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Life is shorter in Ladysmith Health profile reveals people die sooner here, but officials aren’t sure why

Ivy Green land clearing for commercial project first step in ambitious development plan

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John McKinley THE CHRONICLE

The trees coming down opposite the Husky station with the arrival of spring were the first to herald the news. The billboard announcements that arrived late last week drove the message home further. Years of planning by the Stz’uminus First Nation could start bearing fruit this summer with the first steps in the creation of what could essentially be a new village north of Ladysmith. Over the next 20 years, 65 acres of reserve property at the old Ivy Green site is expected to be transformed into the new $400-million community of Oyster Bay. Eventually, it could include approximately 200,000 square feet of commercial space, up to 200 new residential homes, 160 to 200 assisted living and extended care units, 53 seniors’ patio homes and an 80-unit waterfront hotel able to host conventions. Most of these features are not likely to be developed for a while. Some may be a long way down the road. But construction could get underway on the first stages of commercial development as early as this summer. “Basically, what we are doing is clearing it and preparing for construction,” Coast Salish Development Corporation CEO Ray Gauthier said. “The community is really excited because they are ready for this to happen.” The cleared site opposite the Husky is being targeted for a small shopping centre, similar in character to the recently built Chemainus The Easter Bunny was in Ladysmith early last week scoping out prime Village Square mall. The band is targetting a egg hiding spots on the Ladysmith waterfront and interviewing 21,000-square-foot grocery store to be the anchor people about their Easter traditions. Bradley Sumpter and his entouof a plaza that could include up to 40,000 square- rage of Toby Baiorrio (rear left) and Sadie McMullan are 13-year-old feet of additional commercial and office space. Ladysmith Secondary students who went a bit above and beyond for see Oyster Bay, page 3 a class project. JOHN MCKINLEY

Ladysmith has a lower life expectancy than the rest of Vancouver Island and the rest of B.C. And our children are among the most vulnerable when it comes to being prepared for school. Those were perhaps the most disturbing facts revealed in a community health profile of the area presented by Dr. Paul Hasselback, the medical health officer for central Vancouver Island, last week. Women in Ladysmith have an average life expectancy of 82 years, compared to 84 in Island Health and in B.C. Men in Ladysmith average 77 years, compared to 80 in Island Health and in B.C. “The lower life expectancy in Ladysmith remains a puzzle,” Hasselback said.“There’s no one particular reason, nor is there an easy answer. Life expectancy has gone up slightly over the last few years, but there’s still a gap to be closed.” Meanwhile, Ladysmith also ranks second-worst on the Early Development Index which measures the vulnerability of young children. And the situation is getting worse. “Ladysmith remains not as well off as other areas. We still have challenges with children being prepared to start school,” Hasselback said. Mayor Aaron Stone was concerned. “One of the things you highlighted and that has continued to challenge me is our disconnect in EDI readiness for school. It’s been persistent. It’s definitely something to note, and it’s not just an anomaly.” Our number of teen mothers is significantly higher than the Island Health rate, while the stillbirth rate is higher than the Island Health average. In contrast, Hasselback says Ladysmith ranks fourth best out of 14 local health areas on Vancouver Island in terms of poverty. The “Ladysmith” in question refers to a larger area centred around the town, with a population of about 15,000. But Hasselback said there is not an appreciable difference between the town and rural profiles. see Juvenile crime, page 12

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Former coach, cop charged with sex assault on boys Man accused of multiple offences living in Ladysmith since July

