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The Town of ladysmith will have a new mayor for the first time in 21 years. And it’s Aaron Stone. Preliminary results from the Nov. 15 election reveal that Stone received 1,315 votes, ahead of Gordon Horth, a current councillor who received 1,002 votes, and Marsh Stevens, who earned 341 votes. Stone, who grew up in Ladysmith, is the president and general manager of Uforik Computers Inc. in downtown Ladysmith, and he is president of the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce and also a director with the Ladysmith and District Credit Union. “I just felt so good about the way we ran [the cam-
paign] and we never turned nasty,” Stone said Saturday night following the election. There will be three returning councillors and three new councillors. Newcomer Cal “Butch” Fradin received 1,465 votes, while newcomer Carol Henderson received 1,432 votes. Incumbent Duck Paterson received 1,410 votes, and current mayor Rob Hutchins, who has held that seat for seven terms, was elected to council with 1,329 votes. Incumbent Steve Arnett was elected with 1,230 votes, and former Public Works director Joe Friesenhan was elected with 1,029 votes. Incumbents Jill Dashwood (895 votes) and Bill Drysdale (873 votes) did not make it back onto council. The other candi-
Ladysmith business owner Aaron Stone has been elected as the town’s new mayor. SEAN SHERSTONE dates who ran were new- said Stone. “We’re blessed comers Robert Cross (961 with a good council to provotes), Thea Melvin (945 vide governance.” votes) and Cathleen McMaStone is looking forward hon (758 votes). to dealing with housekeep“I think we’ve got a strong ing items and establishing mix on council with three a higher level of discourse returning and three new,” and trust within munici-
pal government. Looking he has experience in govahead, he thinks they need ernment service with the to get to work on the Wa- Ministry of Transportation terfront Area Plan and con- and Infrastructure, being tinue to work on infrastruc- part of local government is ture and water security, all new to him. and he says he is already “I’m excited to get ideas talking to the Chamber of of how things are run and Commerce about down- hopefully do the right thing town revitalization. for people,” he said. Fradin was a bit taken Voter turnout is being aback by the fact he re- reported by the Town of ceived the most votes in his Ladysmith as 42.5 per cent. first time out. CivicInfoBC has turnout at “I thought it was very good 41 per cent, but either way, the people empowered me it is higher than the 29-perwith their trust to be on cent turnout in the last mucouncil,” he said. “I very nicipal election in 2011. much appreciate that. It In a non-binding referjust shows people were endum, Ladysmith voters looking for the change they were not in favour of the wanted, and hopefully I can Cowichan Sportsplex reprovide that. I was very ceiving dedicated annual grateful that they all voted funding from the Cowichan for me.” Valley Regional District, Fradin says he is getting with 1,734 people voting no, excited because although and 654 people voting yes.
There will be seven new faces at SD68 board table Lindsay Chung
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There will be a lot of change at the School District 68 board table, as only two trustees from the current board will be returning. Preliminary results from the Nov. 15 election show that Stephanie Higgison had the most votes of the 23 candidates, with 9,545. She will be joined on the board by Scott Kimler with 8,490 votes, Jeff Solomon with 7,463 votes, Steve Rae with 7,270 votes, Natasha Bob with 7,243 votes, Tania Brzovic with 7,020 votes, Noah Routley with 6,752 votes, Jamie Brennan with 6,388 votes and Bill Robinson with 6,347. Only Brennan and Robinson sit on the current board. Higginson, a former high school teacher with an MA in Education Studies who
lives in Cedar, says she is shocked that she received so many votes, and she didn’t expect there to be such a sweep of the board. She feels optimistic about the new board. “They’re such a really strong, diverse, passionate group of people,” she said. “I’m really excited to govern and see where the future will take us.” Higginson says she’s excited to see so many new faces, and she also thinks it’s nice to see two trustees returning and bringing their knowledge and experience to the table. Higginson put her name forward as a trustee candidate with Kimler and Rae after the three worked together to advocate for community consultation and tried to get answers about the district’s 10-year Facilities Plan as part of Save Cedar Schools
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spectful to the people who take the time to come and watch the meeting, and she would like to change the physical structure so that trustees are looking at the people who came to the meetings, and she would also like to see that people in the audience have an opportunity to speak and ask questions before any vote. Higginson is pleased to see that the new board will be more spread out in terms of geography. “I think what we’ve seen in this election is we had a board where everyone was from Nanaimo proper, and there was a feeling out there that the south end was targeted in the facilities closures,” she said. “I think what’s really great is there are people from the tip of the district all the way to the bottom. I think that means no community is See 3 Cedar-area page 3
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Preliminary results show incumbent Mel Dorey retaining his position as area director for Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) Area G (Saltair/ Gulf Islands) after the Nov. 15 election. Dorey received 391 votes, while Tom Hockin received 251 votes, and John Sherry received 78 votes. In the Cowichan Sportsplex referendum, preliminary results show 490 people voted no to defeat the referendum, while 180 people voted yes. Unofficial results show the referendum failed in Area H (North Oyster/Diamond) as well, where 308 people voted no, and 64 people voted yes. In Area H, Mary Marcotte was acclaimed as director.
