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Young Ladysmith dancer off to the Big Apple to compete in world’s largest dance series Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

Ladysmith dancer Kayla Henry has qualified for a prestigious international ballet competition in New York City. Next month, the 10-year-old will compete at the Youth America Grand Prix New York Finals April 10-16. This international competition is the culmination of the Youth America Grand Prix season, which is considered the world’s largest global network of dance. Kayla, who dances with the Ten-year-old Kayla Henry soars high above the stage during the recent regional dance competition in Seattle where she qualified for the Youth Kirkwood Academy of Perform- America Grand Prix New York finals in New York. SUBMITTED PHOTO ing Arts in Nanaimo, qualified for the New York Finals after by her ballet teacher, Chantelle shops, and the Royal Winnipeg York City, and she is looking forcompeting at the regional com- Norris, for three judges and re- Ballet and National Ballet School ward to travelling to the Big Apple. petition in Seattle in January. ceived scores of 94, 95 and 96. of Canada will be giving out schol- Her whole family is making the There are 12 different regional Kayla has a bit of an idea of what arships. trip. ballet competitions, and danc- to expect when she competes in There are three different age catKayla says she is very excited for ers who scored 95 per cent or New York because she has seen egories at the New York Finals — the competition. higher qualified for the New the movie First Position about the nine to 11, 12-14 and 15-18. Kayla “I’m actually really proud of myYork Finals, explained Kayla. New York Finals, but no one from will be competing in the nine to 11 self because I never really thought At the regional competition in her dance studio has gone before. category. I could do this, but now that I have Seattle, Kayla competed against “I’m looking forward to just So far, there are 127 competitors done it, it’s like a goal achieved,” 35 other dancers in the contem- watching people dance because in Kayla’s age category. There are she said. porary category. there’s going to be people there 400 soloists in total in three age Kayla has been dancing a lot “It was really fun because there from all over the world,” she said. categories, and 1,200 dancers will more this year, as she spends half Kayla Henry were a lot of people from differ- “I feel good about it. I’m a little bit be attending the event as soloists her day dancing and half her day ent places, and they were all re- nervous, but I think it will be re- or group ensembles or invited for doing school work at Kirkwood ally good,” she said. “It was just ally fun.” master classes. Academy of Performing Arts a really good experience.” Each day, Kayla, who has been Kayla says her goal for the com- through the studio’s Pre-ProfesKayla performed her ballet dancing since she was three years petition is to dance her best. sional Dance Program. solo, which was choreographed old, will get a chance to do workKayla has never been to New see Experience page 4

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Penelakut boys set their sights on Sweden A fundraising website has been set up to help the soccer team become the first Vancouver Island team to represent Canada at the Gothia Cup Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

