seems Citroen no longer sells in North there is either a Ford Fiesta America though periodically or an Opel Astra (the General we hear rumours of a return by Motors subsidiary) about to the French manufacturer and its cross your path. If it is not those home rivals, Peugeot and Reexamples, there are any number nault. Their lines are so different of other similar sized economy While there is a to the often indistinguishable cars from the likes of Citroen, greater acceptance of small cars we get. Some of the VW, and Peugeot buzzing by. Micro cars such as the tiny smaller vehicles in our French creations are positively and I found myself gawSmart, with which we are facities, people outside funky ping at such an example in the miliar, and even smaller vehicles urban areas have new Citroen C4 Cactus. It’s zip into roadside parking spots where previously only a motormore ground to cover designed to challenge the likes of the Ford Focus and the VW Golf. cycle would park. and so are tempted It uses lightweight materials exMy two-prong mission at the by larger vehicles. tensively, including an aluminum Geneva Motor Show was to hood, which means it sips gas. view small cars we might see Keith Morgan The rubberized pads along the sometime soon and others we side would be perfect for people never will see but wish we who regularly have close encounters with could! Then ponder whether small cars will garage doorframes! ever catch on here in the way they have in General Motors looks to penetrate the difficult Europe. younger buyer marked with its Opel/VauxThere was something familiar about the first hall Adam. It’s dressed up in interesting car I encountered in the giant Palexpo show colours but it’s what is under the hood that buildings. Ah yes, a European version of the makes it really interesting. It has a variety trusty Honda Civic – Canada’s hottest seller of bigger engines as options but its smallest in that market segment. I am sure Honda engine is a new 1.0-litre, three-cylinder gas Canada would sell more if they resembled the engine, mated to a six-speed manual transvery hot Type R concept, which is destined to mission, with the pulling power of 1.6-litre be a racer. Yes, the new North American Civic power plant. Fuel consumption is expected is sportier than the last generation but the to be a miserly 4.5 L/100 km (combined city Euro versions always seem that bit sharper in highway). It may show up here in some form design. but right now GM has more than its fair share Next up was the Mazda Hazumi hatchback, of small cars. expected successor to the current Mazda2 and

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So far, I’ve looked at econo cars at the lower end of the market. No point in me offering price details because all Euro cars are substantially more expensive than the same examples sold here in Canada. Finally, I cast a close eye over the Audi S1, which is a hot sportback version of the popular A1. It comes with a 228hp 2.0-litre turbocharged gas engine capable of hitting 100 km/h in less than six seconds. I will reveal it will sell for more than $40,000 in the UK. It’s fast, it’s a premium offering and I’ll eat my hat if it shows up here. All of the above have great fuel economy going for them and most are competitively priced. The common keys to their success likely come down to two key factors. Impressive fuel consumption numbers matter because fuel in Europe is substantially more expensive than here. And Europe is crawling with folks going about their daily duties on often far less land and road space. While there is a greater acceptance of smaller vehicles in our cities, people outside urban areas have more ground to cover and so are tempted by larger vehicles, especially as a first family vehicle. And the truth is that the advances in fuel saving technology means there’s not a massive difference between the econo-cars and small family sedans. And perhaps a bigger factor is for “an extra $20 a month, madam, you could have the roominess and utility of this car.” A line heard in most dealerships, most days. And the sales people are not wrong. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

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we had some bad luck on The girls finished with Saturday but bounced back seven points after two wins, to get two great results on one loss and one shootout The Mid-Isle Soccer Club’s Sunday,” Mid-Isle coach loss. The Surrey Mayor’s Cup U13 Girls Highlanders fin- Kathleen Nicholls said in is B.C.’s premier youth socished third in a prestigious an e-mail. “This team has been de- cer showcase tournament, soccer tournament this veloping well over the open to all Canadian and past weekend. Two victories on Sunday, course of the season, both American soccer Clubs. March 16 gave the High- as a group and as individ- This year, more than 200 landers a third-place finish ual players, and that really teams competed in all divishowed through this week- sions of the three-day comin the Surrey Mayor’s Cup. petition. “The girls played very well, end.”

