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Ladysmith resident Shelley A. Leedahl lets off a lantern Feb. 19 at the Transfer Beach Amphitheater during the Ladysmith Rotary Club’s “Light Up the Night for Heritage Week” event. The Rotary Club sold 110 lanterns to raise money to rebuild the children’s playground at Transfer Beach, and the event was a celebration of both Rotary’s 110th anniversary and of Heritage Week in Ladysmith. LINDSAY CHUNG

Wear pink to stand up to bullying Feb. 25 Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

Schools and communities across the country will be standing up to bullying this Wednesday (Feb. 25) for Pink Shirt Day. Pink Shirt Day is a national awareness campaign that encourages everyone to wear something pink to show that we are all working together to prevent bullying in schools, communities and online. In Ladysmith, this important day will be marked in many ways. Students throughout the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District will be hosting anti-bullying activities in the classroom

and in the community. VIIC has supplied shirts and wristbands The school district will be officially to schools in Chemainus and offered launching Pink Shirt Day Wednesday at them to Ladysmith Secondary School as noon in Nanaimo. well, but they do still have a limited sup“Anti-bullying awareness activities are ply of pink shirts for the public. a part of everyday education in the disThe shirts and wristbands are free, and trict,” school board chair Steve Rae said any donations that are collected at the in a press release. “With awareness proj- branch will go to the Haven Society in ects like Pink Shirt Day, it further enforc- Nanaimo, which provides shelter and seres the importance of universal respect of vices such as counseling and crisis supall our students and those in the commu- port for women in the mid-Island region nity.” who have been physically, sexually and/ Outside of the schools, Vancouver Is- or emotionally abused and their children. land InsuranceCentres (VIIC) in the CorAnybody who comes into the VIIC ofonation Mall will be offering pink shirts fice to pick up a pink shirt or wristband and new pink wristbands that state “Re- can also enter a draw for an autographed spect the right to be different.” Stef Lang CD.

VIIC has been involved with Pink Shirt Day for several years, and branch manager Millie Stirling says they feel it’s important to raise awareness about bullying and how it affects our youth and our community. In particular, Stirling finds that providing shirts to the schools is very powerful. “It’s been difficult for schools to organize events because not everyone has a pink shirt or can afford to buy one,” she said. “This way, we find, especially with elementary schools but also the high schools, by providing shirts, it allows them to do a bigger event to send an antibullying message.” See Shirts Page 4

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No heritage column today If you’re expecting the second part of Ed Nicholson’s Heritage Week column, we apologize, but it will run in next week’s paper, not this week’s, as we had told you last week.

Help needed to keep the lights on

The Ladysmith Festival of Lights Society is looking for new members to help ensure the lights go on every November for Light Up. The group meets once a month to plan and facilitate the annual event, which brings joy to adults and children alike from November to January. From October on, meetings are twice a month as the excitement builds. The next meeting will be the society’s annual general meeting, and it will take place Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. For more information about how you can help, call 250-245-2263 or 250-245-5888.

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The second annual Wounded Warrior Run BC concluded Feb. 20 in Victoria after raising more than $30,000 to support Canadian veterans suffering from PTSD and other mental health issues. Before reaching Mile Zero in Victoria, the six runners and six crew members ran through Ladysmith and Chemainus Feb. 19, stopping at the Royal Canadian Legion in each town and receiving a donation. The Wounded Warrior Run BC (WWRBC) was created last year to provide increased financial support and public awareness for Wounded Warriors Canada. A team of dedicated runners relay-ran the length of Vancouver Island for six consecutive days, starting Feb. 15 in Port Hardy and finishing Feb. 20 in Victoria, covering more than 600 kilometres. This year’s runners were Steve Deschamps, Channing Knull, Lorne Guthro, Mary McGregor, Rob Lamothe and Sebastien Arsenault. Wounded Warriors Canada is a non-profit organization that helps Canadian Forces members who have been wounded or injured in their service to Canada. They help find therapeutic programs and solutions for military men and women in need. Currently, their primary focus is on mental health and, particularly, the staggering impact of PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Operational Stress Injuries. Wounded