A fundraising campaign is underway to bring a group of young soccer players from Penelakut Island to an international soccer tournament in Sweden. Pamela Jack, an elected council member of Penelakut First Nation, is on a mission to send the Penelakut boys’ soccer team to Sweden to represent Canada at the Gothia World Youth Cup this July. They would be the first team from Vancouver Island and the first team from The Penelakut boys’ soccer team, which practises Sundays in Chemainus and Mondays on Penelakut Island, Penelakut to repre- is hoping to become the first team from Vancouver Island and the first team from Penelakut to represent sent Canada in the Canada at the Gothia World Youth Cup in Sweden this July. PHOTOS SUBMITTED tournament, according to Jack. on 110 fields. the world playing on to donate to these “Just to hear them all Jack has decided Jack’s daughter went 110 soccer fields. kids,” she said. “I tend together on the field, it to donate the hono- to the tournament “When we went to to always dream big sure is uplifting,” said rarium she receives as about four years ago. the opening ceremo- and that’s something Jack. “I had my phone an elected councillor “We went with her and nies with our daughter, my grandma taught stolen yesterday, but back to the commu- saw the calibre of play, they said ‘get there me, not to let barriers when I got on the field nity to support elders and there were scouts an hour or two early get in the way. I knew and heard them laughand youth, and this there,” she said. “I said because it fills up,” I didn’t have enough, ing and joining, it was year, she is donating to my husband at they recalled Jack. “The but I just knew I an uplifting place and her council income time, ‘can you imagine stadium holds 50,000 wanted to get these made me think of the to the boys’ soccer bringing an all-native people, and there was kids there. All-First teachings we have in team. Jack has already team? The talent we not one seat that was Nations talent is so our culture. The parraised $10,000, which have at home is so un- available. The stadium untapped, and just giv- ents are sitting on the has paid the entry fee tapped; we could bring was full. It was an ex- ing them that opportu- field watching them and the food and lodg- a team here.’” perience I’ve never ex- nity when I don’t think practice, and I saw the ing and ground transThe tournament will perienced before.” any of them have gone strength in our culture, portation for the team, take place July 12-18, Jack was elected on that far, I wanted them and I saw that when but they still need to but the deadlines are council last February, to experience that they are on the field raise the airfare for fast approaching, as and she always said so they know their together practising.” the players and coach- all the payments have that if she got elected, dreams are achievable, “We’ve got some phees. to be made by May. she would donate even if there are barri- nomenal athletes on Each year, the Go- “This is a dream for her honorarium back ers.” Kuper,” she added. thia World Youth Cup all of these kids,” said to the community to The team is made up “We’ve got some really attracts about 1,600 Jack. youth or elders, or of 18 boys aged 13 to strong boys on Penelateams from 80 nations, There will be 1,600 both. 17, and all but three of kut who are great at playing 4,500 games teams from around “I decided I wanted them are Penelakut. soccer, and they are

competing locally, but are almost all sold out. a lot of parents can’t The draw will take afford to get them place when the tickets there. I don’t want to are all sold. be an imposing force After that, they will on the parents who raffle off a ring featurdon’t have the means ing a white gold whale to get their kids there. design and half-carat We have a hard time diamond. Again, only getting on and off the 10 books of tickets island … so I would have been printed, and never, ever impose tickets are $20 each. myself on the families Jack is also hoping to to say ‘you have to organize a gala and sipay their airfare.’ I re- lent auction after Easally want this to be a ter, most likely in May. dream.” Anyone who would To raise even more like to support the money for the soc- team can also bring cer team, Jack is sell- in donations to the ing raffle tickets for band office, where an an upcoming AC/DC account has been set concert in Vancouver aside for the team. for $20 each. Only 10 To support the team, books of tickets have visit www.gofundme. been printed, and they com/mvtsco.

Learn how to start a Block Watch March 31 in Ladysmith Ladysmith is currently experiencing a rise in propertyrelated crimes, including mischief, vandalism and theft. The Ladysmith RCMP Detachment has received many inquiries from community members about how best to protect themselves, their homes and their valuables. The Block Watch Program is specifically designed to address these questions and issues. The Ladysmith RCMP will be hosting a public information session about the Block Watch Program Tuesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at the Ladysmith Seniors Center inside the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association building located at 630 Second Ave. Everyone is welcome, but please be aware that childminding services will not be provided. What is Block Watch? Block Watch is a community-driven program that brings neighbours together through increased communication between themselves and the police. Block Watches have two significant commitments — one, to be as concerned about your neighbours’ property as you would your own, and, two, to report suspicious activity to the police and your neighbours. The Block Watch Program started in B.C. in 1986 in response to the concerns of citizens about crime. The program was modeled on a similar project in Seattle,