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Cowichan LMG Pringle makes it back into the Jackson Cup final Don Bodger THE CHRONICLE

once more after Martin inserted some overly enthusiastic subs into the game and they forgot about defence. LMG has only lost three games all season — two against Bays United Liquor Plus and one to the Fusion.

Cowichan LMG Pringle is back in the Jackson Cup soccer final for the fourth time in five years after beating Bays United Liquor Plus 2-0 in overtime Friday, March 14 at Victoria’s Hampton Park. The big match-up for the title against Saanich Fusion will take place Sunday, March 30 at 2:30 p.m. at Victoria’s Royal Athletic Park, as Cowichan goes for its third championship in four years. Cowichan made it to the semi-finals by completing a Jackson Cup sweep of Div. 2 Island Soccer League clubs in the first three rounds of the comvvvpetition with a 5-2 win over Saanich Fusion Div. 2 March 8 at the Ladysmith Turf. Connor Crichton got it going for Cowichan in the quarterfinal at 15 minutes off a Tyler Hughes corner. Dan Cato converted a header on a nice set-up from Hughes and Ben Robson made it 3-0 at 39 minutes. “We were kind of all over them and looking good,’’ said Cowichan coach Glen Martin. “We had a lapse on the last play of the half.’’ But Crichton restored the three-goal lead again quickly after the break and completed Connor Crighton has cranked up his offensive game ANDREW LEONG the hat trick in the 60th minute. Saanich scored for Cowichan LMG Pringle.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CENTRAL Alberta Ford Dealership, looking to expand the Service Department. Journeyman Auto Technicians required. 3rd and 4th year apprentices also invited to apply. Competitive Wages and Benefits. Moving allowances available. Apply online to pquinlan@lambford.com, or visit our website at www.lambford.com

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EXPERIENCED COUPLE needed to manage mobile home park in Port Hardy. Some small equipment experience necessary. Home provided+ $3000/mo. Send resume: giuliu.inv@telus.net 33010 5th Ave, Mission, BC, V2V 1V5.

COWICHAN FOOD CONNECTION (THE BREAD VAN) NEEDS YOUR HELP! CFC is looking for a volunteer bookkeeper to sit on our Board of Directors as Treasurer. If you have an accounting background & 1-2 hours per month spare time please contact: Bill Macadam 250-856-0048 or email publisher@ cowichannewsleader.com Every week CFC delivers hundreds of loaves of bread, from Mill Bay to Ladysmith, to people who would otherwise go hungry (schools, food banks, seniors centres, and many more) Go to

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HELP WANTED Mr. Popper’s Sweet Shoppe is looking for part-time help. Stop by in person with resume at #1 - 32 High St, Ladysmith.

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PLUMBING A SERVICE PLUMBER. Licence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Reno’s, Repairs. Senior Discounts. After Hour Service. Call Coval Plumbing, 250709-5103.

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ANTIQUES/VINTAGE

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ANTIQUE LAMPS, crystal, ceramic smalls, tables, framed prints, dressers. View daily 1pm-4pm. (250)754-3389.

QUEEN MATTRESS SET! Pillowtop Style. Brand New. $200. (250)713-9680

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APPLIANCES APT. SIZE deep freeze $125. White 17cu ft fridge, $200. Apt. sz fridge, $150. White 30â&#x20AC;? range $175. 30â&#x20AC;? almond range $125. White 30â&#x20AC;? propane stove $150. Kenmore Washer dryer sets $200-$350. Washers $150-$250. Dryers $100-$150. Built-in dishwashers $100$150. White portable dishwasher $100. 6 month warranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

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Rentals Available Ladysmith: 4920 Harbour View. 4 bdrm, 2 bath oceanview 1400 sq ft home on 1/2 acre. Pet friendly, $1200/mo. Chemainus: 3301 Robertson St. 3 bdrm, 2 bath 1/2 duplex. Close to shopping and schools. $950/mo.