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Hutchins elected to SD79 board Lindsay Chung
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Rob Hutchins, who has been Ladysmith’s mayor for 21 years, will be taking on a new role in December as a trustee in School District 79. Hutchins decided to run as a councillor in Ladysmith and as a trustee in the Cowichan Valley School District, and he was elected to both positions Nov. 15. Preliminary results show he received the most votes in the trustee election, with 6,699. Hutchins, a retired educator who was a classroom teacher and school counsellor for 33 years, was part of a seven-member Kids First team during the election campaign, and he’ll be joined at the board table by Kids First members Joe Thorne, who received 5,348 votes; Candace Spilsbury, who earned 5,334 votes; Cathy Schmidt, who had 4,938 votes; and Barb de Groot, who earned 4,791 Randy Doman was also elected with 4,975 votes; while Elizabeth Croft received 4,090 to earn the seventh spot at the school board table. Schmidt and Spilsbury were on
the board that was elected in 2011 and was fired by the provincial government, despite voting against the district’s 2012 illegal deficit budget. “It is a great honour to have earned the confidence of voters in SD79 and [know] that the work I have done as director/chair of the Cowichan Steve Rae (left), Scott Kimler and Stephanie Higginson worked together on Valley Regional District, co-chair Save Cedar Schools, and all three have been elected to the new school board of the Cowichan Watershed Board in School District 68. PHOTO SUBMITTED and co-chair of Our Cowichan Community Health Network is valued,” Hutchins said in an e-mail. “I am very optimistic about the seven There will from Page 1 your voice isn’t be- for data, but there’s people that are elected. They are all going to be left out ing heard,” he said. “I a concern the superreasonable, level-headed, dedicated — and I don’t just mean think that translates intendent holds too and informed individuals. I believe, geographical commu- into low morale in the much sway. Trustees together, we will be able to accom- nity. Communities of school district. The are supposed to make plish great things.” stakeholders are not only reason I ran is decisions that reflect Hutchins says the first priority for going to be left out. … I realized in order to community values. I a new board is to establish an effec- I’m looking forward to have a voice with this think the election tive board team and effective gov- a board that puts com- board, the only way to shows people feel the ernance structure. As a trustee, his munities at the heart of do this is to have a seat old board was not dopriorities are the building of a new decisions, and I think on the board. I realized ing that, and I think a Cowichan Secondary School, ad- the south end will feel if I don’t step up, who lot of that had to do dressing class composition issues, that.” is going to. I’m glad to with the governance and building a stronger partnership Kimler, who lives in see that message reso- model.” with other local and regional gov- Yellow Point, says the nated.” Rae, a Cedar parernments to better utilize the school election results are a Kimler recognizes ent, says he is thrilled, district’s facilities and resources. bit overwhelming, but the new school board humbled, excited and he feels hopeful. is coming in at a dif- scared all at once. “I didn’t think we ficult time, after the “It’s an exciting time,” would do as well in province went through he said. “The people also be on council with 2,987 votes, votes as we did, but I the BCTF strike and have spoken. There’s and there will be two more new fac- think it sends a very with provincial fund- obviously a drases — Maeve Maguire, who received strong message that ing for education al- tic change, and I’m 2,485 votes, and Joyce Behnsen, the school board needs ways being a concern. thrilled to be part of it. who earned 2,277 votes. to make decisions that “Times are tough,” he We feel the south end The other candidates were Paul reflect the community,” said. “I realize we’re hasn’t been heard for Fletcher (2,096 votes), Greg Robson he said. “I think we’ve going to have to make a long time, and now (2,078), Dave Haywood (1,981), Ron got a great board, and not-popular decisions, there’s no question it Waller (1,729), Jenni Capps (1,662), I think people have but for me, the first will be.” Lura McCallum (1,543), George Gates done well in electing choice shouldn’t be Rae is happy that (1,514), Jim Fane (1,488), Nick Cau- us, and I look forward to close schools like there are two returnmanns (1,481), Peggy Bran (1,134), to bringing about posi- dominoes. I want to ing trustees, and he Jagtar Singh Mann (1,120), Heather tive change.” look at all the alter- feels Brennan and Campbell (1,008), Laurie Thomson Kimler says he decid- natives and engage Robinson both bring a (980) and Jeffrey Motley (379). ed to run in the elec- stakeholders and get lot to the table. Voters supported the idea of an tion so that he could their input on what “I think we’ve got a amalgamation study with Duncan, have a voice. they think we should very dynamic board with 4,446 residents voting yes in “We have been work- be doing. I understand going forward, and a referendum and 2,065 voting no. ing to save Cedar the district admin are as long as we’re open Voter turnout was about 33 per cent, schools for a while experts in education, and honest and open up from 32 per cent in 2011. Please now, and it doesn’t and I’m certainly go- to new ideas, the sky’s see next week’s paper for more. take very long to see ing to rely on them the limit,” he said.