which was effective in reducing residential break and takes sick or moves, the co-captain can take over. enters by up to 60 per cent. Block captains and co-captains need to complete a In 1993, the Block Watch Society was officially regis- criminal record check. This can be completed at the tered as a non-profit society Ladysmith RCMP Detachment at 320 Sixth Ave., at no What are the benefits of having a Block Watch in charge. Just come to front counter Monday to Friday my neighbourhood? between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with two pieces of approved When your Block Watch is up and running and signs government ID, such as your B.C. driver’s licence, SIN are installed, crime rates drop significantly. Also, de- or passport. Once you have completed your criminal pending who your home insurance provider is, you may record check, you will be contacted by the Ladysmith be eligible for a reduction up to a maximum of 15 per RCMP Block Watch co-ordinator with program details. cent. This reduction applies regardless of whether you How much time does it take to set up a Block are a block captain or a participant. Watch? Block Watches create a sense of community because It usually takes between three and four hours. you begin to know your neighbours as real people, just After completing your criminal record check, you and not the person who lives down the road. your co-captain will meet with the Block Watch coIt also creates better communication between your ordinator to go over program details, expectations and neighbours and the police. responsibilities, etc. You will then be provided with parWho can start up a Block Watch? ticipation/sign-up sheets and an RCMP volunteer ID tag Like any group, there needs to be a leader, someone identifying you as a Block Watch captain. Going door to willing to step up and take the initiative to see an idea door and discussing the idea with your neighbours can through to fruition. In a Block Watch, they are called be time-consuming but in large part, most Captains say Block Watch captains. it’s worthwhile and fun. It’s no fun working alone, and to keep a project movThe Ladysmith RCMP looks forward to seeing you at ing forward, there should be others involved. We call the Block Watch information session on March 31. them co-captains. If the captain goes on vacation or — Submitted by the Ladysmith RCMP

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Neighours working together to open doors and provide economic opportunities. That’s the premise behind a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed recently between the Stz’uminus First Nation and the Nanaimo Airport. Representatives from the Stz’uminus First Nation and the Nanaimo Airport gathered March 5 at the Ladysmith Maritime Society Marine Welcome Centre to sign the MOU about working together and to eat a celebratory dinner together. “It’s a document that Stz’uminus First Nation Chief John Elliott (left) and Nanaimo Airport Commission board chair John Craig finally brings together sign a Memorandum of Understanding to work together March 5 in Ladysmith. LINDSAY CHUNG two neighbours in a Stz’uminus First Na- with some thoughts they can always come cation and an openness spirit of friendship tion as a “true, strong and ideas on where together with the to do business.” and partnership,” said partner” around eco- Stz’uminus First Na- Nanaimo Airport and For himself and for John Craig, chair of nomic development. tion and the Nanaimo share ideas. the Stz’uminus First the Nanaimo Airport “I think it brings us Airport might work to- “For us, it opens op- Nation, Elliott says he Commission board of together, showing gether. portunities for growth is excited to show they directors. “It outlines that we are willing to “Rather than have it in our area,” he said. can work together. our expectations for work together, will- be a document that When he thinks about “I think that’s the excommunications and ing to build an econ- ends up in a drawer, the MOU, Craig says he citing part, when you participating with each omy together within this is going to be the is most excited about can get to a table where other and potential Stz’uminus traditional opposite,” said Craig. working with a neigh- you can work with a business opportuni- territory,” he said. “It’s going to be a call bor. partner, and they’re ties. It also respects “We’re building an to action; we’re very “We can’t go any- sincere,” he said. each other’s historical economy that helps serious about that, and where; they can’t go “It’s not small talk; it’s culture or business cul- both the airport and I’m looking forward to anywhere; we’re neigh- serious. I can truly say ture. I think that’s very Stz’uminus First Na- meeting six months bours, as opposed to a I know we’re going to important.” tion. It creates jobs and out on some thoughts lot of businesses that have a long-standing Stz’uminus First opportunities.” and ideas.” are transient,” he said. relationship around Nation Chief John During the MOU signFrom here, Elliott “We’re pretty well plant- building partnerships Elliott appreciates ing ceremony, they sees the next step ed, and what better and ensuring our chilthat the Nanaimo Air- highlighted their inten- being that this MOU tool to have than a re- dren in the future can port is opening up its tion to come together creates an open door lationship that shows lean on this as we doors and treating six months from now for Stz’uminus that respect and communi- move forward.”