Fire/Rescue. “It’s to reach out to a lot of the people who have given a lot to their country and come home. PTSD touches many of my friends who are suffering, and I’ve seen them get healthy through programs we have in the military, at legions and through Wounded Warriors Canada.” The run also raises money for Wounded Warriors Canada and its programs to support veterans and their families. “It started with two guys having a beer, and they both are huge sufferers of PTSD, and they said ‘we have to do something,’” said Mierau, who is also the Vancouver Island coordinator for Wounded Warriors Canada. “Last year was a great run. It was thrown together but not really organized; it just sort of came together. This year, we’re trying to guide it. “This year has been an amazing experience. We’re meeting amazing people.” The WWRBC traverses Vancouver Island each year, but Mierau believes that as it gets bigger, there will probably be a B.C. run in a couple of years. “We have a huge interest,” In top photo, runners and crew from the Wounded Warriors Run BC stand with Royal Canadian he said. Legion Branch 171 President Gary Phillips and Past President Roy Empey after the run arrived As the Nanaimo-to-Lain Ladysmith. Above, the run departs for Chemainus. LINDSAY CHUNG dysmith leg wrapped up, Warriors Canada helps Ca- — either experiencing it or $17,000 along the route, Mierau wanted to thank nadian veterans by provid- witnessing it.” and with the online dona- the firefighters and police ing programs such as CouThrough understanding tions, run director Ron officers who came out, all ples Overcoming PTSD and treatment, Wounded Mierau thought they had the way from Nanaimo to Everywhere (COPE), The Warriors Canada strives surpassed $20,000. Ladysmith. Big Battlefield Ride and to change the stigma at- “Our main reason for the “They really gave a real The CanPraxis Equine Pro- tached to PTSD and men- run is to bring awareness support to us,” he said. gram. tal health in general. for PTSD,” Mierau said afFor more information PTSD is defined by The When the WWRBC ter the runners and crew about the run or to make Mayo Clinic as “a mental stopped at the Ladysmith were greeted by Legion a donation, visit http:// health condition that’s trig- Legion on Feb. 19, they members and members of woundedwarriorrunbc. gered by a terrifying event had raised more than the RCMP and Ladysmith com.

The Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce is getting ready to hold its annual general meeting Tuesday, March 3. Guest speaker Cathy Robertson, general manager of Community Futures Cowichan, will discuss how Community Futures can help small businesses. The board will also suggest bylaw amendments to help clarify the role of the on the Board ex-officio. and Mayor Paul Ives of Comox. Mayor Teunis executive and help Staff Writer The North Island Sunshine Coast Regional Westbroek of Qualicum Beach continues as make for smooth THE CHRONICLE Advisory Committee (NISCRAC) saw Mayor Chair of the NISCRAC. Provincially-appointed succession of officers. Ladysmith Mayor Aaron Stone and North Andy Adams of Campbell River and Mayor members include Camela Tang, Dallas Smith, The board is also Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure have been Michael Berry of Alert Bay chosen to help di- Dave Mannix, Arlette Raaen and Kevin Tevingseeking new directors, rect the investments and strategic direction of ton. elected to the Island Coastal Economic Trust. as two have recently The NISCRAC held elections Feb. 6, while the Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) an- ICET. Mayor John MacDonald of Sayward was stepped down to pursue CSIRAC elections took place Feb. 13. nounced last week that four new Island mayors elected as Vice-Chair of the Committee. other opportunities. The appointments are effective until July will be joining the 13-member board of direc- “ICET’s success in helping communities leverContact Jeanne at tors, filling vacancies created by the November age funding and create economic infrastruc- 2016. chamber@chemainus. ture that creates jobs is rooted in our local The Island Coastal Economic Trust is a municipal elections. bc.ca if you are “ICET is seen as a successful economic devel- decision-making structure,” board chair Mayor $50-million endowment established in 2006 by interested in learning opment model, largely because of its collabora- Phil Kent of Duncan said in the release. “As a the provincial government to help diversify the more about becoming a tive structure including more than 40 locally- group, we bring our communities’ perspectives economies of central and northern Vancouver director. elected officials,” according to a press release. forward and make investments in projects that Island and the Sunshine Coast. The AGM will take ICET is guided by a board of directors and “This community-centred decision making pro- we all agree will benefit the region.” place at 6 p.m. at the Both Regional Advisory Committees elect two regional advisory committees, which incess enables the region to set its own investChemainus Senior’s four board members for two-year terms, and clude more than 50 locally-elected officials and ment priorities.” Drop-In Centre, with Stone and Mayor Bill McKay of Nanaimo the Province appoints five members for three- MLAs and five appointees. This team collabosocial networking at rates to set regional priorities and build vital were newly elected to ICET’s Board of Direc- year terms. 5:30 p.m. Continuing locally-elected board members multi-regional networks. tors by the Central South Island Regional AdviFor more information, Learn more about what ICET does at www. sory Committee (CSIRAC). Lefebure was also include Kent, Nanaimo Regional District Chair visit http://www. elected as Chair of the CSIRAC, and he will sit Joe Stanhope, Mayor Josie Osborne of Tofino islandcoastaltrust.ca. chemainus.bc.ca/

