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Year-in-Review
Looking in the rearview mirror The Chronicle looks back at some of the stories that made headlines in the second half of 2014.
July walking their dog. The trail was The Ladysmith Farmers’ Mar- later withdrew), Carol HenderLadysmith triathlete Courtney closed for about a week. ket, overseen by the Ladysmith son, Cathleen McMahon and Chanin qualified for the triathlon North Cowichan Coun. John Chamber of Commerce, wound Thea Melvin. world championships next year Koury was the first hopeful to down its first full year of operaNovember in Chicago. The 16-year-old did so announce he would be seek- tion at Transfer Beach and saw Ladysmith council was asked after finishing as the top female ing the mayor’s chair in the Nov. the number of vendors more to do something to turn the lights in the Shawnigan Lake Triathlon 15 municipal election. Later in than double, with some on at Brown Drive Park, High School Sprint. the month, computer engineer weeks seeing more as neighbours In music news, Ladysmith Sec- Damir Wallener put his name for- than 50 booths raised concerns ondary School graduates Evan ward, while current mayor Jon set up. about vanMiller and Aleisha Kalina were Lefebure said he was still on the Students dalism and named to the Top 12 in the prov- fence about running in the elec- finally resafety as ince-wide Peak Performance tion. turned groups Project radio contest as the duo Pamela Little, who trains with to class of youth The Wild Romantics. the Ladysmith-Chemainus Orcas Sept. 23 gathered Ladysmith residents were re- Swim Club, won six medals at after B.C. at the minded to be aware of animals the North American Indigenous Teachers’ park afwhile using local trails after mul- Games in Saskatchewan. She re- F e d e r a ter dark. tiple cougar sightings were re- turned from the Games with one tion memAaron ported. gold medal and five silver medals. bers voted Stone, who After her restaurant, the CasChronicle cartoonist Rob Ker- 86 per cent grew up in sidy Country Kitchen, was de- nachan of Saltair published his in favour of a Ladysmith stroyed in a late-May fire caused 2,000th cartoon on Aug. 19. six-year agreeand is the presiby a faulty cappuccino machine, The popular Yellow Point Lodge ment reached with dent and general Kristina Stauffer moved forward celebrated its 75th anniversary the help of mediator manager of Uforik quickly in the hopes of rebuild- this year. Vince Ready. At Ladysmith SecComputers Inc. in downtown ing. In July, she opened a mobile As the beginning of another ondary School, there was a major Ladysmith, was elected mayor kitchen on the site, the Cassidy school year neared, there was influx of students, with enrol- in the Nov. 15 municipal elecCountry Kitchen Wagon. still no news of a resolution to ment jumping from 580 last year tion. Voters elected incumbents Lifelong friends Mary Nicholls the dispute between the British to 840 with the arrival of Grade Steve Arnett, Duck Paterson and and Ava Wilson, both members of Columbia Teachers’ Federation 7 English students and about 200 Rob Hutchins (who had been the the Mid-Isle Soccer Club, played and B.C. public school employ- students from Cedar Secondary town’s mayor for seven terms) for the Vancouver Island-Central ees, leaving start dates uncertain. School, which had closed at the to council, along with newcomCoast U12 Girls’ soccer team at In School District 68, the school end of June. ers Cal “Butch” Fradin, Carol the BC Summer Games in district board office had The Town of Ladysmith held a Henderson and Joe Friesenhan. Nanaimo. been behind picket public meeting to unveil the re- Hutchins was also elected to the The Town of line since July 20, sults of a water study. The study School District 79 school board. Ladysmith held and as a result, found that Ladysmith is unlikely The election brought a wave its final pubmaintenance to reach a crisis with its water of change to the School District lic hearing work on supply any time soon, but a wa- 68 school board, as only two ahead of d i s t r i c t ter crisis will be an annual occur- trustees returned to the nineproposed s c h o o l s rence if something isn’t done to member board. Stephanie Higchanges had not increase capacity by 2054. The ginson, Scott Kimler, Jeff Soloto the b e e n study was requested after the mon, Steve Rae, Natasha Bob, Zoning c o m - Couverdon boundary extension Tania Brzovic and Noah Routley B y l a w, pleted, as proposal was defeated through were elected trustees, along with and the staff did the alternative approval process. incumbents Jamie Brennan and issue of not wish October Bill Robinson. coach housto cross the Ladysmith council rejected the In North Cowichan, Mayor Jon es dominated picket lines. boundary extension proposal Lefebure retained his position, the discusSeptember from Couverdon Real Estate dur- while voters elected newcomsion. Later in the North Cowichan ing a special council meeting Oct. ers Rob Douglas, Tom Walker month, council gave council approved the 1, with the mayor and four coun- (a former mayor), Maeve the bylaw second and third read- construction of a skatepark at cillors voting against the propos- Maguire and Joyce ing and referred the Zoning Bylaw the old elementary school site. al and two voted to support it. Benhsen to counto the Ministry of Transportation The skatepark has been debated The Canadian Cancer Society cil, along with and Infrastructure, bringing the since about 1997. Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock incumbents updated bylaw a step closer to The Ladysmith Resources Cen- rolled through Ladysmith for the Al Siebring completion. tre Association introduced a 16th year, and the community and Kate August new festival in mid-September. raised an amazing $45,000 for Marsh. Nita Grant was chosen as the With government cutbacks, the childhood cancer research and Mel DoLadysmith Celebrations Society’s association was looking at do- to send children and teens deal- rey was reCitizen of the Year for 2014 dur- ing more of its own fundraising, ing with cancer and their families elected as ing Ladysmith Days. Grant has and it came up with the idea for to Camp Goodtimes. director for been a member of the Ladysmith the first annual Berry Mania FesAs the deadline to file nomina- C o w i c h a n Rotary Club for more than 40 tival at Transfer Beach, featur- tion papers for the Nov. 15 mu- Valley Reyears, was a merchant leader in ing an Amazing Race scavenger nicipal election came and went, gional District the revitalization of the down- hunt, a bike rodeo hosted by the we learned that there would be Electoral Area town area in the 1980s and has Ladysmith RCMP, entertainment a new mayor in Ladysmith for G (Saltair/Gulf Isvolunteered on numerous com- and more. the first time in 21 years. Gordon lands). Mary Marcotte mittees, commissions and boards Four members of Canada’s Horth, Marsh Stevens and Aaron had been acclaimed as director over the years. As well, she insti- Olympic women’s soccer team Stone put their names forward as of Area H (North Oyster/Diagated the Coats for Kids program came to Ladysmith. Karina LeB- candidates for mayor, while sev- mond) earlier in the fall. and started the 50 Plus Computer lanc, Diana Matheson, Rhian en-term mayor Rob Hutchins put Chemainus tenor Ken Lavigne Club. Wilkinson and Melissa Tancredi, his name forward as a candidate released a new Christmas CD Ladysmith’s well-used Holland who won bronze medals at the for one of six council seats, along and also revealed that he is raisCreek Trail was closed after a 2012 Summer Olympics, led with incumbents Steve Arnett, ing money to pursue his dream dog chased away a cougar that training sessions with Mid-Isle Jill Dashwood, Bill Drsydale and of singing on stage at the Sydney was exhibiting aggressive behav- Soccer Club players at Forrest Duck Paterson and newcomers Opera House in 2015. iour, coming up the slope and Field and took part in a leader- Robert Cross, Cal “Butch” Fradin, December right at two people who were ship luncheon. Joe Friesenhan, Nita Grant (who Organizers estimated that about
15,000 people came to Ladysmith Nov. 27 to celebrate Light Up and the beginning of the Festival of Lights. This year’s parade was the biggest one yet, with 76 entries, many of which had multiple vehicles. Ladysmith Secondary School’s senior girls’ volleyball team returned from the provincial championships with a silver medal. The team had gone into the provincials ranked fourth in B.C. after winning the Islands and the North Islands. At the provincial championship, Kelsey Hutt and Shelby Dorman-Banks were named to the First All-Star team, and Marika Grubac was named to the Second All-Star team. About 70 people were out of work in early December, as operations at Western Forest Products’ Ladysmith Sawmill on Ludlow Road were put temporarily on hold. The temporary curtailment of operations started Dec. 5 and was caused by a lower demand for the mill’s lumber in China. Members of the Chemainus Health Care Auxiliary returned from the National Philanthropy Day event in Victoria with the Outstanding Philanthropic Service Club Award. The Cinnamon Bun Fun Run in Ladysmith raised a record amount of food this year. Four hundred and 65 runners and walkers took part in the 10th annual run/walk and raised 6,340 pounds of food and $2,849 for the Ladysmith Food Bank. Nanaimo RCMP seized guns, drugs and stolen property from a home in the Yellow Point area and also found a pipe bomb after investigating this home and one in Nanaimo for several months. The transformation of Waterwheel Square in Chemainus was completed just before Christmas. Construction on the Waterwheel parking lot had begun in August, and the work included a total redesign of the parking lot and the creation of a vibrant, multi-use town square. About a month after being voted in, the new School District 68 board voted to have Grade 7 students in Ladysmith attend Ladysmith Intermediate School in September 2015 instead of Ladysmith Secondary School. The trustees also voted to place a 30-day hold on the construction and awarding of contracts at Cedar Elementary School to review the long-term impacts of this work on the district.
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163 received hampers Lindsay Chung
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Just before Christmas, volunteers with the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association (LRCA) delivered hampers to 163 recipients through the Christmas Cheer program. Forty-two of those hampers — which include all the food needed to provide a Christmas dinner, as well as gifts for family members — were sponsored by individuals and businesses, and of those 42, 20 were sponsored by Oceanview Community Church. Scott Bastian, who co-ordinated the program this year with Heather Owsianski, says there was “tons of” food donated at the schools and churches this year, and the Christmas Cheer program also receives a lot of ongoing support from local businesses, who put out donation boxes.