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Ever since the Town of Ladysmith went through an Alternative Approval Process for a boundary extension proposal by Couverdon Real Estate and TimberWest that could have seen the Town secure lands around its watershed last spring, the issue of watershed management has been a high-profile one in the community. The proposal did not go through, and many people in the community have raised questions about the capacity of the Holland Creek, Banon Creek and Stocking Lake watersheds. Ladysmith resident Greg Roberts believes that creating a multistakeholder watershed management roundtable could help answer many of those questions and develop better understanding of the many issues surrounding the watershed. He brought a proposal for such a roundtable to Ladysmith council March 2. The purpose of the

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ave you ever purchased a table or chairs or shelves from IKEA? You grab your Phillips screwdriver, the Alan key and those funny little instruction diagrams and you dive into the assembly. Even though you didn’t do the measuring, cut the wood or have any hand in its design, you still feel a sense of accomplishment when you put it together. You know I’m right. Admit it. Most of us intuitively believe that the things we labour at are the things we love. Michael Norton at the Harvard Business School and Dan Ariely at Duke University have turned that concept on its head. What if, they asked, it isn’t love that leads to labour, but labour that leads to love? In a series of experiments, they have demonstrated that people attach greater value to things they built than if the very same product was built by someone else. And in new experiments published recently, they’ve discovered why it happens: Building your own stuff boosts your feelings of pride and competence and also signals to others that you are competent. “Get involved and do it yourself” also applies to our spiritual life. As a Christian Pastor, I see the people that put the effort into reading their Bible, spending time in prayer and serving alongside other followers of Jesus — those are the ones who get the most joy out of it. The great message of the Christian faith is that we don’t have to do it all ourselves, but it also doesn’t mean we do nothing. The Apostle Paul describes how the partnership works: “To this end, I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.” Wherever you are at in your journey to know God, my strong encouragement is to not just sit back and be a passive receiver. If you are skeptical, research the answers. If you have been turned off in the past, give it a second look. If you are open to it, check out one of the many churches in Cedar, Ladysmith or Chemainus. I am confident that if you put in some effort, God will meet you halfway and turn your labour into love.

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arch has been a good month for the B.C. NDP, and it’s been a while since I’ve been able to say that. Opposition critics fired a shot amidships at the B.C. Liberal when they began questioning the lack of progress by the new Auditor-General for Local Government. This experimental vessel was launched in Premier Christy Clark’s leadership campaign, and two years after it set sail, it is in danger of sinking. The original idea was to expand the B.C. Auditor General’s office so it could check the financial performance of local governments too. Business groups were concerned about municipal taxes going up too quickly, with staff growing even as the province grappled with a hiring freeze. Mayors and councillors began to talk of mutiny over that plan, protesting

their budgets are already required to balance and are subject to annual audits. But this will be “performance auditing,” Clark insisted, not just making sure the figures add up. It will determine the public is receiving “value for money” on projects like arenas and services like police, by comparing different communities’ results. A new AGLG office opened in Surrey. The “value for money” promise is on the rocks. The government appointed a quasi-independent board (hello, BC Ferries and TransLink) that hired chartered accountant Basia Ruta, a veteran of the federal Auditor General office who had done local government audits in private practice. NDP local government critic Selina Robinson started asking why this office has spent $5.2 million and produced only one audit out of a promised 18. Community Minister Coralee Oakes, a former

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new auditor demands as their councils grind away at their own budgets, and now they see signs that what they have contributed may well have been swept overboard. Oakes remains on deck, eyes fixed on the horizon. An audit of capital procurement in Rossland is finally scheduled to be done by the end of March, she said. Similar reports on Delta and Sechelt are due in April. The latest revision of that schedule is underway, no doubt in another series of long, acrimonious meetings. Clark addressed the situation in her last question period before the legislature’s spring break this week. She didn’t have a lot to say about the AGLG’s voyage of the damned, mostly familiar rhetoric about “lower taxes, less red tape” and so on. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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Quesnel councillor in her first cabinet post, allowed that there had been some rough water but there is smooth sailing ahead. Then came a big leak, in the form of a “work environment review” of the good ship AGLG that was given to the NDP by a seasick crew member. It described chaos below decks, with “shifting priorities and unclear direction,” as well as “wasted time and work” and “inefficient use of consultant and staff resources.” Worse, the review noted a human resources monitor had been stationed at the office for most of January to maintain a “respectful workplace for all employees.” Then it was confirmed that when the AGLG board tried to conduct a performance review, Ruta’s response was to hire a lawyer. Whatever goodwill had been restored with local governments over this experiment is likely gone. Municipal staffers have been dealing with