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Council has set the following dates to review the proposed Financial Plan (budget) for 2015 to 2019: • March 2, 2015: Preliminary discussion of the 2015-2019 Financial Plan • March 16, 2015: Determination of Grants-In-Aid funding • March 30, 2015: Ongoing Financial Plan discussions (Special Council Meeting) • April 20, 2015: Final review of the 2015-2019 Financial Plan. Presentation of the 2014 Audited Financial Statements • May 4, 2015: First three readings of: ✽ 2015-2019 Financial Plan Bylaw ✽ 2015 Property Taxation Bylaw ✽ 2015 Water Parcel Tax Bylaw ✽ 2015 Sewer Parcel Tax Bylaw • May 11, 2015: Special Council Meeting to adopt the Financial Plan Bylaw, Property Tax Bylaw, Water Parcel Tax Bylaw and Sewer Parcel Tax Bylaw All meetings are open, and there will be opportunities for members of the public to ask questions and make comments. Other meetings may be scheduled if needed.

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Karen Battie (left) and Georgia Beaudoin leave a toonie at Wash Me on Ludlow Feb. 21 as part of the Ladysmith Kindness Movement. Throughout the day, groups of people did small acts of kindess around town. A video from the day will be made to help launch the Ladysmith Kindness Movement. Lindsay Chung

Shirts, wristbands can be found at VIIC Ladysmith From Page 1 In recent years, events around Pink Shirt Day in the schools have included Chemainus Elementary School students creating videos and Stef Lang making presentations. “It’s been really cool to see the different

programs and differ- pink shirts are their ent ways the schools favourite shirts and utilize the shirts,” said you’ll see them worn Stirling. “It’s been a re- half to death,” she said. ally good thing.” “You see them wearOnce the students ing them in parades. receive the shirts for It’s obviously an imPink Shirt Day, Stir- portant message that ling often sees people they’re proud of.” wearing them all year To learn more about round. Pink Shirt Day, visit “Some of the kids, the www.pinkshirtday.ca.

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Nanaimo-Ladysmith NDP candidate Sheila Malcolmson outlined her campaign priorities as she welcomed newly-elected executive members of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Electoral District Association at the federal NDP’s annual general meeting Feb. 21. “We will protect the coastal environment, create jobs and support small business The Nanaimo-Ladysmith Electoral District Associaby implementing a tion has elected its new executive. The newly-elect$15 minimum wage, ed members were welcomed during the federal and care for families NDP’s AGM Feb. 21. Photo Submitted with programs such as the national child- secretary. and union activist, care plan,” said MalN e w l y - e l e c t e d and Bill Woolverton, colmson. “Today, we members-at-large in- a retired meteoroloare electing a Nanai- clude Natasha Bob, a gist and long-time mo-Ladysmith execu- Nanaimo-Ladysmith NDP activist in B.C. tive that can win the School District trust- and the Yukon. election campaign ee and Nanoose First Outgoing executive and make those pri- Nations councillor; president Ken Pearce orities a reality.” Terre Flower, a femi- reported that the The new president nist and activist who Nanaimo-Ladysmith of the executive is works for social jus- NDP will be enterKip Woods, a 49-year- tice for indigenous ing the campaign in a old teacher and for- peoples; Trevor strong position. mer president of the Dickinson, a 29-year- “Our candidate, Nanaimo Teachers old Vancouver Island Sheila Malcolmson, Association. University (VIU) stu- has proven her abilThe new vice-pres- dent and Fair Vote ity to work for the ident is 17-year-old Canada organizer; people of Nanaimo Avery Valerio, a full- Matt Bowes, a VIU and the region over time student and professor and green the past 12 years as two-time member of business owner; and the elected chairperthe provincial rid- Tim Leadem, a re- son of the Islands ing executive, while tired environmental Trust,” said Pearce. long-time executive lawyer. “And we have an enmember Bob Smits Staying on for a thusiastic grassroots was re-elected as fi- second term on the membership that has nancial agent. executive as mem- grown from 500 to Union activist Pen- bers-at-large are Rob 1,500 members in the ny Kanigan was re- Hellenius, a 44-year- last year alone.” elected as executive old media consultant — Submitted