Fresh food comes from 49th Parallel Grocery and Saveon-Foods, and all the donations are collected, sorted and placed in hampers to help brighten up the holidays for people in Ladysmith. After the hampers are distributed, any food and items that are left over are given to the Ladysmith Food Bank. Besides food, each hamper also contains Christmas gifts, and Bastian says they could always use more gift items for older youth, as they found there were less gifts provided for people in the 12-18 age group. “A lot of stuff gets donated for younger people, but there’s a segment of people with teenagers,” he said. Bastian says the hamper recipients range from single people to families with children, including blended families and families where grand-
Fatal crash in Crofton
parents are raising It didn’t take long for their grandchildren. 2015 to take a tragic “There is a lot of need turn in Cowichan. A in the town, and there 29-year-old Ladysmith is also a lot of gener- man is dead after a car osity in the commu- crash Sunday night on nity,” said Bastian. the Island Highway near This year’s 163 the Crofton turnoff. hamper recipients is “The New Year has pretty comparable to begun on a very sad previous years, as the note for a Ladysmith LRCA distributed 171 family,” North hampers in 2013, 155 Cowichan/Duncan RCMP in 2012, 169 in 2011 Cpl. Krista Hobday and 167 in 2010. said in a media release. Donations for the “(On) Jan. 4, just shy of Christmas Cheer 8 p.m., a single vehicle program are always left the roadway south gratefully accepted of Mt. Sicker Road throughout the year. and the Trans-Canada The LRCA is also Highway near Crofton grateful for volunteer and rolled. Witnesses help. Bastian says at stopped to offer aid, but least 40 people volun- the lone occupant, a teered each day over 29-year-old Ladysmith the three days it took man, was pronounced to sort, pack and dis- dead at the scene. He tribute the hampers was operating a 2008 before Christmas, Ford F150 pick-up and there are many southbound on the ways to help through- Trans-Canada Highway. out the year. Anyone “The cause of the who is interested in collision is still under volunteering with the investigation.” Christmas hamper No name has been program can contact released. The RCMP and the LRCA at 250-245- B.C. Coroner’s Office are 3709 or visit 630 Sec- investigating. ond Ave. —John McKinley
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It’s all about community for Neubauer
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Chemainus-area businesses were honoured by the Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce in late November at the annual Golden Brush Awards dinner. The awards recognize excellence in businesses and individuals, particularly those that contribute to the community. This year, more than 260 nominations were received in nine categories. The 10th category, the President’s Award, is chosen by the Chamber president, with input from the board of directors. This year’s award recipients are:
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Ron Neubauer loves his community. And he’s been recognized for that love and for his dedication to helping others by the Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce. In late November, Neubauer was presented with the President’s Award during the annual Golden Brush Awards ceremony in Chemainus. The Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce presents the President’s Award annually to “a special person in our community, someone whose efforts somehow don’t fit into any of the Golden Brush categories.” The Chamber describes Neubauer as “one of those individuals whose contributions go largely unacknowledged most of the time.” “This year’s recipient has lived in Chemainus for more than 30 years,” the Chamber states on its website. “To those close to him, he is known as an incredibly hard worker and an outstanding family man.” Neubauer had no idea he was getting the award. “To be nominated for that award I got, it was very heartfelt, it was very touching, and I felt very honoured,” he said. “I was actually stunned. It was neat. I’m pretty proud.” Neubauer moved to Chemainus Oct. 31, 1979. Since moving to town, Neubauer has been involved in many, many projects and causes around the town. He has volunteered to help hang and look after the flower baskets around town, he has helped put up Christmas lights and also helped distribute Christmas hampers. For the past seven or eight years, he has also been a driving force in raising funds for the annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. Neubauer has worked for 49th Parallel Grocery since 1979, when he started as a parttime employee. He now manages the 49th Parallel stores
• Good Neighbour Award: Chemainus Foods Ron Neubauer (far right) receives a thank you from a Tour de Rock rider after he and Peter Richmond presented a donation on behalf of 49th Parallel Grocery at the 2012 Tour de Rock breakfast in Chemainus. File Photo in Chemainus and Duncan and the Tour de Rock garage sale. “A lot of people in the commuruns a year-round garage sale to raise money for the Tour de nity donate things, and we turn Rock in 49th Parallel Grocery’s around and sell them and try to old store near the Thetis Island raise money for Tour de Rock,” he said. ferry terminal. Right now, Neubauer and the Through 49th Parallel, Neubauer has helped raise about $57,000 staff are in the midst of remodelfor Tour de Rock over the years. ing the old 49th Parallel by the Along with the year-round ga- ferry terminal, and they will be rage sale at 49th Parallel, there creating a Tour de Rock section are donation tins at the till, there at the back of the store. have been hot dog sales, people Neubauer’s daughter is the one bring their bottles and cans who started the Tour de Rock in, and others donate cash, ex- fundraising. She wanted to do plained Neubauer. a garage sale to raise money for “It’s a combination of a whole the children with cancer, so they pile