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Photo of the Month Nanaimo photographer Erica Nadon had the Ladysmith Camera Club’s Photo of the Month for both February and January. The top photo, entitled “Ice Skating,” was chosen as the Photo of the Month for February. The theme was “Frost and Ice,” and Nadon took this photo at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta in November 2014. January’s Photo of the Month is called “The Watcher” and was taken while on vacation in Salvador, Brazil. The theme was “Street Photography.” Nadon says she wanted to capture the feeling of the local culture and felt that black-andwhite enhanced the effect of the image. The Ladysmith Camera Club’s next meeting will be Tuesday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at Hardwick Hall, and there will be tips and demonstrations of “Shooting Smoke.” For more information, visit http://ladysmithcameraclub.com/. ERICA NADON

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March 1915 The building on First Avenue formerly occupied by James Sharp as a poolroom is being fitted up as a downtown police office for the city and provincial police. The desirability of having a downtown office was suggested to the police commissioners at their last meeting by Chief of Police Allan. A telephone has been installed, and now when a policeman is needed, all that is required is to ring up No. 1-4. March 1955 The Barnes Construction Co. is making progress with their stock car racing grounds, half a mile three-quarters up Nanaimo Lakes Road. They are, at present, excavating at the race track, which will be three-eighths of a mile long. It may be the beginning of July before they get the races going. March 1985 After devoting eight years of his spare time to minor baseball, Ted Church is finally getting the recognition he deserves. Church will be inducted into the B.C. Baseball Hall of Fame on April 6 at B.C. Place in Vancouver. He is presently the Assistant Regional Commissioner for the Pacific Northwest’s Babe Ruth League after spending several years in the community at various levels, beginning with Little League president in 1959. Every two years, Baseball B.C. adds to its roll of honour, acknowledging those whose efforts were instrumental in the development of baseball. Compiled by Nadine Read, Ladysmith Historical Society

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Chemainus seniors vamp to vaudeville in spring show Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

Seniors in Chemainus are getting ready to showcase a variety of talents and a big secret dance with their annual stage production later this month. Following last year’s successful show of Way Out West, volunteers from the Chemainus Seniors Drop-In Centre are taking on a new but old theme with this year’s production — An Old Fashioned Music Hall and Vaudeville Variety Show. A cast and crew of more than 30 members will present a two-hour program featuring 20 different acts of comedy, music, skits, dancing and singing March 27 to 29. There will be three big production dance numbers and many short, funny acts, as well as performances by talented singers and musicians. “It’s going to be an old-fashioned English musical and vaudeville,” explained producer/director Ken McEwan. “Music halls in England were much like vaudeville in North America with lots of numbers. We have a big finale, comedy acts, musicians and singers — solos and group — just like any vaudeville or music hall show you’d see.” One couple has an original script of George Burns and Gracie Allen that was done in 1929, and they’re going to re-create that, according to McEwan. “There will be a lot of things we think people haven’t seen before,” he said. “We hope people will be walking out singing the songs and laughing about the things we do.” “We have a great crowd at the Chemainus Seniors Centre who have done entertainment before; some are still in choirs and entertained in their previous lives,” he added. “We have one major production each year around this time and other entertainment throughout the year.” A notice went up in September, and members of the Chemainus Seniors Drop-In Centre held their first meeting about the production in October. For the second year in a row, Cathy Schmidt from Duncan, who has been a choreographer with the Cowichan Musical Society, has volunteered a couple of times a week to come to Chemainus and, as McEwan describes it, “put us through our paces.” “We’re very pleased with that,” he said. “We have other people who can do choreography, and she works with them. We have a great team.” Shows will be held Friday, March 27 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. at the Chemainus Seniors Drop-In Centre at 9824 Willow St.