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Jon Lefebure will serve another term as mayor of North Cowichan. Preliminary results reveal a tight race. Lefebure came out on top with 3,234 votes, ahead of John Koury, a current councillor, with 3,018 votes and Damir Wallener, who received 1,411 votes. Lefebure was a councillor from 1999 to 2002 and then served as mayor for six years, starting in 2002. After a three-year hiatus, he was elected as mayor again in 2011. In the race for council, newcomer Rob Douglas earned the most votes, receiving 3,466. Former mayor Tom Walker received 3,391 votes, and incumbent Al Siebring received 3,053 votes. Incumbent Kate Marsh will
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Ladysmith will be getting a Bar Watch Program to increase safety in pubs and bars. Council voted Nov. 3 to endorse the Town’s participation in the implementation of the Ladysmith Bar Watch Program, in conjunction with the Ladysmith RCMP Detachment and local liquor-primary establishments. Council has expressed an interested in establishing a Bar Watch Program in Ladysmith in the past, and the Ladysmith RCMP has recently come forward and requested that council consider establishing such a program as soon as possible, corporate services director Sandy Bowden explained in her report to council. There’s been a Bar Watch Program in Nanaimo since 2007, and the program is modelled after a program initially established in the United Kingdom and subsequently in Vancouver. In Vancouver, each participating establishment is required to install a video camera (CCTV) at its entrance, alongside Bar Watch signs. Vancouver’s Bar Watch Program is governed by a non-profit Bar Watch Society. Bowden explained to council that this society meets monthly, and these meetings are attended by representatives of the Vancouver Police Department, as well as provincial liquor licence inspectors, representatives of the city’s fire department and other city divisions. Each participating establishment in Vancouver’s Bar Watch Program pays annual dues of $1,000 to cover legal fees, sponsorship commitments and administration fees. As well, participating establishments must sign a Bar Watch Agreement, explained Bowden. Bowden says it is unknown at this time the extent of the financial implications associated with the Ladysmith Bar Watch Program, but staff will discuss it with the RCMP, and if deemed appropriate, will establish an annual amount to be paid by program participants to cover legal fees, sponsorship commitments and administration fees. Councillors were in full support. “We looked at this some time ago, a number of years ago, and at the time, the detachment was looking to make it a regional program,” noted Coun. Gord Horth. “We’ve had a recommendation from our local detachment commander to implement this, and with good reason, so I firmly support this one.”
Coun. Jillian Dashwood was “totally in support” of the program, especially with three new establishments opening in town. “I think it’s really important that we start working towards these goals and making sure we have safety in our community,” she said. Mayor Rob Hutchins noted that this is just the beginning of the process, and there are still questions that need to be answered. While the original approach was to include all the pubs within the Ladysmith detachment area, including Timberlands Pub for example, this approach is just for the town because this is not applicable to rural area liquor establishments, he explained. From here, staff will schedule a meeting with the RCMP to determine next steps in the process. Bowden anticipates that local liquor-primary establishments will be advised of the program and requested to participate. *** At the same council meeting, Coun. Jillian Dashwood, on behalf of the Social Planning Cowichan homelessness committee, asked if the Town could look into providing showers to homeless people. She asked if the Town could, through the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association, issue passes to the Frank Jameson Community Centre so that people who don’t have a place to shower could use the showers there. She is also going to approach the Ladysmith Maritime Society about providing shower access. “This is giving an opportunity for people who don’t have a home to be clean,” she said. Council was supportive of asking staff to look into how this could be done and come back to council with a recommendation. *** The Nov. 3 meeting was Coun. Glenda Patterson’s penultimate meeting, as she did not seek reelection on Nov. 15. She shared a few words with council, reflecting on the 15 years in total that she spent in the council chambers. “I’m stepping down for personal reasons and medical reasons,” she said. “There were times when I felt like it was a boys’ club, but we must remember: behind every successful man, there is a good woman. I’m truly proud of having served Ladysmith and its citizens. It has been a learning and a rewarding experience. I wish all the candidates good luck, and I will miss you. Thanks for the memories.”