of things,” he said. “When got together with a few other you add it together, it’s just un- people and started getting doreal. It’s just the community — nated items and ended up having they back it 100 per cent. They a big garage sale in the parking really support the cause. We’re lot. all touched by somebody with “It’s for the kids,” said Neubauer. cancer. It’s just a close-knit com- “The people have really backed munity, and without the commu- the cause. I love Chemainus. I nity, it wouldn’t happen.” love this town. I love the comNeubauer says they started munity. I love the people here, with a garage sale once a year in and without the support of the the parking lot and then did the people doing these things, helpsale out of the garage at the back ing out with donations that they of the store for a couple of years, made, none of it would have and since last spring or summer, been possible. It’s a community they’ve had a section set up in- thing is what it is.” side of the store specifically for Last year, Neubauer received a
letter from the Tour de Rock organizers saying that because of the $10,000-plus they raised last year, Tour de Rock would able to send seven kids to Camp Goodtimes in Maple Ridge, which provides a summer camp experience for children and teens affected by cancer and their families. “That was a good feeling,” he said. “It’s a lot of work, there’s no doubt about it, but when you get the letter saying that seven kids are going to go to Camp Goodtimes, it’s all worth it. I seriously thought about stopping it this year, but I had two people come and talk to me about things that they had gone through with cancer, and I changed my mind.” Neubauer’s three children and four grandchildren all live nearby, and Neubauer’s dedication to Tour de Rock has spread to the rest of his family. He says his eight-year-old grandson, Seth, is a big helper. “He’s donated money to Tour de Rock two years in a row now on his own,” he said. “Last year, he sold drinks and cookies at his mom’s garage sale, and he raised money on his birthday. He’s helping out quite a bit.”
• Food Service Business of the Year: Willow Street Café • Retail Business of the Year: Bound to be Different • Manufacturing Business of the Year: Thermoproof Windows and Doors • Trades Person or Contractor of the Year: Tim Openshaw Contracting • Professional Service Business of the Year: Chemainus Valley Courier • Personal Service Business of the Year: Doc the Barber • Customer Service: Debra Young and Teresa Davies, Twisted Sisters Tea Room • Volunteer of the Year: Karen Hopkins • President’s Ron Neubauer
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Doug Alyward of Ladysmith Fire/Rescue adds another tree to the pile behind the Ladysmith Fire Hall Jan. 4 during the seventh annual Ladysmith Fire/Rescue Historical Society Christmas Tree Chipping. Over the weekend, the fire department raises money to restore its 1942 International parade truck (pictured at right), and in seven years, the firefighters have raised about $10,000. The truck was purchased from the Abbotsford Airport after WWII and served Ladysmith until the early 1970s. It was restored once, by members of Ladysmith Fire/Rescue, in the early 1980s. Lindsay Chung
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It is our responsibility to educate and show an example to future generations Editor: I was recently informed by one of my neighbours that he doesn’t recycle anymore due to the new changes in effect since May 2014. As a citizen who has promoted recycling in every way possible, I see a need to clear this up for those who do not understand. First of all, new products accepted for recycling were introduced at that time, such as milk and soup cartons, paper drink cups, even aerosol cans, but plastic bags are not accepted and the reason for this was not a decision made by the Town of Ladysmith — this was a provincial decision that the industries which produce these materials are now financially and environmentally responsible for end-of-life management of several consumer products. MMBC now pays for our recycling program by charging businesses a small recycling fee in which funds are passed on to the Town of Ladysmith for the curbside collection. In other words, recycling costs us, the public, nothing. It is our responsibility to do our part, each and every one of us, to educate and show an example to future generations, to raise our consciousness and accept our responsibility for the waste we create. Shame on anyone who does not utilize these services when the rest of us are doing our part. And for those who choose to take it a step further, drop-off depots will take other materials not picked up at the curb — and they are all conveniently close to all of us. Paul O’Reilly Ladysmith
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s we head into another federal election year, I often hear from constituents who are concerned about fewer and fewer Canadians choosing to vote. While there is no one reason why people are not showing up at the polls, I know anecdotally that many people feel our current system of firstpast-the-post-wins-all does not fairly represent the intention of voters. And so too many people are deciding that if voting doesn’t reflect their intentions, why vote at all? That’s why I was pleased to speak to an NDP motion on Dec. 3 on making 2015 the last election under the old system and committing to a form of mixed-member proportional representation for all future federal elections. Here is an edited version of my speech: “Mr. Speaker, the Law Commission of Canada identified problems with the first-past-the-post system. It said:
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The Ladysmith Mount Brenton Power and Sail Squadron is congratulating Brian Cromp, former Squadron Commander and Advanced Training Officer, after he won a prestigious national award. Cromp was announced as the winner of the ICOM Canada Volunteer Electronic Course Instructor of the Year at a recent national meeting of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons. The 155 squadrons across Canada have approximately 26,000 members and specialize in promoting boating safety through education, including a comprehensive program in the Ladysmith area. Cromp teaches Electronic Navigation, Radar for Mariners and Marine Radio courses and draws on his extensive marine search and rescue experience in illustrating vivid examples of the application of the course material from real life experience on the water. “Cromp is an outstanding example of an instructor who best exemplifies excellence in teaching skills and dedication to his students,” John Davis, Commander, CPS Mt. Brenton, said in a press release. “In the past year, he undertook a heavy course load, delivering several courses to a large group of students from Ladysmith and surrounding communities who achieved high class averages. Brian’s teaching accomplishments are a result of the special efforts he makes in augmenting the electronic course material with his
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$208,100 this year. BC Assessment. LoIn general, com- cal governments and mercial property as- other taxing authorisessments have re- ties are responsible mained stable in the for property taxation Cowichan Valley, with and, after determina taxable commercial ing their own budget assessment roll of needs this spring, will $817,960,841. A total calculate property tax of almost $18,000,000 rates based on the asin new commercial sessment roll for their value has been added jurisdiction. due to various changDawson encourages es including subdivi- property owners who sion, rezoning and feel their assessment new construction. does not reflect marAssessments are the ket value as of July 1 estimate of a proper- or who see incorrect ty’s market value as of information on their July 1, 2014, and physi- notice to contact BC cal condition as of Oct. Assessment as soon 31, 2014. Changes in as possible in Januproperty assessments ary. After speaking reflect movement in to an appraiser, if a the local real estate property owner is still market and can vary concerned about their greatly from property assessment, they can to property. When es- submit a Notice of timating a property’s Complaint (Appeal) market value, BC As- by Feb. 2 for an indesessment’s profession- pendent review by a al appraisers analyze Property Assessment current sales in the Review Panel. area, as well as conThe Central Vancousidering other charac- ver Island assessment teristics such as size, office is located at age, quality, condition, 300-125 Wallace St. in view and location. Nanaimo and is open Real estate sales Monday to Friday determine a prop- from 8:30 a.m. to 5 erty’s value, which is p.m. during the month reported annually by of January. Property owners can contact BC Assessment tollfree at 1-866-825-8322 or online by clicking “CONNECT” at www. One of the most common issues my patients have is eyebcassessment.ca. strain after a day of work. Many people work long hours in This year, BC Assessfront of a computer and by the end of the day their eyes feel ment has launched sore and they may even experience trouble focusing. The short answer as to why this happens is that the focusing a newly-enhanced muscle of the eye is worn out. version of its free evalueBC service at The focusing muscle is called the ciliary muscle, and it’s a circular muscle that wraps around the crystalline lens locatwww.bcassessment. Dr. Nicole Hewitt ed behind the iris. When the eye is viewing a distance target ca that allows the gen(defined as anything beyond 20 feet), the ciliary muscle is eral public to search, relaxed. When the eye needs to focus on a near object, like a computer or a book, the check and compare ciliary muscle constricts and squeezes the crystalline lens into a more curved shape. The more it squeezes, the more it changes the lens shape, and the closer the eye is able to properties online from focus. We call this focusing process “accommodation”. The ciliary muscle is made up of across B.C. Improved smooth muscle tissue and is controlled by the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous navigation, an intersystem. The muscle is controlled by the autonomic nervous system, so we don’t have active map and the to actively command our ciliary muscle to constrict every time we want to read a book, inclusion of property it just happens for us. It’s quite an elegant little system, but it can cause some very sore eyes when overworked. The ciliary muscle is really not made for the extended periods of street-front imagery contraction that we put it through when working at the computer all day, hence eye strain are among the new at the end of the day. Sometimes, the muscle gets so tired that it can’t function properly features. and that’s when people will start having problems with blurry, fluctuating vision. “This e-valueBC, I Of course, now I will tell you the many options you have at combatting this. The first opthink, is a fantastic tion is computer glasses. The glasses will do the focusing rather than the ciliary muscle. I tool the public, propcall this a comfort lens, as it doesn’t really help with the clarity of the image, it helps keeps the ciliary muscle more relaxed and in turn, prevents eyestrain. At this point, many of my erty owners and anypatients will ask me about eye exercises, thinking that they can condition their ciliary musone interested in propcle to perform better, like going to the gym for eyes. No. Remember, the ciliary muscle is erty will find great made up of smooth muscle, which is not the same is skeletal muscle (ie: biceps, triceps). value in,” said Dawson. 