Police released this image of Alan John Davidson as he looked in the 1980s RCMP

to similar allegations in the Thompson-Okana- the allegations,” Saskatchewan RCMP’s Magan region of B.C. jor Crimes Program Inspector Jennifer Ebert The earlier charges, laid while Davidson was said during a media conference. “It takes great a resident of Calgary, were in connection to courage to speak up.” events that allegedly occurred while he was a A Ladysmith RCMP spokesperson was not John McKinley hockey and baseball coach in Clearwater B.C. available to answer questions. prior to his becoming a police officer in 1982. Police provided a photo of Davidson from THE CHRONICLE The new allegations are tied to boys he came the ‘80s and a timeline of where he has lived in Accusations of sexual assaults against boys into contact with as a coach, RCMP member order to assist any possible witnesses: nearly 30 years ago have followed a former RCMP and member of the general community while 1970s to 1981 – Clearwater, B.C. officer and youth sports coach to Ladysmith. living in Yorkton between April 1986 and AuAugust 1981 to February 1982 – Regina, Sask. RCMP in Regina announced Friday morning gust 1993. February 1982 to December 1983 – Coronach, Alan John Davidson, 59, a Ladysmith resident Davidson, who was arrested in Nanaimo, has Sask. since July of 2014, is facing three sexual as- not been an RCMP officer since retiring in December 1983 to April 1986 – Lloydminster, sault charges in connection to assaults alleg- 1996. Saskatchewan RCMP say the Davidson Alta. edly made against boys under the age of 18 investigation remains open. April 1986 to August 1993 – Yorkton, Sask. while he was living in Yorkton Saskatchewan. “I would like to close by commending the vicAugust 1993 to 1996 – North Battleford, Sask. They follow on the heels of eight charges laid tims for coming forward after all these years, 1997 to 2004 – Camrose, Alta. against Davidson about a year ago connected especially considering the traumatic nature of 2004 to July 2014 – Calgary, Alta.

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from page 1 The next two months will be spent spent working with Lindsay Chung architects on formal design plans and trying to turn inTHE CHRONICLE terested businesses into Parents have until April 19 to provide input committed tenants. Gauthion proposals to the school calendar that iner said construction is likely clude extending spring break to two weeks. to get underway as soon During its meeting on March 18, the Nanaias enough pre-lease agreemo-Ladysmith School District school board ments have been reached. directed staff to begin a 30-day consultation He said marketing studies on the five recommendations created by the and preliminary talks with Nanaimo Ladysmith School Calendar Coma variety of prospective mittee. businesses indicate there is These recommendations are: enough interest to take this 1. To extend the three-year local school calstep. Getting one aspect of endar to the 2017-18 school year the project underway can, 2. To implement elementary school local in turn, inspire investment schedule guidelines — which means consisinto other areas. “We have an idea where we This concept plan for Oyster Bay shows assisted living west of the railway, a commercial area cen- tent early dismissal on Mondays, consistent are going but that is really tred around the stoplight, homes in the former campsite area, a hotel on the waterfront and green Monday to Friday bell schedules, and consisthe driver of the architec- space south of Bush Creek. The first area targeted for development is the southwest commercial tent short (morning) and long recess schedules 3. To implement secondary school local tural process. It is no longer corner. COAST SALISH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION schedule guidelines — which means consisconceptual, it’s becoming real,” Gauthier said. “Over a 10-year window it’s The recent renovation of velopers who have proven tent late start time (9:15 a.m.) on Mondays to Funded by the band, with- a 7% return. Over 50 years the Husky was the first step track records of success in allow for Professional Learning Communities out any government assis- it’s 30%. We are looking at in setting the tone for a de- each project area: commer- time 4. To increase spring break to two weeks tance, this ambitious project generating revenue for 50 velopment envisioned as a cial, residential, hotel and 5. To remove a non-instructional day (the is being counted on to bring years and compound that by nice, middle-class commu- assisted living. prosperity to the Stz’uminus 50 years over 65 acres.” nity. “Realistically, there could District Implementation Day) and replace it people. Because the property itself The property is fully ser- be a population of 1,000 with an instructional day The consultation period began Friday, March But Gauthier cautions it is on the reserve, it cannot viced through connections people when it is comis a long-term vision, not a be sold. But both the homes to the Town of Ladysmith, plete,” he said, adding that 20 at 3 p.m., and it will continue until Sunday, quick fix. He said the rev- and the commercial build- with all the correct land use the Stz’uminus people have April 19 at midnight. You can provide feedback directly to the Naenue generated by each ings themselves can be. planning in place. been there for 150 years naimo-Ladysmith School District’s communileased acre is not huge in Each will be marketed on Essentially, the band has but have never embarked and of itself. It’s after put- the basis of either long-term drawn up a vision and cre- anything approaching this cations department by e-mailing communications@sd68.bc.ca or by completing the online ting each acre to use over a leasing agreements or stra- ated all the necessary infra- scope. lengthy period of time that ta building purchases. The structure. All that needs to “It’s huge,” he said. The survey at www.sd68.bc.ca. The school board will receive a report from the return starts to add up. housing and assisted living be done now is to find the community is really stepstaff and make its decision at a special busi“It’s not like the band is go- accommodations are not right partners to develop ping out.” ing to be jumping up and band housing, but open to the various phases. For more details on the ness committee meeting scheduled for Tuesdown this year and saying it anyone, regardless of backAccording to Gauthier, the Oyster Bay plan, go to oys- day, April 28 at 4:30 p.m. at 395 Wakesiah Ave. in Nanaimo. hit the jackpot,” he said. ground. band wants to work with de- terbaydevelopment.com.