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Eleanor Brawner sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ladysmith • 16 years old and in Grade 11 • enjoys playing the clarinet and reading

Netanya Drinkwater sponsored by LCU Insurance • 17 years old and in Grade 12 • enjoys sewing and painting

Chanel Dwinnell sponsored by the Kinsmen Club of Ladysmith • 17 years old and in Grade 12 • enjoys painting and playing softball

Megan Leslie sponsored by Ladysmith Tim Hortons • 16 years old and in Grade 11 • enjoys dancing and horseback riding

Speech & Talent Night coming up April 1 Staff Writer THE CHRONICLE

It’s time for the Ladysmith Ambassador Candidates to shine.

and to promote continuing education through bursaries, instilling community spirit in the youth of our community. The candidates will be given points for their performances during the Speech and Talent Night, and later in the month, they will take part in oneon-one interviews with the program judges.

The nine high school students taking part in this year’s Ladysmith Ambassador Program have been preparing speeches and practising their talents, The points will be tallied, and the program and now they’ll share them with the community will culminate in the Coronation Evening Wednesday, April 1 during the Speech and Talent Saturday, April 18 at 7 p.m. at the Frank Jameson Night. The event begins at 7 p.m. and takes place Community Centre. During this evening, the in the multipurpose room at Ladysmith Secondary official Ladysmith Ambassador and two ViceSchool. Ambassadors will be crowned for the coming The Ladysmith Ambassador Program is a Angela O’Donnell, sponsored year. The three young women who are chosen will by the Fraternal Order of Eagles non-profit organization that works to build go on to participate in local events and represent • 17 years old and in Grade 12 self-esteem, leadership and public speaking Ladysmith at various events around the province. • enjoys being involved in improvisational and musical theatre

Kelsey Primrose sponsored by Ladysmith/Fire Rescue • 16 years old and in Grade 11 • enjoys making art and playing rugby

Cassidy Sanford sponsored by Ladysmith Pharmasave • 16 years old and in Grade 11 • enjoys dancing and playing soccer

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Orcas excelling at every level Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

Whether it’s a provincial or regional meet, members of the Ladysmith-Chemainus Orcas Swim Club are making a name for themselves with fast times and strong finishes. Orcas Faith Knelson and Aileen Humphreys, who are both 13, recently returned from the Swim BC AAA Age Group Championships March 5-7 in Surrey and the Swim BC Senior Open March 8-9 in Vancouver. At the provincials, Knelson won four gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze, medalling in every single event she swam. Knelson won golds in the 200m individual medley, 200m breaststroke, 50m breaststroke and 100m breaststroke, and she Members of the Ladysmith-Chemainus Orcas Swim Club have had many reawas second in the sons to smile lately. In top photo are Aileen Humphreys (left) and Faith Knelson, 100m freestyle, 100m who recently competed at the AAA Provincials and BC Open, while above is butterfly and 50m freeParis Jany, who had a successful Spring Break Invitational. LINDSAY CHUNG style. She also finished third in the 100m back- mate, cheering me it was working hard to also 14, finished in stroke. She set new on. We were in all the get where she is, to be the top five in all his personal best times in breaststroke event fi- like her and be as fast events. He was second the 200m individual nals together, and in and talented as her.” in the 100m breastmedley, 50m freestyle, one event, we were the Humphreys made stroke, third in the 50m 100m backstroke and only teammates in the the B finals in 50m butterfly and fifth in 100m freestyle. finals.” breaststroke and 200m the 100m backstroke “I wasn’t tapered for At the Swim BC Se- breaststroke. and the 50m freestyle. provincials, so I knew nior Open March 8-9 “I was really nervous, Thirteen-year-old KyI wasn’t going to have at UBC Aquatic Cen- but I was happy too ele Murray took 6.26 the best times in every- tre, Knelson and Hum- that I could get those seconds off his time in thing,” she said. phreys both swam in times and be able to the 100m backstroke Humphreys ad- the Female 18 & Under race against older to finish third, and he vanced to the finals category. swimmers,” she said was third in the 50m in three events at proKnelson made the Earlier in the month, free with a new pervincials — the 100m A finals in all of her nine Orcas took part sonal best time. breaststroke, 50m swims. She was fourth in the Spring Break Seven-year-old Aiden breaststroke and 200m in the 100m breast- Invitational Feb. 28 to Jeffries finished first or breaststroke. She stroke and the 50m March 1 in Duncan. second in all his events. finished sixth in the freestyle and fifth in T h i r t e e n - y e a r- o l d He won the 100m free50m breaststroke and the 50m breaststroke Louise Wong took style, 50m breaststroke, seventh in the 100m and the 100m freestyle. 27.03 seconds off her 50m backstroke, 100m breaststroke. “For me, BC Open was time in the 100m indi- breaststroke and the Humphreys was a great experience,” vidual medley to finish 50m freestyle. He imhappy that she took said Knelson. “I got to third. She also took 11 proved his time in the some time off two of race a former Olym- seconds off her time in 50m breaststroke by her swims, and she felt pian, Tara Van Beilen. the 200m breaststroke a whole 8.90 seconds she did much better I learned a lot from and in the 100m free- and took 5.07 seconds underwater. just racing against her style. off his time in the 50m “Overall, she had a re- in the 1,500m. Having Hubert Wong, 14, won freestyle and 2.04 secally good BC Open and her as competition the 50m breaststroke onds off his time in the Provincials,” Knelson was very intense, and and the 100m breast- 100m breaststroke. said of her teammate. I was so nervous to be- stroke, and he had new This was 11-year-old “She worked really gin with. It was a great personal bests in five Breanne King’s first hard, and it was great experience, and what I of his six events. swim meet ever, and to have her as a team- really took away from Shane Valic, who is she competed in the