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The latest exhibition at the Nanaimo Art Gallery will feature works by Stz’uminus The Chemainus Valley CulFirst Nation artists. tural Arts Society’s 2015 MuRecord, (Re)create: sic in the Hall series kicks off Contemporary Coast this Friday with a little bit of Salish Art from the Celtic flavour. Salish Weave CollecScottish-born entertainer tion showcases a seBobby Smith will be the fealection of works by tured performer Friday, Jan. artists of Coast Salish 9 at St. Michael’s Hall on Mill ancestry from the SalStreet in Chemainus. He will ish Weave Collection be joined at St. Michael’s Hall privately held in B.C. by fiddler Scherlene AuchterlThe exhibition, which onie from Comox. runs from Jan. 10 to Smith, who has been playing April 12 at the Nanaimo music locally and abroad for Art Gallery’s Campus about 30 years, is back living Gallery, features work in the area again. by Jane Marston, An“Bobby has an endless repergela Marston, Luke toire from a variety of musical Marston, John Margenres, which will provide a ston, Thomas Cannell, great platform to display his Kelly Cannell, Charles amazing talent with the guitar, Elliott, Andy Everson, banjo and other instruments, Stan Greene, Maynard along with his vocal abilities,” Johnny Jr., lessLIE, the Chemainus Valley CulChris Paul, Susan Point tural Arts Society (CVCAS) and Dylan Thomas. states in a press release. “This “The artists in Record, really does look like an eve(Re)create represent ning not to be missed.” The show gets underway at 7 Scottish-born entertainer Bobby Smith will perform in Chemainus Fri- multiple generations p.m., and admission is by do- day, Jan. 9 as part of the Music in the Hall series at St. Michael’s Hall and voices and work in on Mill Street. PHOTO SUBMITTED a range of media such nation. Staff Writer
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counters: The Next 500 Years (Winnipeg, various locations, 2011), Man Turned To Stone: T’xwelatse (The Reach, 2011), and Urban Thunderbirds | Ravens in a Material World (Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2013), demonstrate the role of the exhibition space as one that is “crucial in engaging with the general population on issues of colonization — and decolonization.” “Additionally, this public space plays an important role in providing opportunities to establish connections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities,” the gallery states. Record, (Re)create has been organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and was curated by Toby Lawrence. The opening for the exhibition will take place Friday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. at 900 Fifth St., Building 330, Entrance 5D.
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Cassidy’s Stevie Smith is regarded as one of the best downhill riders on the international circuit, and TELUS has chosen to devote one episode of its three-part series on the Crankworx mountain biking community to his story. Over the course of the summer, Smith, who became the first Canadian to win the World Cup overall in 2013, was sidelined with an ankle injury and forced to watch the 2014 Crankworx Whistler Canadian Open Downhill from the sidelines after winning in 2012 and 2013. The six-minute TELUS spot devoted to Smith, “How Far Does The Trail Go?”, tells the Cassidy’s Stevie Smith, seen here competing at Crankworx in 2013, is being featured in an episode story of his successes and of of TELUS’s three-part series on the Crankworx community. Sidelined by an ankle injury, Smith didn’t the bumps along the way as get a chance to defend his title this summer. PHOTO BY BRYN SCOTT he talks to the videographers Smith’s story is the final The first episode of the while watching his friends me. I see everybody here having a great time and it’s just, segment in a three-part pro- Crankworx series, “Brad’s compete in the festival. As the two-time winner of [I’m] jealous I guess,” Smith, gram made possible by a Big Day,” featured Brad Betthe Crankworx Whistler Ca- who shares his story and his TELUS Optik Local Commu- hune, an amateur rider from nadian Open Downhill, Smith thoughts on mountain bik- nity Programming Produc- Whistler who competed in the never stops nudging past his ing as he watches his friends tion Support grant. The series 2014 Canadian Open Enduro. highlights the many ways The second spot, “8 Awesome own limits and this year, the compete, says in the video. Smith was at the very first Crankworx, which is con- Things With the Goldstones,” 25-year-old Cassidy native paid the price for riding the Crankworx in 2004 as a Juve- sidered the largest mountain featured a family of mounedge, according to a press re- nile rider and has climbed the bike festival in the world and tain bike enthusiasts who ranks of the World Cup cir- attracts 30,000 spectators to participate in Kidsworx and lease from TELUS. After winning the 2014 Cana- cuit by refusing to take it easy. Whistler each summer, draws the Crankworx festival as a “As soon as you surpass one new mountain bike enthusi- family. All three episodes are dian downhill championships in Kamloops, Smith suffered of your goals, that experience asts into the fold, allowing available for free on demand his second ankle injury of the is no longer anything to you,” riders of all levels and abili- on TELUS Optik TV. You can also watch year, forcing him to watch the says Smith. “Back in the day, ties to improve their skills, Crankworx event, rather than I just wanted to qualify for connect with the scene and Smith’s episode online at World Cup. Nowadays, if I’m push the boundaries of what https://www.youtube.com/ defend his title. is possible to do on a bike. watch?v=wEeF44KwqII. “Being injured is tough for not No. 1, it’s disappointing.”
LSS looking to revitalize girls’ basketball Greg Sakaki FOR THE CHRONICLE
As students return back to school after the Christmas holidays, we look ahead at the Ladysmith Secondary School (LSS) 49ers senior boys’ and girls’ basketball seasons. 49ERS BOYS Randy Steel has coached Ladysmith 49ers basketball for a long time, but this year he’s seeing something completely new. “It’s hard to bring two teams together. It’s actually really hard to do,” he said. “This is the first time I’ve ever tried this.”