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NOTICE TO ALL WATER USERS Reservoir Cleaning and Watermain Flushing Program April 7th – May 30th, 2015 During this flushing period, water users may experience some discoloration of the water supply. Should this occur, running a cold water tap for a short period will help to restore water quality to normal. Any Residents dependant on medical equipment using water, please call the Department at 245-6445 for flushing dates.

Neighbour says couple escaped without injury, but lost everything in fire John McKinley the chronicle

A Cassidy man says his neighbours safely escaped a fire early Friday morning, but lost their dog and all If you have any questions regarding the flushing program, please their possessions in contact the Public Works, Utilities Department. the process. Seniors Reg and We are sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your Judy Beaubien lived The remnants of fifth-wheel destroyed in a blaze early Friday morning in Cascooperation during the flushing process. in their fifth-wheel at sidy. Courtesy Ray Vatcher 1591 Carden Road unRay Vatcher, the were shooting up 20 to to be alright. The Retil driven out by a fire Public Works, Utilities Department, Town of Ladysmith, neigh- 30 feet,” he said. “They gional District of Nathat broke out about Beaubien’s 250.245.6445 bour for the past four lost absolutely every- naimo’s emergency 2:30 a.m. years at the property thing. The only thing social services prooff Hallberg Road, was her wallet. She gram has put them up said he awoke to had left it in the car.” in a hotel and they are the sound of the fire According to Vatch- insured. trucks. er, the couple was The cause of the fire “I looked out the win- checked out in the is unknown at this Message from the Board Chair and dow and the flames ambulance and found point. May we suggest that Residents take this opportunity to clean the screens on faucets and the pressure-reducing valve (where the water enters the house), which should normally be cleaned at least once a year.

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To All Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Staff: ACHIEVEMENTS IN ABORIGINAL EDUCATION Recently, the Minister of Education, the Honourable Peter Fassbender, shared with the Board a letter congratulating the district on achieving our highest Aboriginal 6-year completion rate. In the letter from the Ministry, Mr. Fassbender praised the district’s ongoing commitment to Aboriginal student success and reaching an all-time high of 64%. Mr. Fassbender also recognizes the district’s focus and use of goals and strategic plans, the Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement and developing trusting partnerships with Aboriginal partner groups as our pathways to success. We would like to commend our dedicated staff on achieving this significant milestone. While we still have room to improve, attaining a completion rate higher than the provincial average is something to celebrate. Most importantly, thank you to our classroom teachers and Aboriginal Education staff for their ongoing work with our students as they are directly linked to increasing graduation rates amongst our Aboriginal students. In the district, there are over 2,100 Aboriginal students that are First Nation, Métis and Inuit. The support from Aboriginal Education is intended to enhance the experience of our Aboriginal students. This support is intended to be in-school support that can benefit not only our Aboriginal students, but all students. Thank you to all of our valued staff for your dedication and exceptional work in support of Success For All!

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Fire destroys family home Man and teenage grandson escape injury, but help needed as blaze basically wipes out all their belongings John McKinley the chronicle

The community is rallying around a Kulleet Bay couple who lost pretty much everything when fire destroyed the family home in the late morning of March 22. The 4263 Deer Point Road home of John and Nancy Vincent — originally the home of John’s mother — was gutted along with two vans after the blaze broke out while John was home with his teenage grandson. According to his son Josh, John was in the home’s downstairs bathroom when smoke started creeping under the door frame. John’s grandson, Graham, was upstairs when he heard the smoke detector go off. Graham called 911 and each managed to escape the house

safely to await the fire trucks. North Oyster fire chief Jason De Jong said the call came in at about 11:30 a.m. He had firefighters on scene to the remote property within 10 minutes, but by that time all they could do was keep the blaze controlled. “When we got there flames were coming out the side of the building, first and second floor,” he said. “The hydro line into the building dropped onto the driveway and made it difficult to get at that side. It was arcing and dancing on the ground.” One van was parked in the carport for an oil change. The second was right at the front door. Both were damaged enough by the flames to be considered write-offs. Josh said his dad, who is in his 60s, works