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100m freestyle, 50m breaststroke and 50m backstroke. Chantal Greenhalgh, 12, had new personal best times in five of her six events, and she finished third in the 50m butterfly and fourth in the 50m breaststroke. Ten-year-old Grace Dice took 5.26 seconds off her time in the 50m breaststroke. Paris Jany, who is 11, took 6.86 seconds off her time in the 50m free and 6.70 seconds off her time in the 50m breaststroke. She also had a new best time in the 50m backstroke by shaving 2.48 seconds off her time, and she was fourth in the 50m breaststroke and the 100m individual medley. “Paris, who is newly competitive, did phenomenal for how long she’s been swimming,” said coach Aria Mac Coll. “She’s picked up all the skills she needs to win.” Jany felt “pretty good” about her meet. She says competitions make her nervous, but she also finds them fun. “They also make you feel very excited inside because you don’t know what you’re going to do,” she said. “You don’t know if you’re going to win or lose, but my mom always says ‘swim it hard.’ When you are finally on that block, your heart is pounding. You feel very nervous. It’s fun doing them though. I really like them.” Mac Coll was impressed with Dice’s technique in the breaststroke. The coach also thought Jeffries did “extremely well,” particularly because he was competing against older swimmers. “I’m really happy with them all, and they’re hard workers too,” said Mac Coll. “They’re competitive, and they want to be here, so that’s really helped them.”

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Health care auxiliary sponsors Eliza a true patron of arts therapy horse Josefa for a year Staff Writer

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A therapy horse named Josefa will be taken care of for the next year thanks to a generous donation by the Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary. On Feb. 16, members of the Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary presented the Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association (CTRA) with a donation for $2,600. This funding will sponsor Josefa, a Norwegian Fjord owned by CTRA From left, Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary corresponding secretary Pam Fraand donated to the ser and president Irene Telford pose with therapy horse Josefa and Cowichan PHOTO SUBMITTED program by Anita Therapeutic Riding Association executive director Anne Muir. Goodfellow, and will is recommended for cover the costs associ- has truly helped shape non-profit societies. CTRA has been pro- a wide variety of reaated with her care and the lives of many families in the Cowichan viding therapeutic rid- sons,” according to the feeding for a year. ing and equine-based press release. “Physi“She stands 15 ‘hands Valley.” The Ladysmith therapeutic services cal and developmental high’ (a hand is a measurement of four Health Care Auxiliary in the Cowichan Val- benefits are often couinches) at the shoulder is a long-standing com- ley since 1986. The pled with positive cogoperates nitive, emotional, or and is a beautiful mare munity charity that program very characteristic of operates and man- year round, serving behavioral outcomes.” 100 CTRA is the only her breed,” the CTRA ages numerous health- approximately during therapeutic riding asstates in a press re- related services. The participants involved each of the six annual sociation in British Colease. “Josefa is known volunteers for her kind and reli- with this organization sessions, the major- lumbia accredited at also actively raise ity of whom are chil- the highest level as a able personality.” The Ladysmith money for commu- dren. Horse camps for “Training and AccrediHealth Care Auxiliary nity health and well- children with special tation Centre” with the has sponsored a horse ness programs, and needs are also offered Canadian Therapeutic in 2014, they donated in the spring and sum- Riding Association, at CTRA since 2000. the national governing “Josefa is a pleasure and pledged more mer. to work with,” said than $273,000 in medi- “Therapeutic riding body for therapeutic CTRA executive direc- cal equipment and sup- is a proven therapeu- riding, according to tor Anne Muir. “She port to health-related tic intervention that the press release.