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Shop local challenge issued Editor: A challenge to all of Ladysmith: There has been a lot of talk in the election debate about economic development, some mention of shopping locally and my opinion is that for more businesses to want to come to our town, they need to see that the current ones are successful and being supported by the community. So as you head into the Christmas shopping season, please think Ladysmith first, and what I mean by that is, instead of saying I am going to get my mom item X, which they don’t sell in Ladysmith, so off to Nanaimo I go, try thinking instead ‘what would mom like that I can buy in Ladysmith?’ I encourage you to get out of your car and walk into each business in Ladysmith and see what it has to offer. I heard a council candidate say at the all candidates meeting that you can’t buy clothes or shoes in town. Yes, you can! We have art, antiques, boating supplies, books, candy, clothes, collectibles, computers, cosmetics, crafts, electronics, flowers and plants, games, hardware, kitchenware, pies, personalized calendars, RESPs, shoes, tires, toys, turkeys, wiper blades, wine and spirits, yarn to make something homemade, and think about all the places where you could get gift certificates for services: aesthetics, B&B stays, fitness, gas, hair, kayaking, massage, oil changes, restaurants, tax services, theatre tickets, yoga ... the list is endless. And yes because I work at the Chronicle and I hear people complaining on social media about not knowing what is going on in their community — a subscription to the Chronicle! So I challenge all of you: Try and buy every Christmas present in Ladysmith this year. Lots of stores are staying open late Fridays in December. The Ladysmith Downtown Business Association kicks off the month of December with Old Tyme Christmas on Dec. 5, where you can combine some family fun with some shopping or browsing. Do I hear: “Challenge accepted”? Teresa McKinley Publisher, Ladysmith Chronicle Vice-President, Ladysmith Downtown Business Association
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Results from last week’s question Are you planning to take part in Light Up on Nov. 27 in Ladysmith? Yes 58.3% No 41.7% The Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A9. For information phone 1-888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.
Hutchins will make a great trustee Editor: I was one of many parents who came to Rob Hutchins and other members of council last year to ask them to look seriously at aligning with School District 79 (SD79). As a parent of two boys who have been frustratingly under-served by School District 68 (SD68) for eight years now, I am certain Ladysmith as a community would do much better in SD79. We do not have to be held hostage to a Nanaimocentric board that has consistently (over at least the last three boards who were elected) not made decisions that are good for Ladysmith. Last year, SD68 closed Davis Road, shunted Grade 7s off to high school, relocated French Immersion out of town and left Ladysmith with NOTHING concrete in their 10-year facility plan. These plans were all done so that SD68 could prioritize a $90-plus-million rebuild of Nanaimo District
Secondary School, a project (if the ministry funds it at all) that will take nearly all facilities funding for this district for a generation of kids. Numerous Ladysmith parents have already voted with their feet and pulled out of the district. We have many kids from our town now going to Chemainus Elementary, St. Joseph’s, to the private schools, to the new Stz’uminus schools or just doing learn at home. In fact, our town has a disproportionate number of kids aged five to 12 (compared to both provincial and Vancouver Island averages) not actually attending public school in our town (46 per cent!). My wife and I now drive our kids to École Mt Prevost in Duncan and are relieved to be at a school that is reasonably well resourced and functioning normally. I think Rob Hutchins will make a great trustee, and I hope that our neighbours in Saltair and south see value in having someone with that much experience in the public school system and local government, come make positive contributions. Having an informed
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Festival of Lights Society could use your help Editor: We’re just over a week away from the 27th annual Light Up celebration, and the Festival of Lights Society needs your help to make it another topnotch celebration. We’re hoping we can get some volunteers for Light Up day Thursday, Nov. 27 to help man the barricades. You can come and bring your lawn chairs and catch all the festivities, but we just need the barricades to be manned. With the large crowd that we get, we need to make
sure safety is at the top of the list, and it would be a big, big help to us if there was a family or responsible group that wanted to come and look after a certain area, such as High Street, to keep it safe. Anyone interested in volunteering during Light Up can call the Festival of Lights office at 250-2455888. We are also hoping that people will be able to donate lights. If you’re putting up your Christmas lights and changing your colour scheme or exchanging old lights for LED lights and you want to dispose of any lights, we would be happy to use them. You can drop them off at the Festival of Lights building near the Ladysmith Cemetery or give us a call at 250-2455888, and we can come pick them up. Because LED lights are so expensive, as we buy more LEDs, we don’t have the money to expand like we want to, so if people are getting rid of lights and want to donate them to us, that would help greatly. Thank you. Duck Paterson Festival of Lights Society
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This month, the Ladysmith Camera Club is offering a special opportunity for local photographers to expand their photography into the challenging and furtive world of street photography. Vancouver-based street photographer and educator Evan Kreider will be sharing his methods and techniques for obtaining stylish and evocative images of people, places and things in a presentation at the Ladysmith Camera Club Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at Hardwick Hall, at the corner of Third Ave. and High Street in Ladysmith. “We are delighted to host Evan Kreider at our November meeting,” Ladysmith Camera Club president Brent Browning said in a press release. “Our goal is to provide a
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forum for photographic education, and street photography has been a popular request in our club.” Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting. There is a guest dropin fee of $5 for non-members. For more information, visit www.ladysmithcameraclub.com. Kreider is Professor Emeritus (musicology) at UBC and an avid amateur photographer specializing in street, people and nature photography. For more information, visit kreiderskorner.blogspot.ca. The Ladysmith Camera Club was founded in 2008, and it exists to promote the appreciation and sharing of all things photographic in the greater Ladysmith area. The club meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Hardwick Hall. The Ladysmith Camera Club welcomes new members, from novice to pro.