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Chemainus Senior Men’s Choir brings the audience alive Editor: I had the privilege of seeing and hearing the Chemainus Senior Men’s Choir from the Chemainus Seniors Drop-In Centre perform at Cairnsmore Place in Duncan on Tuesday, Feb. 17. These men meet on a drop-in basis at the Seniors Drop-In Centre in Chemainus; no one has a musical background, but you certainly would not know that to see and hear them perform. They brought their audience alive. They do this on a regular basis, visiting the various senior care homes on a volunteer basis to bring a smile to the residents. I stood in the background, watching and listening to the smiles and claps of applause. I’m sure those residents were silently dancing in their wheelchairs. Hugh Morrison as the conductor and Ola Sage as the pianist, along with this handsome group of entertainers, should have won an Emmy. Did I mention that these men are seniors themselves, some of them golden? A wonderful mix all through their 80s. Nancy Restrick Duncan

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Why cut taxes for the rich? BC Views

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he B.C. government’s third straight budget surplus is the main battleground for provincial politicians this spring, with little else on the order paper to argue about. The main conflict is over the tax cut for the rich that results from removing a two-year surtax on personal income greater than $150,000 a year. It’s an outrage, says the NDP, starving our threadbare government services of more than $200 million over the next three years. NDP leader John Horgan set the tone in his reply to Finance Minister Mike de Jong’s budget speech: “I can appreciate that the minister was celebrating with the champagneand-caviar set, but the rest of British Columbia saw $700 million in increased fees and taxes on their backs.” Old news, de Jong replied. It was a two-year surtax on high-income earners to help get B.C. out of its post-recession

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red ink, and it expired as it was legislated to do. This political theatre doesn’t help people understand what’s actually going on. First, a lot of that red ink was B.C. Liberal blood from dismantling the harmonized sales tax and repaying Ottawa for that failed experiment. Second, this temporary tax on the rich was a political strategy by de Jong and Premier Christy Clark, limping into an election most expected them to lose. De Jong’s debut budget in February 2013 also accelerated a small increase in corporate income tax, stealing two populist planks from Adrian Dix’s NDP platform. Ending the surtax not only kept a promise, it kept B.C. competitive with Alberta on personal income taxes. High wage earners and many of their businesses are more mobile every year, which is why this year’s budget also extended tax breaks for high-tech and digital media companies. Another tweak in de Jong’s budget was to in-

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This has closed the wage gap considerably in Canada. By 2010, the top 20 per cent of earners were paying 58.3 per cent of all income taxes. That’s up from 50 per cent in 1976, showing how long Canada’s income taxes have been “progressive.” This is the main reason why “income inequality,” that other great cause of the left, started leveling off in Canada around 1998. Cross points to measures like the low-income exemption from income tax. By 2013, the bottom 40 per cent of Canadian households were paying just 6.8 per cent of income taxes, and more than a third of income tax filers were paying none at all. Cross asks and answers the central question: Should the rich pay more? “If it’s a misinformed attempt to compensate for imaginary losses of lowincome people, the answer is clearly no.” Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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crease the low-income cutoff for personal income tax from $18,000 to $19,000. Those with the lowest incomes are relieved not only of income tax but also medical premiums, which continue to march up by another four per cent, and are mostly paid by employers. As with the federal election set for this fall, we will hear a lot about the burden on the vaguely defined “middle class.” In B.C. they have to dig deeper for car insurance, hydro, ferry rides and post-secondary tuition, while those top-hatted champagne-sippers party on with their tax holiday? Well, not exactly. Here’s an assessment from Philip Cross, research co-ordinator at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and former chief economic analyst at Statistics Canada. Just after the 2013 B.C. election, Cross noted that Canada, its provinces, Europe and the United States have all been adjusting their tax systems to increase the load on wealthier people and ease it from the poor.