for the Stz’uminus band as a drug and alcohol counsellor and has also served as a Stz’uminus band councillor. He and Nancy were the home’s only fulltime residents, but the place also frequently served as a second home to their many grandchildren and a gathering place for the extended family. The couple has been given temporary accommodation through the CVRD’s emergency social services program. CVRD emergency program co-ordinator Sybille Sanderson said the CVRD is working with the band to coordinate further relief efforts Josh said the couple will need a lot of help to get them back on their feet. He has started a fundraising drive at gofundme. com/Vincent-Relief to do exactly that. “Everyone knows who (my dad) is and he helps everybody,” he told The Chronicle, adding the fund had generated $135 in its

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“The lower life expectancy in Ladysmith remains a puzzle” Paul Hasselback, Page 1

’ve never been good at goodbyes, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that this one is a week late. After just over three years as editor of the Chronicle, I’ve decided to leave and pursue a new adventure. It was a difficult decision to leave the paper, but I have the opportunity to travel across the country with the Communities for Veterans Foundation - The Ride Across Canada, and this opportunity was too good to pass up. I’ll be working for another Ladysmith resident, Cathleen McMahon – who is the foundation’s event and tour manager – for the sevenmonth ride, which will raise awareness about the struggles that our veterans face when they come home and will raise money to support these veterans and their families. The reason it was so hard to leave the paper is you, the wonderful people I’ve met in Ladysmith and Chemainus and the surrounding area. In my time at the Chronicle, I’ve made some wonderful friends and learned a lot. I’m so grateful to everyone who has welcomed me into their home, business, school and club or organization and shared their story with me. I’ve loved writing about the people who make this community so great. I have appreciated your support and trust, your kindness and your story ideas and suggestions. Thank you so much to everyone I have worked with at the Chronicle and the press and to everyone I have interviewed or photographed and to everyone who reads the paper for making these three years so enriching. I won’t forget my time at the Chronicle, and I certainly won’t forget all the people with whom I’ve built great relationships over the years. Right before the Communities for Veterans Foundation’s Ride Across Canada leaves Victoria on April 13, the Communities for Veterans Foundation will host a fundraising Pie and Pint Night and dessert and silent auction Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. the Fox and Hounds in Ladysmith. You can find out more about what Cathleen and I will be doing over the next seven months by coming to the fundraiser and by visiting www.communitiesforveterans.com. I hope to see you April 11! —Lindsay Chung The Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A9. For information phone 1-888-687-2213 or go to www. bcpresscouncil.org.

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by Tom Fletcher Why did the B.C. government suddenly slam the door on their old friend George Abbott, after spending months recruiting him to head up the B.C. Treaty Commission? The instant media narrative, embraced by a shocked Abbott and then by NDP leader John Horgan, was that this was payback for grievances nursed by Premier Christy Clark from the 2011 B.C. Liberal leadership contest. Done on a whim, Horgan said after a week grilling Clark and Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad. Clark is suddenly a sore winner, lashing out, wrecking two decades of careful and costly treaty-making. Like many instant media narratives, this one makes no

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sense and is almost certainly wrong. If Clark was resentful about the roasting she received from leadership rivals Abbott and Kevin Falcon, she had an odd way of showing it. She appointed Falcon as finance minister to drive a stake into the harmonized sales tax, and Abbott as education minister to fashion a pre-election truce with the ever-hostile teachers’ union. Both completed their unlikely tasks and retired as heroes of the party in 2013. Outgoing chief treaty commissioner Sophie Pierre was as dismayed as anyone at the news of Abbott’s demise. While the two were in transition meetings, Pierre learned that she was not being replaced, leaving the federalprovincial-First Nations Summit partnership of 22 years in a shambles. Clark went further when questioned by reporters about the sudden reversal. The future of aboriginal relations in B.C. may or may not include the B.C. Treaty Commission. “There have been some re-