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Pursuant to a March 23, 2012 determination by the Director of Consumer Protection BC, a related Compliance Order of the same date and a Supplemental Compliance Order dated November 30, 2012, The Cash Store and Instaloans are required to refund to all borrowers with loan agreements negotiated between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012, the amount of any issuance fee charged, required or accepted for or in relation to the issuance of a cash card. This Compliance Order applies only to loan agreements negotiated in the Province of British Columbia. A Notice of Refund Eligibility was mailed to all clients of The Cash Store and Instaloans who negotiated a loan agreement between November 1, 2009 and March 23, 2012 who also purchased cash cards at the time of negotiating that loan agreement. The Notice of Refund Eligibility that was mailed to clients included a claim form that eligible claimants can use to verify their identity for the purposes of claiming a refund. If you feel that you may be eligible for a refund related to this Notice you may request a claim form from any branch of The Cash Store or Instaloans.

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Ladysmith: 1 bdrm, private patio/entr, shared laundry 4 appls, n/s, n/p, $750 incl. utils & internet. Avail April 1st 250-245-5007. Ladysmith: two bedrooms on Davis Rd. Lots of windows & storage. Two lg bdrm, kitchen, pantry, covered deck, newer F/S, W/D. Pets negotiable, n/s. $1000/mo utilities included. 250-924-8809.

NORTH NANAIMO: 1bdrm private suite. New floors and paint. Shared laundry. Secure, covered parking. FREE hydro, cable & wifi. N/S, No Partiers. $750/mo. 250-756-9746

TOWNHOUSES 3 Bed, 1.5 Bath $950. Clean, bright, quiet, W/D N/S N/P across from schools, avail Apr 1. 250-924-5994

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Heard around town... • If you missed seeing Ladysmith musicians Skellig, David Bitonti, and Kendall Patrick and the Headless Bettys perform at the Dinghy Dock Pub in December, you have a second chance this weekend! Ladysmith On The Dock Part 2 — an acoustic concert series featuring Skellig, David Bitonti and, Kendall Patrick and the Headless Bettys presented by Got Pop? — will take place Saturday, March 22 at 7 p.m. at the Dinghy Dock Pub at 8 Pirates Lane on Protection Island. Tickets are $20 and include round-trip ferry fare and the show. Tickets are available from the artists, at the Dinghy Dock Pub and online at www.ticketzone.com. For a ferry schedule, visit www.dinghydockpub.com. • The Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce is holding its Annual Gen-

eral Meeting Tuesday, as we want to serve March 25 at 5:30 p.m. our entire area from at the Seniors Drop- Saltair to Crofton, but in Centre on Willow anyone with an interStreet. est in moving our area The meeting will be- forward is welcome,” gin at 5:30 p.m. for net- she says. working, then there For more informawill be a welcome tion, contact Ross at and introductions at 250-246-3944 or cham6 p.m. Guest speaker ber@chemainus.bc.ca. Bob Cringan from the • Ladysmith and Chambers Groups District Credit Union Insurance Plan, will (LDCU) recently speak about extended opened its newest subhealth benefits op- sidiary, LDCU Finantions for business cial Management Ltd. owners and their staff, Nick Symons, who plus new group RRSPs, grew up in Ladysmith, from 6:15-7 p.m., and is the new Investment the business meeting Specialist. You can will begin at 7 p.m. meet Nick at 320B Snacks, coffee and First Ave. tea will be provided. • The Ladysmith This year, the Cham- Chamber of Commerce, ber is looking for some Ladysmith Downtown new directors who are Business Association, interested in making Global Vocational Serthe business commu- vices and Dynamic HR nity prosper — at least Solutions present their two, but three would next employment sembe welcome, accord- inar Wednesday, April ing to Chamber co- 16 from 7-9 p.m. at the ordinator Jeanne Ross. Royal Canadian Legion “We are especially at 621 First Ave. The looking for business topic for the evening people outside the will be Employee Recore of Chemainus, tention and Attraction.