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49th Parallel Grocery gets the go-ahead for new sign

The owners of 49th Parallel Grocery in Ladysmith hope to build a large new sign that would welcome people to the community and to the shopping square. And they’re now one step closer, after Ladysmith council approved a signage development variance permit Feb. 16. Har-Way Holdings (49th Parallel Grocery) has applied to build a free-standing sign at the northeast corner of their property at First Avenue and Symonds Street. A variance is required because the sign is larger than the permitted size and is back-lit. The 49th Parallel Grocery property is designated as “downtown core” in the Town’s Official Community Plan. The downtown core designation permits most types of signs, in-

future use and future de- 49th Parallel Grocery velopment; a “Welcome president Peter Richto Ladysmith” message mond told council. “Beand a read-o-graph to highlight special events. Coun. Joe Friesenhan had no problem with the proposed size and illumination, but he wondered if the sign would create confusion at the roundabout with drivers trying to read about the events. “It would be a static display, not scrolling,”

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The Ladysmith Primary School Parent Advisory Council (PAC) held its monthly popcorn day on Feb. 6 and decided to donate all the proceeds to the Ladysmith Kinsmen Club’s project to rebuild the playground at Transfer Beach. Kinsmen Club member Jason Kelland helped serve the popcorn and showed the students a model of what the new playground will look like. The popcorn day raised $388.19 toward the new playground. “Ladysmith Primary PAC is very committed to engaging community involvement in our families and students,” said Jen Silvey, noting that at Christmas, the school raised more than $600 for the Ladysmith Food Bank, along with “a huge amount” of non-perishable food items. Photo Submitted

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the post office parking lot on Mill Street. CVCAS is organizing more performances at St. Michael’s Hall, including The Konsorados (Donna and Bill) on Friday, March 13, when the admission will be by donation. The regular Open Mic will take place Saturday, March 21 and on the third Saturday of every month.

Volunteer for the Board of Variance The Board of Variance is an independent body appointed by Council to consider minor variances from the Town’s Zoning Bylaw. Applications to the Board are generally made by homeowners or developers when compliance with a minor aspect of the Town’s Zoning Bylaw would cause undue “hardship” to the applicant. Ladysmith residents who meet some (or all) of the following criteria are encouraged to apply: • have public or private sector experience in the delivery of programs or services • have experience in research, analysis, land use planning, architecture, landscape architecture, building design and construction, engineering, law or local governance • belong to a community organization; and/or • own a business If you are interested in volunteering for the Board of Variance, please complete an application form and return it to City Hall. You can get the application form at City Hall (250.245.6400; info@ ladysmith.ca), or online at http://www.ladysmith.ca/city-hall/publicadvisory-commissions-committees. Please submit your application by Friday, March 6, 2015.

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In top photo, from left, candidates Megan Leslie (Tim Hortons), Netanya Drinkwater (Ladysmith Credit Union Insurance), Maya Williams-Murphy (Coast Realty) and 2014-15 Vice-Ambassador Yvonne Houssin take a selfie; above, Leslie smiles on the runway, and at right, 2014-15 Ambassador Emily Weeks walks the runway. NIOMI PEARSON the focus. not even about if you One thing that hasn’t win or not; it’s the life changed about the skills you learn and the Ladysmith Ambassa- confidence you build dor program is its life- in yourself.” changing potential. The committee is “I really see the value open to new ideas and in the program and I volunteers. To find out want to see it continue more, contact Sandy so that the youth in our Weeks at 250-245-5750 community will have or e-mail ladysmith access to this opportu- ambassador@outlook. nity,” said Weeks. “It’s com.

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LLT conjures up Coward’s Blithe Spirit

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What do you get when you take one socialite novelist and place him in a house with not only his current wife but also the ghost of his first late wife whom only he can see? The answer is a farce that is ripe with comedy and physical humor from beginning to end. This March, the Ladysmith Little Theatre is conjuring up Blithe Spirit, Noel Coward’s most produced comedy, written during the Second World War. Featuring a spectacular cast including Greg Heide, Pamela Walker and Pat Zogar, Blithe Spirit is set in the 1930s and tells the story of Charles Condomine (Heide), an upper-class novelist who has invited the eccentric medium Madame Arcati (Zogar) into his home for a seance so he can gather background information for his latest book. He is joined by his second wife Ruth (played by Lynnia Clark) and their friends the Bradmans (played by Bill Young and Mary Lou Reside). However, Condomine gets more than he bargained for, as director Mort Paul explains. “In the course of the seance, Arcoti brings back his first wife, Elvira. He’s the only one who can see her, but she haunts both him and his second wife,” he said. The plot thickens as Arcati cannot seem to undo the deed of awakening the clever and insistent Elvira (Walker) and Condomine is caught in a number of misunderstandings between his current and former wives. “He’s trying to have the best of both worlds; he’s caught between being very practical and rational on the one hand, and also trying to accommodate this ghost that only he can see,” said Heide. “It’s interesting to see him go from this conservative bit of a cad to where he starts to crumble in front of your eyes … There’s this upper-class snobby English veneer that he has to present to the world, yet underneath, he’s a entirely different