This Christmas, the Chemainus Theatre Festival is debuting a holiday mystery, a comedic drama of Victorian tradition and literary novelty, unwrapped for the first time in Canada. Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol is a cheerful case of solving “who you are, and what you will become.” The allages show starts Nov. 21 and runs for four weeks. The re-imagined story, written by Seattle playwright John Longenbaugh, is a clever blend of two wellloved classics. After being presumed dead for three years, a hardened Sherlock Holmes resurfaces feeling dark and ill-natured. Tired of solving crimes, and in a thoroughly Scroogey-spirit, he has concluded that early retirement is his only option. No one, not even the abundantly cheerful Dr. Watson, can puzzle-out what is bothering the crotchety detective. And thus, the Christmas mystery begins. Before the night is over, Holmes is forced to face the ghost of his great enemy Professor Moriarty, the memory of his lost love, the chaos that results from abandoning his work and, finally, a terrifying future. Before morning, he must deduce where his higher purpose lies. The well-known stories and characters are renewed in clever circumstances, which offer audiences a fresh way to enjoy what the Seattle Times calls “smart, witty and fun... holiday diversion.” A break from the normalcy of the season is exactly what The Chemainus Theatre Festival hopes to celebrate with audiences.
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Five-week Christmas market opens in downtown Chemainus Lindsay Chung
said Grigor. “Our plan is to do fun events whenever we can.” Grigor had a winSix artists who were dow display at the involved in the inauempty storefront at gural Polka Dot Trail 9778 Willow St. all studio tour are comsummer, and she ing together once started wondering if again just in time for she might be able to Christmas shopping. get enough artists inFrom now until volved to make a popDec. 20, the Polka up market. Dot Trail Christmas The interest was Market will be open there, and the Polka at 9778 Willow St. in Dot Trail Christmas Chemainus Tuesday Market was born. to Thursday from 11 “Anthem Properties a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday has been wonderful from noon to 7 p.m. about encouraging us and Saturday from 10 to do this,” she said. a.m. to 5 p.m. Artists Grigor thinks the will be on-site Fridays Polka Dot Trail Christand Saturdays. From left, Linda Westrom, Cim MacDonald, Mary Ann Gerwing, Daphne Carlyle The featured artists and Peggy Grigor wlecomed visitors to the Polka Dot Trail Christmas Market in mas Market is a great downtown Chemainus during the grand opening Nov. 14. Missing from photo opportunity to spread the word about all the is B.C. Westrom. The market is open until Dec. 20. LINDSAY CHUNG art that is available in include Peggy Grigor B.C. Westrom (en- tors alike to support the Chemainus Valley. (pottery), Cim Mac- caustic art). local artists and give “The whole thing is Donald (photography “It’s a nice little mix,” their loved ones gifts people will buy local and paintings), Lin- said Grigor. “They’re made right here in the art if they know how da Westrom (hand- all Chemainus Valley Chemainus Valley. to find it,” she said. blown glass), Mary artists.” “We started the PolTo learn more about Ann Gerwing (paintThe Polka Dot Trail ka Dot Trail in Octo- the market and the ings), Art and Daphne Christmas Market ber, and the concept participating artists, Carlyle (digital art opened as a chance was to develop that visit www.polkadotand art cards) and for residents and visi- fun polka dot brand,” trail.com. THE CHRONICLE
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With a motto of giving people a hand up, not a hand out, the Ladysmith Soup Kitchen is serving roughly 100 people a week. And getting a helping hand from the community to do so. The Ladysmith Soup Kitchen started April 1 and currently runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-5 p.m. at the back of Eagles Hall (accessed by the back parking lot). “We make it restaurant-style,” said volunteer Steve Sharpe, pastor of The Rock Christian Fellowship. “Clients come and sit, and we offer them tea, coffee and water. There are two choices of sandwiches. We make four loaves of grilled cheese, and we usually have two kinds of soup. We started out where people would just come in and leave, but now, they come in and talk at the table. We know them all by name when they come through the door now. There’s a real sense of community now.” People who come into the Soup Kitchen are given all the soup and sandwiches they can eat there, and they also receive a soup and sandwich to take home for the next day. Sharpe says they see an average of 50 people per day, with as many as 70 people coming in on a busy day. In the beginning, the Soup Kitchen received