Two-thirds of the roster this year are players who used to attend Cedar Community Secondary School. “They had a system last year that they were running, and then we’re trying to run our system that we run at Ladysmith,” he said. “So it’s actually been a bit of a challenge, but the kids have been really good.” Point guard Nick Hayton is the go-to guy, and forward Kurt Olson and centre Raury Lancaster will be other impact players. With a roster of all Grade 12s, a long-term build doesn’t make
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sense, Steel said. So the 49ers will keep things simple and rely on their basketball fundamentals, skills and smarts. The coach said the team will need quality practices to improve, and pointed out that attending practice is a considerable commute for the Cedar kids. Their commitment should be rewarded, though, with a fun season, he said. “We’ll have some good, close games this year,” said Steel. “The league is strong, so it’s good for us because we get good, quality league games every time we
come out.” The 49ers host the John Barsby Blazers tonight (Jan. 6) at 7 p.m. 49ERS GIRLS A new group of girls has helped bring basketball back at LSS. There was no senior girls’ team at the school last season, but thanks to a roster of mostly Cedar teens, the program has been revived. Daryl Rodgers, an LSS alumnus, is coach of the 49ers girls. “I know it’s kind of died away in the last couple of years, but maybe we can revitalize the basketball program here again and make it like it used to
be,” he said. There is a junior girls’ program at the school, which bodes well for the future, but the present will be challenging. Since there was no team last year, some players have little to no experience playing basketball. The team will rely on Marika Grubac and Shelby Dorman-Banks at both ends of the court, as well as Kelsey Hutt, who works hard and hustles on defence. Darby Rae is another Grade 12 who will contribute. The 49ers visit the NDSS Islanders today (Jan. 6) at 5 p.m.
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STEEL BUILDINGS. “Really big sale!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Call Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit www.pioneersteel.ca
4-BDRM HOUSE in Ladysmith. Close to all schools. Oil heat, W/D Hook-up. Oil & hydro not incld. Avail. Feb. 1st. $1050./mo. (250)245-4869.
MORTGAGES PRIVATE MORTGAGE Lender. Funding smaller - 2nd, 3rd, & interim mortgages. No fees! Pls email: grpacific@telus.net Courtesy to agents.
RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
Meicor Properties Ladysmith: 2 bdrm 4th flr $860/mo. Includes heat & hot water, small pets OK. 250-924-6966. www.meicorproperties.com
HOSPICE - Emotional support for those facing a life threatening illness, family and friends and for those grieving the death of a loved one. 1-888-701-4242. Group, telephone & individual support available.
ANONYOMOUS - Meets Sundays, 7-8 pm Downstairs at Ladysmith Resource Centre Association.
LADYSMITH SALTAIR GARDEN CLUB - Every third Thursday 7 pm, St Johns Anglican Church, 314 Buller St. Garden meetings June, July, August. New members welcome. $15 membership. Join the "growing" group. LINE DANCING Chemainus Seniors Drop In Centre. Tuesdays, 10 - 11 a.m. Jo Kelly: 250-245-1185.
ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Call Jane Hope, Alzheimer Society of BC at 250-7344170.
AL-ANON - Meets Tuesdays, 7:30 pm downstairs at Ladysmith Resource Centre Association.
COWICHAN VALLEY
NARCOTICS
HOMES FOR RENT
REAL ESTATE
5000 WATT 10 HP Generator, 110V-220V, good condition. $250. 1-306-261-9639 (Saskatchewan phone number) Can be viewed at D-3 Osborne Bay Resort, Crofton.
LADYSMITH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY - urgently requires volunteers as Museum hosts, also, the archives need interested people to assist with research etc. 250-2450100.
MOBILE HOMES & PADS
STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
Meicor Properties Chemainus: Lockwood Villa. Well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $650 incl heat & hot water, available now. N/S, 1 small pet welcome. 250-709-2765. www.meicorproperties.com
NORTH OYSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Engraved bricks fundraiser. Info call Bob Handel at 250245-0919.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES UPDATED oceanview 2 bedroom lower duplex, hydro extra, non-smoker, references req’d $900/mo. 250-739-0912.
DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Meets Tuesdays weekly, 1 pm. Beginners welcome. Town and Country Mobile Home Park. 250-245-4522. LADYSMITH LEGION LADIES AUXILIARY Meets 2nd Wednesdays monthly, 7 pm. NANAIMO-CEDAR FARMER’S INSTITUTE Cedar United Church Hall. 2nd Thursdays Oct. to June. Visitors welcome. Info: 250722-3397. PROBUS CLUB OF LADYSMITH (for information see www.probus. org), meets every third Wed morning of the month at the new Seniors' Centre Hall, 2nd Ave. and Buller St. Doors 9.30. Call Rob Johnson 250-245-5001 or Grant Bridgeman 250-2461496. LADYSMITH MEDITATION Drop in Wednesday nights, 7 pm., 281 Dogwood Drive. Meditation lessons, discussion & goodies. Free. 250-2454102. bjhiggs@shaw.ca LADYSMITH HEALTHCARE AUXILIARY GIFT SHOP
ALL PROPERTIES RENTED WANTED Quality Rentals to add to our Property Management Portfolio JOHN BOOTH 250-245-2252 Royal LePage Property Management www.royallepagenanaimo.ca
528 1st Ave. Ladysmith, BC
SUITES, LOWER Ladysmith: Freshly painted 2 bedroom in a convenient location now available. Hydro and parking included. N/S, N/P. 250-245-4638.
is in need of volunteer clerks for our shop at the Healthcare Centre. We are also looking for knitters to contribute to our shops. For more information please call Cathy @ 250-245-2240. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Kiwi Cove Community Garden is looking for volunteers to grow organic produce for the Ladysmith Food Bank. Please contact Bill Tilland 250-924-5269. KINSMEN/BROWN DR. PLAYGROUND PROJECT HAS SET UP A FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT at the Junction Bottle Depot, on Ludlow Rd. in Ladysmith. Take your empties to the bottle depot, funds credited to the Kin. Park Playground account. NANAIMO/LADYSMITH COMMUNITY BAND Wednesdays, 6:30 pm, NDSS Band Room. New members welcome in concert and/or dance band. Ted: 250-7223088. LADYSMITH HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY New volunteers are welcome. Please pick up application form at the Thrift Store or phone 250-245-5225.
CLUES ACROSS 1. Humbug 4. Meaningless talk 10. Conceit 11. Not studied 12. Megabyte 14. When born (abbr.) 15. Placed on a golf ball stand 16. Melekeok is the capital 18. Mischievous 21. Mason’s mortars 23. Spain’s former monetary unit 25. Small fries 27. Article 28. Capital of Yemen 29. Type of Theater companies 31. Plastic, paper or shopping 32. Electronic countermeasures 35. Language along the lower Yenisei River 37. Institute legal proceedings against 38. Beam 39. Old World buffalo 40. Latch onto 42. Physical therapy 43. Conditions of balance 48. Half pro 50. Resounded 52. Sales event 53. Separates seating areas 54. N.M. Pueblo people 55. Bridge building degree 56. Fullback 57. Peyote 59. Afflict 60. Rests on one’s knees 61. Having negative qualities
ANSWER to THIS WEEKS PUZZLE
HELP WANTED
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CLUES DOWN 1. Besmear 2. Genus dasyprocta 3. A male ferret 4. Unit of volume (abbr.) 5. Italian hors d’oeuvres 6. N.W. German city & port 7. Signal sounds 8. Adult females 9. -__, denotes past 12. Gas usage measurement 13. Fishhook point 17. Mauna __, Hawaiian volcano 19. In a way, thrusts 20. Grimm brothers birthplace 22. Withered; dry 24. Genus salvia 26. About senator 30. Livestock enclosure 32. Work units 33. Hebrew name meaning dog 34. A tumor composed of muscle tissue 36. Satisfy to excess 41. Third mast 42. A horse’s strut 44. Tree producing gum (Arabic) 45. Armour carried on the arm 46. Winged goddess of the dawn 47. Ego 49. Hesitancy 51. Young woman of society 55. Founder of Babism 57. Mark (abbr.) 58. Jeans maker’s initials
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At the 49th, one of our core values is that “we value our employees and work as a team.” We also recognize our employees for their “efforts” and it is in this regard we ask your help in selecting our “employee of the month”!
EMPLOYEE
OF THE
MONTH
Teri Binnersley
LADYSMITH 49TH PARALLEL BAKERY Teri has been part of the 49th for almost a Decade now. Working in the Bakery and Meat departments in Cedar and more recently Ladysmith is where Teri can be found. Capable in both departments Teri has been asked to move between the two a few times, however she has really found a home and her calling as the main decorator in the Ladysmith Bakery. Teri makes all manner of sweet treats, from custom birthday cakes to decadent desserts to mini Santa and snowmen cakes for the holiday season. Teri can do it all! Our dessert case is loaded with her amazing goodies, come have a look and bring your sweet tooth! Competent, versatile, reliable and a great decorator, these are a few of the traits that Teri brings to work each and every day. Thank you for all you do.
“Teri was too shy to put her picture in so we thought we would show you some of her handy work.”
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CUSTOMER’S PICK for EMPLOYEE of the MONTH At the 49th, we strive to provide unparalleled customer service every day. Please let us know how we served you today: Who?: When?:
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Arm & Hammer 2X Concentrated
Liquid Laundry Detergent
2.03 litres, limit 2 total
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Day Sale
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Paradise Island
Big Block Cheddar Cheese
3
Day Sale
9
Medium, Aged, X-Old, Marble, Mozza, 800 g, limit 2
98
Quaker Chewys or Dipps
Granola Bars
156-187 grams, limit 3 total
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