Ladysmith Little Theatre presents Blithe Spirit March 5-22. person all together.” The nature of the supernatural and the era in Blithe Spirit has provided a unique challenge for the cast and crew. Paul says there will be a number of mustsee special effects during the play, and the set has been turned on its side to offer a different view of the terrace and living room. “We’ve tried to give it a sense of the 1930s by making it semi-artdeco and be as true as we can to the play and make it exciting for the audience,” he said. “We have lots of fun and tricks and yet make it

all believable — as believable as a ghost story can be.” In addition to those challenges, Paul, who was asked to step in as director, had a prescheduled three-week vacation to take during rehearsals. During that time, assistant director Stephen Lewis stepped up to the plate to run the 10 rehearsals in his stead. Heide said the role of Charles Condomine has been one of the most complex he has ever played. Along with some of his co-stars, he has been working since December to get all of

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the lines down. “There’s a lot of lines, and I’m probably in the play about 80 per cent of the time,” he said. “The way things are worded and the language itself makes it difficult to memorize it word for word. But pretty much everybody that’s in the play, I know quite well, and that just makes it that much more comfortable being on the stage.” Completing the cast is 14-year-old Kyra Moore as Edith the maid. Paul says Moore is the only member of the cast he has not worked with in previ-

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Many firsts for Orcas at CRKW Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

Local swimmers earned nine first-place finishes at the CRKW Eliminator Invitational in Campbell River. Three members of the Ladysmith-Chemainus Orcas Swim Club took part in the swim meet, which was held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at Strathcona Gardens. “It was for two of them, their first meet of the year,” said Orcas coach Dusan Toth-Szabo. “They had really good placings. It was a good opportunity to see where we are.” T h i r t e e n - y e a r- o l d Aileen Humphreys finished first or second in all of her events. She took 14.83 off her time in the 1,500m freestyle to win in 20:13.60, while she earned a new personal best time in the 100m backstroke to win the event, fishing in 1:18.91, 1.28 seconds better than her previous best time. Aileen also won the 100m breaststroke (1:20.52), the 50m breaststroke (37.64) and the 200m breast-

Ladysmith-Chemainus Orcas Swim Club members, from left, Morgan Humphreys, Shane Valic and Aileen Humphreys had strong showings at the CRKW Eliminator Invitational Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Campbell River. LINDSAY CHUNG stroke (2:54.54). She also finished second in the 200m freestyle with a time of 2:30.95. Aileen’s highlight was the 1,500m freestyle. “It’s a big race, and I took off about 13 seconds,” she said. “When I raced it, I kept lapping the people who were racing me, and I kept my own pace.” Next up for Aileen is the AAA provincials. “I’m definitely excited and very nervous too,” she said. Fourteen-year-old Shane Valic earned top-five finishes in all of his events and won two in his first meet of the season.

Valic improved his time in the 100m breaststroke by 3.61 seconds to win with a time of 1:31.13. He also won the 100m backstroke, finessing the race in 1:24:76. Valic earned three second-place finishes, improving his time in each event. He was second in the 50m freestyle with a time of 29.38 and a 0.85-second improvement, second in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 40.10 and an improvement of 3.38 seconds, and second in the 100m freestyle with a time of 1:06.04 and an improvement of 1.17

seconds. Valic also finished fourth in the 50m butterfly, finishing the race in 36 seconds. Valic says his highlight from the meet is his 50m freestyle. “I felt really good about that swim,” he said. “Considering it was my first swim meet of this season, I felt I did really good in the 50m freestyle. Throughout the whole meet, I felt really good, and I improved.” Valic’s next meet will be the Duncan meet this weekend. He says he really wants to work on his 50m freestyle and get

at least his AA-qualifying times and then work on qualifying times for the AAAs. Competing in his first meet of the season, 16-year-old Morgan Humphreys won two races. He finished first in the 200m butterfly with a time of 3:04.52, and his time of 5:52.22 was good for first place in the 400m individual medley. Morgan was fourth in the 50m butterfly (34.89) and the 200m freestyle (2:32.04), and he also finished fifth in the 100m freestyle with a time of 1:10.58. He also improved his time in the 50m freestyle by 0.43 seconds to finish in 32.25 and finish seventh. For Morgan, the 200m freestyle was a highlight. “It was my second time doing it,” he said. “And it looked really good,” his sister, Aileen, noted. Overall, Morgan was happy with his performance at the meet. “It was pretty good, “he said. “I added a bit of time to some events, but some of them were pretty good.”