Sharpe says the Soup the sides and lay matKitchen is looking at tresses down to turn different ways to fund- it into a shelter in the raise, and they’ve been evenings. getting a lot of great Because the Soup community support. Kitchen is a program of A lot of the baking is the LRCA, people who made by volunteers, donate can receive and they receive do- charitable receipts. nations from grocery To donate food items, stores, including 49th people can contact the Parallel Grocery and LRCA, Sharpe or JacSave-On-Foods. queline Caro. For more “It’s a great commuinformation, call the Steve Sharpe (left) receives a donation from Dale nity for that kind of LRCA at 250-245-3079. Gisborne from the Ladysmith Dads Drop-In for the thing,” said Sharpe. Next month, the CeleLadysmith Soup Kitchen. LINDSAY CHUNG Sharpe says their bration of Light on Dec. $2,000 from the Town abled people and the dream is that one day, 19 at Eagles Hall will of Ladysmith grants- working poor to peo- they’ll have a perma- be supporting the soup in-aid program to start ple who are on welfare, nent facility where kitchen, with food doout. The Ladysmith elderly people who are they could operate a nations going to the Food Bank helped get lonely and single-par- soup kitchen every Food Bank and cash day, and they’d be able donations going to the the Soup Kitchen start- ent families. ed for a 10-week peThe Ladysmith Dads to move the tables to Soup Kitchen. riod until June 30. The Drop-In recently doSoup Kitchen is a pro- nated $596.50 to the gram of the Ladysmith Ladysmith Soup KitchResources Centre As- en. They raised the sociation (LRCA). money by giving out Sharpe says they’re hot dogs by donation, working on a budget, sponsored by 49th Parand they try to feed an allel Grocery. average of 400 people Dale Gisborne, one of a month on a budget of the facilitators, heard a $600 a month. Soup Kitchen was be“The problem is we’re ing formed and wanted growing and expand- to help. ing,” he said. “We’re “I figured the Soup really maxing out ex- Kitchen needed help penses. The Eagles and exposure,” he said. have given us reduced “We wanted people to rent to help out, and know about them and they’ve been a gra- thought we need peocious host.” ple in our community Many of the volun- to know this is happenteers come from local ing.” churches. Gisborne says the “We have a whole Dads Drop-In will do range of age and ex- another hot dog sale perience volunteering,” in January to consaid Sharpe. “High tinue to raise money school kids volunteer, and awareness for the and parents bring their Soup Kitchen. little kids.” “We’re really appreciaSharpe says their cli- tive of all the help we ents range from people can get with food and with addictions, men- funding going forward,” tally or physically dis- said Sharpe.
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LSS ranked third in B.C.
The Ladysmith Secondary School senior girls volleyball team is having a terrific season and is currently ranked third in the province. The school is holding a spirit event this Wednesday after 2 p.m. to support the senior girls’ team and cheer them on in a game against Brentwood Bay. The 49ers recently won the North Islands by defeating Brentwood Bay. The girls from Ladysmith claimed the championship with scores of 25-16, 22-25, 21-25, 16-25.
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Nominations are now being accepted for the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards. Nominations are open to any athlete, team, coach, official or sport administrator including junior athletes and masters from Ladysmith to Nanoose Bay. The deadline is Dec. 12. New awards will be added in the junior age division. There will be a Junior Male Individual Athlete of the Year, Junior Female Individual Athlete of the Year, Junior Male Team Athlete of the Year and Junior Female Team Athlete of the Year. Other categories include Male Individual Athlete of the Year, Female Individual Athlete of the Year, Male Team Athlete of the Year, Female Team Athlete of the Year, Team of the Year, Junior Team of the Year, Masters Athlete of the Year, Partners of the Year, Grassroots Coach of the Year, High-Performance Coach of the Year, Official of the Year, Sport Administrator of the Year, and Best Sports News Story of the Year. Visit www.nanaimosportachievementawards. com to access an online nomination form.