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Ladysmith Community Gardens Society and The Ladysmith Library co-hosted a ‘Library Talk’ Feb. 11 with Rose McCully speaking on Orchard Mason Bees. McCully spoke to a packed house and gave a lively talk, according to a press release. The talk was the second in The Community Garden’s Edible Gardening Series. All talks are generously supported by community venues and by local businesses and the Ladysmith and District Credit Union. Visit http://ladysmithcommunitygardensociety.weebly.com for details and for the growing list of sponsors. PHOTO SUBMITTED RSVP to Jassica@dy- open as of Saturday, namichrsolutions.com April 19 from noon to and put “Ladysmith 4 p.m. Tuesday to Satemployer forum” in urday. The museum, the subject line, or call which is now fully 250-597-1901. wheelchair-accessible, • The Ladysmith Mu- will be open Mondays seum will be opening on long weekends only. soon! The museum at • Vancouver Island 721(MJHP TZY \JJPQ^ Ć^JWX First Ave. will be University (VIU) is

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becoming the second in courses that would post-secondary institu- expand their visual art tion in B.C. to offer a career,” says Speight. Bachelor of Arts Major Students pursuing in Visual Arts. the new Major will This is the only de- also find three new gree of its kind on Van- courses added to the couver Island, accord- Visual Art curriculum: ing to a press release Art Careers/Curatorial from VIU. Practices; Advanced Professor Pamela Studio: Multi-DisciplinSpeight, co-chair of ary; and, offered in the VIU’s Visual Art depart- second year of implement, says the Visual mentation, Art of West Art Minor has been Coast First Nations. very popular at VIU, • The Ladysmith Maand many students in rina will be hosting a recent years have been garage sale to support asking for a BA Major Ladysmith Royal Cain the discipline. Visu- nadian Marine Search al Art programs have and Rescue Unit 29 been offered at VIU Saturday, June 7 from for more than 35 years, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. she adds. There is a $5 seller The BA Major in Vi- fee per table/space, sual Art, offered at and sellers are asked the Nanaimo campus, to bring their own offers students the table or tarp. All sale opportunity to com- items must be maplement their degree rine-related, and no with courses in other hazardous materials disciplines including will be accepted. All Business, Marketing, unsold items must be Theatre, Biology, His- removed at the end of tory, Psychology, An- the sale. thropology, Education, There will be hot Science, Media Studies dogs, chips, pop and and Creative Writing, coffee, and all proto name a few. ceeds will be donated “With the BA Major in to the marine search Visual Art, students are and rescue volunteers. required to take a few Sign up at the Marina more electives, and Office or call 250-245they can take them 4521.

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While you’re not looking, this is what’s happening to BC’s world renowned recycling program.

Well, lookie here. One minute you have a perfectly good Blue Box recycling program. The next, something new and rather questionable is being put in its place. And they thought they’d get away with it right under your nose, without telling you or asking your opinion. That’s definitely not democracy in action. The BC Government, elected by us to represent our best interests, has decided to offload the costs of recycling to big multi-national corporations. To implement this new plan, they’ve set up an association that doesn’t really seem to hold the environment, local jobs, or the municipalities that run the Blue Box program, close to its heart.

Perhaps that’s why some of our local elected officials are using the word “scam” to describe how the new program is being set up. It’s also perhaps why several of BC’s municipalities refuse to jump on board. That’s gotta tell you something. Now it’s your turn to let Premier Christy Clark know what you think. Contact her today to say that dismantling an already-working recycling program to replace it with something that few people think will be as good, is a bad idea.

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