Rembrandt and Shakespeare both had their patrons, and so it is that in this town of somewhat lesser dabblers in art, both visual and literary, Eliza Hemingway continues the tradition. Last spring, when she began carrying my new book, All These Long Years Later, I assumed that she, like every other vendor with whom I had placed my work, would request at best a 40-per-cent and at worst, a 60-per-cent consignment fee. For local artists, it’s painful but it is also understandable. Rents here in Chemainus are high, and personal or staff time has to be a consideration. So it was a huge surprise when, some months later as I began my rounds checking on sales and receiving my share of the pro-

ceeds, Eliza handed brimming with colme a cheque with lectibles and crethe addendum, “I ativity and features don’t take any com- a local toy-maker, mission.” who is often on the I’m sure that my premises, someface belied my sur- times whittling and prise as she ex- painting and at other plained that she times, minding the believed that local store. talent needed to be Eliza’s Antiques appreciated and en- and Art is absolutecouraged and what ly worth a visit — a better way to do so chance to discover than to offer an at- the very thing that tractive, local venue you always knew you in which to display needed but could and to sell the art- never find, a chance istry that was being to discover local artiproduced. sans, and a chance to *** support the propriHer fascinating etor who is so genershop is located on ously supporting our Willow Street and community.

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(Nursery & Children’s classes available) Mid - week groups for Children, Preteens, Teens and Adult Life Studies

1135 - 4th Avenue Ladysmith, BC

Mass Times: Sat. 5:00 pm Sun. 9:00 am 250-245-3414 Father Anthony Gonsalves, OFM

Hall Rentals Available 250-245-2077

www.oceanviewchurch.ca

Inclusive - Diverse - Vibrant

$3,880 each

381 Davis Road

March 22, 2015

One Lifetime. One Hospital. The Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation 102-1801 Bowen Rd. Nanaimo, BC V9S 1H1

250-755-7690

Donate Securely online at www.nanaimohospitalfoundation.com

250-245-5113

9am & 11am Guest Speaker

Ladysmith First United Church Sunday Service including Sunday school at 10:30 am

Healing Pathway

Kent Anderson President of Northwest Bible Seminary

1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6-8 pm

Rev Maxine Pirie 232 High Street 250-245-2183 www.ladysmithunited.org

16 Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle

www.ladysmithchronicle.com

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WIDE FORMAT COLOUR PRINTING

For your Banners. Posters, Pictures,Etc!

whats NEW this week @ AT LIVE MUSIC

Day Sale day

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NOW OFFERING IN HOUSE

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Green Giant Frozen

Vegetables 3

750 grams

Day Sale

2/ 5 $

Xtra

Liquid Laundry Detergent

Beautiful Bloooms

Artistically Arranged

2.21 litres, limit 2 total

Bouquets & Lena Arrangements for Every Occasion Birtwistle

WOW!

Friday, March 18 7:00pm

• graduation • anniversary • Mother’s Day Serving locally roasted coffee, • birthday soup & sandwiches, fresh-baked treats, free WiFi, and now.....live • justmusic! because

15 & up

Bloooms Direct Line 250-245-3344

LADYSMITH CHEMAINUS Your Island Community Grocers since 1977

This month:

Day Sale

2/ 5 $

Cashmere Ultra Luxe

Bathroom Tissue 2 ply double roll 8 roll, limit 2

Day Sale

CEDAR

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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