Grade 10 girls undefeated in regular season play Staff Writer
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Ladysmith Secondary School’s Grade 10 girls’ volleyball team had an undefeated regular season and a strong showing in the postseason, making it as far as the North Islands. During the regular season, the 49ers did not lose any first sets, which are the ones that counted towards the standings, explained coach Non Hozempa. Hozempa says the team started the season really strong. “The year started off right away with a tourney at Vancouver Island University, where our initial goal was to get up to double digits in every set, but to our surprise, we ended up winning a set off Dover and Wellington,” he said. “We also made the team that won it the year before — St. Pats — sweat a little
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Shop at Home Service The Ladysmith Secondary School Grade 10 girls’ volleyball team went undefeated in the regular season and finished second in the Districts. TERESA MCKINLEY bit and won a game Ladysmith lost a tough “I do not think we gave first set 28-26 and then ourselves enough credagainst Woodlands.” Then, the 49ers went lost the second set 25- it at the start of the season, but that definitely undefeated and went 17 to Wellington. This second-place changed by the end. By into the district tournafinish earned the 49ers the end, the girls played ment ranked first. At the Districts, a trip to the North with plenty of confiHozempa says they had Islands, where they dence and had a lot of a tough first day, win- suffered three tough fun. I think we turned ning only one of three losses on the first day a lot of heads during games, but they rallied against Brooks, Aspen- the season in terms of the next day to beat grove and Vanier, end- how other teams saw Nanaimo District Sec- ing their season. our team, and I believe ondary School and As- “It was a season of Ladysmith will have a pengrove to make it to proving ourselves strong program going the finals. In the finals, wrong,” said Hozempa. forward.”
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Chemainus Secondary School isn’t known for producing championship teams in volleyball. But that’s all changing. With good coaching and a renewed focus to develop talent in the sport, Chemainus achieved instant success by winning the Island A crown for senior boys and qualified to compete in the provincials in Abbotsford Nov. 20 to 22. Andrew Easson brought his considerable volleyball experience from Duncan Christian School to formulate a plan that’s already paying dividends. “My hope is that this provincial trip will be just what the school needs to create a buzz for the volleyball pro-
Beyond Your Expectations
gram,’’ noted coach starting to practise romped to a 25-11 win Easson. “By next year, two weeks before in the second set. this team could be a the Island finals. All Chemainus faced contender, so I antici- Chemainus had under Ucluelet again in the pate that you will be its belt was an exhibi- championship match hearing much more tion match against the and the teams were about them by next competitive DCS ju- neck-and-neck in the volleyball season.’’ nior boys. first game again, tied Heading into the IsScores were a bit at 18-18 and 22-22. land tournament, there deceiving, with the Ucluelet pulled ahead wasn’t a clear favourite only close matches 24-22, but coach Easamong the four teams. for Chemainus coming son called a timeout to Two teams had not against Ucluelet dur- compose the team, and seen each other during ing round robin play. Kyle Kulak promptly the season. Chemainus beat served four straight Since Ucluelet beat Campbell River 25-20, points to produce a Chemainus at last 25-12 and Gaglardi 25- 26-24 victory. The secyear’s Island champi- 12, 25-16. ond set was not nearly onship, Chemainus seChemainus had as close again and niors Zach Diewert and Ucluelet on the ropes Chemainus took a 25Richard Moore were in the first game with 19 victory, leading by not interested in seeing a 24-19 lead but caught three or four points history repeat itself. a couple of unlucky most of the way. As the tournament breaks that suddenly Jayden Hamm was progressed, it turned turned the game into the tournament’s most into a real dogfight. a 24-24 tie. From valuable player, and Chemainus was the there, it went back and Moore received allonly team that hadn’t forth but Chemainus star status. Diewert, played in tournaments served the last couple Nathaniel White and and league matches, of points to win 28-26. Sam Baker also played taking time to get the There was no turning well throughout for season going and just back, as Chemainus Chemainus.
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CHEMAINUS SKETCH GROUP - Painting and sketching group meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. New members welcome. 250-246-3118
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE
LADYSMITH 1-BDRM Pet friendly, shared laundry, close to town. $675. (250)210-0756.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY SUPPORT GROUP - 3rd. Wed. of the month, 6:30 - 7:30 pm, Inn on Long Lake, 4700 North Island Hwy. Nanaimo. All welcome
2010 SUBARU LEGACY Reduced to $14,800. 35,000 km, Automatic transmission with paddles on steering wheel, Air conditioning, Heated seats & mirrors, AWD. Dark blue. Keyless entry plus many extras including iPod jack, CD player, block heater, “hill holder�, spare tire, etc. Michelle 250-710-7905 (Duncan)
SUITES, LOWER
Meicor Properties Ladysmith: 1 bdrm top floor ocean view $740/mo avail Nov 1st, 1 bdrm 3rd floor ocean view $720/mo avail Dec. 1st, 2 bdrm 4th flr $860/mo avail now. Includes heat & hot water, small pets OK. 250-9246966. www.meicorproperties.com
BINGO Every Fri, 6:45 p.m., Chemainus Legion branch #191. Doors open 5 p.m.