Soccer club sets up fundraising shop Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

A new initiative by the MidIsle Soccer Club will raise money for a much-needed field house and outfit players, family members and fans with stylish new club merchandise. The online Mid-Isle Soccer Club fundraising shop launched Feb. 12. For the next few Monday nights, there will also be a physical store in one of the dressing rooms at Forrest Field. Items in the shop include toques, headbands, car flags, travel mugs, gloves, bumper stickers and more. Each item has a set donation price, and 100 per cent of the profits will go directly to funding a field house to store the club’s equipment. People can donate online

through www.midisleshop. com and pick up their items Monday nights at the field. Physical stores will also be set up during Mid-Isle events such as the 5-Aside Club Tournament April 11-12. The Mid-Isle Soccer Club is getting bigger and bigger each year and now has more than 400 members, and as the club grows in numbers, it needs more equipment. “It’s something we need and have needed for a while,” said club vice-president Mike Rankin. The Ladysmith Festival of Lights Society has generously donated space in its building for the club to store its equipment in the offseason, with anything left over going to the garages and basements of club executive members. “It’s been great, but we’re getting bigger, and Festival

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designed the merchandise, sourced the products, negotiated with the manufacturers and built the website. “It was perfect timing,” said Rankin. “It was something for them to learn and build on. It was a win-win for everybody. I’m pretty impressed with the job the kids did, and we’re excited to get Mid-Isle merchandise out into the community.” Rankin says they did such a great job that they had their second client lined up before they had even finished the Mid-Isle project. “The other beautiful thing is they built the website for us, and we have a certain amount of merchandise, but after that runs out, we’ll still have the website,” said Rankin. “So in the fall, we’ll look at hoodies, track suits and scarves.”

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Large, immaculate, quiet 2-bedroom condo available in Duncan, bottom floor, bright corner unit in a 4-plex, wheelchair accessible. Great location! Within walking distance to shopping & restaurants. Wood burning fireplace, in-suite washer/ dryer, F/S, dishwasher, lots of storage! Non smoker. No pets. Available April 1. $850/m. References required. 250-818-0678. Meicor Properties Chemainus: Lockwood Villa. 1 bdrm $650, 2 bdrm $850, bachelor $600. Incl. heat & hot water, available March 1st. N/S, 1 small pet welcome. 250-709-2765. www.meicorproperties.com

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SUITES, LOWER LADYSMITH: 1BDRM suite. W/D. Heat & hydro. Private driveway. $750/mo. Avail. Immediately. Call 250-722-3307 LADYSMITH: 2 bedroom. Call 250-245-4638.

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HIGH STREET COFFEEHOUSE/OPEN MIC - 232 High St, Sat, Feb 28, 7 pm. Everyone Welcome. Donation to Foodbank appreciated CHEMAINUS GARDEN CLUB MEETING - Tues, March 3, 1 pm, Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd, Chemainus. Guest speaker Elaine Scott from the Vancouver Island Heather Society. Guests welcome. Brag table, $2 drop-in fee. Come see what we are all about! For more info 250246-1207. LADYSMITH CAMERA

On Going TOPS MEETING - Thurs. nights, 4:45 pm weigh-in, Ladysmith Hospital. Call Sandy 250-245-2983. CHEMAINUS TOPS Weekly Wednesdays at 5 pm, boardroom of Chemainus Health Care Centre, for information msaben@shaw.ca.

LADYSMITH - has an account at Junction Bottle Depot if you want to donate bottles to the cause. If you are unable to drop them off, please call Cherie at 250245-4160 and she will pick them up. LADYSMITH FOOD BANK Open Tues mornings 9 - 12. 630 Second Ave, Ladysmith. LADYSMITH DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION meets on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30 am upstairs at the Legion. This dedicated group of business owners discuss everything business-related in Ladysmith from partnerships with organizations, upcoming events, business strategies and tips, website performance and sometimes, a guest speaker.

THE ORCAS SWIM CLUB Ongoing registration. Call Registrar Denise Rae at 250-245-7925.

CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP meets 3rd Mon of each month 5:15-6:45 Ladysmith Community Health Centre - 1111-4th Ave, Room 101 www.chronicpainsupport.ca 250-667-5587

MOUNT BRENTON POWER & SAIL SQUADRON Membership meeting. Ladysmith Legion hall. Every 3rd Tuesday except holidays & July & August, 7:30 pm.