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cision without talking to the federal paymaster is exactly zero. I’m told the province’s clumsy timing had something to do with Ottawa’s late demands. I asked Clark if her plan to settle land claims faster was anything like the 2009 attempt by Gordon Campbell’s deputy minister Jessica McDonald to negotiate a province-wide deal declaring aboriginal title. Clark sidestepped the question, saying only that the 150 B.C. First Nations not at the treaty table need a say and a solution too. Pierre, a veteran administrator from the Ktunaxa Tribal Council in the Kootenays, made a prophetic statement when her term as chief commissioner was extended three years ago. She said if Ottawa isn’t prepared to give federal negotiators a realistic mandate on compensation and sharing of salmon rights, they should “shut ’er down.” Her advice may have been heard after all. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers. head

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sults, but four treaties in 22 years for $600 million is not enough result,” Clark said. “We have to be able to move faster, and we have to find a way to include more First Nations in the process.” That $600 million is mostly loans, from the federal government to First Nations to finance treaty talks. Of every $100 spent trying to honour the century-old duty to sign treaties across B.C., $80 is a loan from Ottawa, $12 is a grant from Ottawa and $8 is a grant from B.C. The plan was for First Nations to repay their loans out of cash settlements made to them for 100-odd years of uncompensated resource extraction, which is now accepted as being contrary to British and Canadian law. It was the blunt-spoken Pierre who first acknowledged this hasn’t worked. Some of the 50 First Nations stuck at the treaty table have borrowed too much to go on, she said last year, calling for an “exit strategy” that forgives debt. The probability of the B.C. government making this de-

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Woman fined for inappropriate advice Roberta McIntosh banned from trading capital investments in B.C. for 10 years John McKinley the chronicle

According to the British Columbia Securities Commission, Roberta Merlin McIntosh is known by many names: Berta McIntosh, Roberta Sims, Roberta Butcher and Roberta Mayer. She won’t be using any of them to trade B.C. capital investments any time soon. The BCSC announced March 10 that it had fined the Ladysmith resident $30,000 and banned her from participating in B.C.’s capital markets for 10 years. According to a ruling filed on the BCSC website, McIn-

tosh illegally advised an investor to purchase exempt market securities in April of 2011 and was not registered when she did this. “Although she resigned in 2003, as a former registrant, she should have been aware of the fundamental prohibition against unregistered advising,” a BCSC review panel ruled, while ordering her to pay the BCSC the $11,730 she earned in commissions as a result of her conduct, as well as the $30,000 fine. This decision follows on the heels of a 2012 ruling by the Insurance Council of B.C. to cancel her life and accident and sickness insurance li-

cence for five years. “Council found the licensee used her role as a trusted financial advisor to promote her own interests to the serious detriment of her clients,” the ruling in that case states. In the insurance council case, the sanctions came about as a result of inappropriate advice given elderly investors. The British Columbia Securities Commission is the independent provincial government agency responsible for regulating capital markets in British Columbia through the administration of the Securities Act.

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Chai Tea? Bubblegum? Maple Walnut With Candied Bacon? They may not be your traditional choices of strawberry, vanilla and chocolate, but the fancy milkshake flavours featured in the Great Shakeout are doing more than tantalize your tastebuds. They are helping get a new playground built at Transfer Beach Park. Stelur Eatery on First Avenue in Ladysmith has challenged its servers to create exot- Naomi Sturrock serves up a milkshake at Stelur — practice for a new contest ic milkshake flavours aimed at tantalizing local tastebuds while helping rebuild the playground at John McKinley and market them to Transfer Beach Park. the community. Dur“Our goal is to have it both those fundraisers hopes the community ing the weekend of April 10-12, customers built by July 1. It’s the are coming after the gets as excited about get to vote by ordering start of the summer April 15 deadline. They the Shakeout initiative their favourite. Twenty and the beach starts will help make up for as her staff. “Our youngest server percent of all proceeds to get busy,” Kinsman any shortfall, but in will go to the play- Duck Paterson said. order to place the or- came up with the vanil“To have it ready for der without making a la chai tea. She tested ground project. The contest couldn’t July 1, we have to have huge leap of faith, the it on a bunch of friends come at a better time it ordered by April 15.” campaign needs an in- and they were champing at the bit,” she said. The catch is the play- jection now. for Ladysmith’s Rotary “We don’t have a Plan “I’m hopeful (playand Kinsmen clubs, ground will cost about who are up against a $152,000 to install and, B when we get to April ground fundraisers) looming deadline in as of last week, the to- 15,” Paterson said. “I can reach their goal. their fundraising drive tal in the playground don’t anticipate the They’ve been working $50,000, but we will be really hard.” to replace the park’s fund was $112,000. lot closer.” As an added bonus to Paterson said a May deteriorating playAnyone interested in the Shakeout, customground. Age and wear 2 dance featuring Alf have made it neces- Carter and the annual making a cash dona- ers can suggest their sary to replace the ex- Eggs Benefit fund- tion to the playground own flavours, starting isting playground after raiser June 14 at the fund can do so at the right now. The three Credit top vote-getters will be Commu- Ladysmith 19 years. The new one Oceanview will be the third built at nity Church will help Union. Or you can take added to the menu and bridge the gap. But your empties to the served for a few weeks. the park. bottle depot and ask If any proves poputhem to transfer the lar, it could become proceeds to the Trans- a permanent item on fer Beach playground the menu. The creator account. Or you can of the most popular come up with a fund- shake will also get free raiser of your own. milkshakes for a week. Co-owner Lurene For more on the Haines said Stelur Shakeout, contact wanted to do some- Stelur at 250-924-0024. thing for the communi- For more on the playty and the playground ground project, and benefits all local kids other related fundrais20 Roberts Street Hotline 250-245-1119 and families. She ers, call 250-245-2263.