CARS 2004 PONTIAC Sunfire, silver. 4-door, automatic, power windows & locks, air cond., 103,000 km. $3000. Call (250)701-9111.
BORN HEALTHY - a program for pregnant women and new moms. Check out “Born Healthy Ladysmith� on Facebook or call Kate at 250245-3079 (the LRCA). Wednesdays from 10-1:30 with drop-in office hours for one-on-one on Mon and Tues from 10-1:30. LADYSMITH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP Meets on the 1st & 3rd Friday of the month 1:30 pm basement of Ladysmith Resource Centre.
DAD'S GROUP - Drop In Breakfast - Program of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association. 630 - 2nd Ave., Upper Floor, Saturdays, 10 - noon. 250-245-3079. COWICHAN VALLEY HOSPICE Emotional support for those facing a life threatening illness, family and friends and for those grieving the death of a loved one. 1-888-7014242. Group, telephone & individual support available.
CLUES ACROSS 1. Sun up in New York 4. Ghana monetary unit 8. Japan’s 1st capital 10. The evil Agagite 11. Burn the surface 12. Win the auction 13. Hollyhock genus 15. With respect to an axis 16. Comportments 17. Secret agent 18. Pastureland 19. Square, rectangle or rhombus 23. Arab outer garment 24. East by north 25. Ambulance initials 26. East northeast 27. A buck’s mate 28. I.M.___, architect 29. Anti-vaccine actress activist 36. Adult male swan 37. Vietnamese offensive 38. Silver salmon 39. Building fronts 41. W. Austrian province 42. Washed with a solvent 43. Nomadic Sami people 44. Restore 45. Allegheny plum 46. US bridge engineer James 47. Showed the way
ANSWER to THIS WEEKS PUZZLE
ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
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CLUES DOWN 1. Settle in tents 2. Tuberous Mexican flowers 3. Bullets that leave a trail 4. Language of Andora 5. Distinctive badge 6. Issued each day 7. __ 500, car race 9. Special event venue 10. A Chinese Moslem 12. Relating to atomic #8 14. Signing 15. Military mailbox 17. Patti Hearst’s captors 20. Kvetched 21. East by south 22. Rainbow effect (abbr.) 25. Long time 26. Treaty of Rome creation 27. Deliberates 28. Payment (abbr.) 29. Merry temperament 30. Affirmative 31. Public presentation 32. Stirs up sediment 33. One in bondage 34. Family Upupidae bird 35. Made barking sounds 36. 1994 US wiretapping law 39. A companion (archaic) 40. Morning moisture
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LIVE MUSIC AT
Treat yourself to a LenaToasted Caramel Birtwistle Latte This month:
NOW OFFERING IN HOUSE
WIDE FORMAT COLOUR PRINTING
For your Banners. Posters, Pictures,Etc!
Friday, March 18 7:00pm
Serving locally roasted coffee, soup & sandwiches, fresh-baked treats, free WiFi, and now.....live music!
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Day e l a S day
r u t a S , Friday unday &S , 23 2 2 , 1 Nov 2 Mott’s Clamato Juice
1.89 litres, limit 2 total, regular only
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Day Sale
2/ 5 $
Armstrong
Cheddar Cheese
Medium, Mozza, Marble, Old or Ex Old White. 600 g, limit 2 total
e s u a c e B t s u J A BOUQUET OF BEST WISHES
Bloooms Direct Line 250-245-3344 Cedar, Ladysmith, Chemainus, Duncan LADYSMITH CHEMAINUS
Your Island Community Grocers since 1977
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Day Sale
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Fresh Baked
Three Korn Bread
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730 grams
Day Sale
2/ 5 $
CEDAR
1/2 Price
DUNCAN
1020 1st Avenue
3055 Oak Street
1824 Cedar Road
550 Cairnsmore Street
250-245-3221
250-246-3551
250-722-7010
250-748-2412
Open Daily from 7:30 am - 9:00 pm 100% Locally Owned & Operated • We deliver! (See store for details) We reserve the right to limit quantities • Pictures for illustrative purposes only
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