SING FOR PURE JOY! - meets on Saturdays, 7-8:30 pm in the 2nd floor lounge of The Lodge on 4th singforpurejoy@gmail.com or (250) 285-3764

LADYSMITH ARCHIVES - Volunteers required, computer skills an asset, ph. 250-245-0100, 9-2 Mon to Thurs.

STROKE RECOVERY GROUP: Survivors and caregivers meet every Thursday at 11 am in the basement Activity Room of Bethel Tabernacle, 1149 Fourth Ave. Programs include exercises and tips for managing activities. Call Ken or Flo 250-245-8199.

LRCA FRIENDLY VISITOR/PHONING TREE PROGRAMS Now taking new volunteer signups for an upcoming training session. Improve quality of life for shut-in or isolated seniors by scheduled weekly contact. Call Barb at 245-3079. LODGE ON 4TH FAMILY COUNCIL - Family & friends advocating on behalf of the residents. Next meeting Sept. 18th @ 7p.m. - Contact Judy at 250-245-3438 for location. LADYSMITH NEWCOMERS CLUB - Welcoming new residents to the Ladysmith area. Couples & singles welcome. Sharon at 250-245-9334 or ladysmithnewcomers@ yahoo.ca

BINGO - LADYSMITH Every Wed - 6:30 pm, Doors 5 pm, St. Mary's Church Hall. Info call 250245-3079. Sponsored by Ladysmith Resources Centre Association HARÂVEST HOUSE FOOD BANK - Chemainus. Friday, Info call 250-246-3455. BINGO - Chemainus Senior Drop-in Centre. Mondays, 6:40 pm. Info: Murray 250246-9968.

Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle Tuesday, February 23, 2015 15 www.ladysmithchronicle.com A15 NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Volunteers needed. 250-2451118. LADYSMITH LEGION Mondays, crib, 7 p.m. Meat draws: Saturdays 2 - 5:15 pm, Fridays 4-6 pm, Sundays 3-5 pm, Darts: Wednesdays, 7 pm, Line dancing: Thursdays 9-11 am, Fridays: pool, 8 pm, 250-245-2273. CANADIAN FEDERATION of UNIVERSITY WOMEN Nanaimo branch. Meets 4th Monday of each month. St. Andrews Presbyterian. 7 pm. Karen: 250-756-9508. BINGO - Every Fri, 6:45 p.m., Chemainus Legion branch #191. Doors open 5 p.m. 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 CHEMAINUS SKETCH GROUP - Painting and sketching group meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. New members welcome. 250-246-3118 BORN HEALTHY - a program for pregnant women and new moms. Check out â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born Healthy Ladysmithâ&#x20AC;? on Facebook or call Kate at 250-245-3079 (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. LADYSMITH CELEÂBRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2039;TIONS SOCIETY Ladysmith Days. Ladysmith city hall, on 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7 pm 250-2452263. www.ladysmithdays. com DAD'S GROUP - Drop In Breakfast - Program of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association. 630 - 2nd Ave., Upper Floor, Saturdays, 10 noon. 250-245-3079.

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SINGLE LADIES: INTERESTED IN MAKING NEW FRIENDS? We are a small group of ladies, mostly over the age of 60 who meet once a week for coffee and good conversation. We sometimes go on outings as well. If you think you might be interested, please call Sheila at 250-245-2985.

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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”!

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Jaysen Paddle

LADYSMITH 49TH PARALLEL Jaysen has been part of the 49th for about 8 months and in that short time has worked in several areas of the store, most notably Grocery and the front end as a cashier. Jaysen has worked hard from the start in everything he does but he has become known for his consistency in effort, output, the quality of his work and his helpfulness with every customer. Jaysen is well rounded as a worker and outside of work as an athlete too. He enjoys playing Fuller Lake rec hockey, hiking local trails and also has a passion for beach volleyball. So much so that he carries a volleyball in the back of his car because “you never know when a game could break out”. Jaysen, aka “Johnny Dangles” is also a skilled prognosticator as he has been leading our store hockey pool for most of the season. Thank you for all you do. Please enjoy lunch on us at our very own. . .

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Cheez Whiz

900 grams, limit 2 total

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Macaroni & Cheese Dinner 225 grams, limit 6 total

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Black Forest

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8 inches, made with real whipped cream

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