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Heritage building getting makeover Building safely operating as work expected to continue until May

No Meeting Monday, April 6 (Easter Monday) Monday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m. Scaffolding is up in front of this First Avenue heritage building. Submitted

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A $100,000 to $150,000 renovation is underway to replace the fa- transformation for the building, cade of the old Chronicle building which has recently welcomed two at First Avenue and Roberts Street. new tenants: Stelur Eatery and the Scaffolding has gone up in front Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce. Work is also going on inside the of the building as work is underbuilding for two more new busiway on the project which essentially will see bricks removed and nesses: Arts & Minds School of replaced on most of the upper half Art and Active Solutions Health & Sport, featuring massage, physio of the side facing First Avenue. According to realtor and build- and other body care services. ing spokesman Jayson Deleskie, a Each plans to open as early as May. Meanwhile, the occupants were refinishing project from 20 years ago that involved sandblasting or also wanting to address rumours pressure-washing created some that the building is unsafe. issues with the mortar that own- “This building is completely safe,” ership decided needed to be ad- Linda Delcourt, a resident of the building said. “I have kids coming dressed sooner, rather than later. and going all day long. There are Deleskie stressed there is no issue with the safety of the building absolutely no safety concerns!” “Hopefully, the work outside will and that the businesses inside are operating and should be supported. not prevent folks from coming in “There’s no risk at all there. We to dine with us,” Stelur Eatery cohave tenants and there are chil- owner and chef Steve White said. “There have been rumours around dren in the building,” he said. The refinishing project is expect- town that bricks were falling. I’m happy to say quite emphatically, ed to take about six weeks The work will cap off an ongoing that is completely untrue.”

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Following the Good Friday and Easter Monday statutory Holidays on April 3 and 6, 2015, your collection day will be moving forward by 2 (TWO) days. If you need a new schedule you can pick one up at City Hall or the Frank Jameson Community Centre. You can also find your schedule on the Town’s website at: www.ladysmith.ca/ our-services/garbage-recycling

City Hall, Frank Jameson Community Centre, Development Services and Public Works will be closed Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6, 2015 for the Good Friday and Easter Monday statutory holidays.

FIRST QUARTER UTILITY BILLS DUE MARCH 4 Utility Bills for January to March will be mailed out in mid-April. If you have not received your bill by the end of April, please call 250.245.6414, ext. 6206

SPRING CLEAN-UP WEEK – April 7 to April 13, 2015 During this week, on your regular garbage/recycling collection day, the following additional oversized material will be picked up: ✔ Furniture (wooden or fabric-covered wood) ✔ Washers and Dryers ✔ Carpets, Rugs and Mattresses* ✔ Barbeques ✔ Toys and Bicycles *Mattresses must be fully contained in a plastic bag and be taped/sealed. All items must be placed at the curbside the day before your regular collection day. *Please Note: If items left at curbside are not on the list above they will NOT be picked up. Extra regular garbage will not be taken unless properly tagged. Garbage tags are available at City Hall and the Frank Jameson Community Centre: $2 per tag or $10 for a book of six tags.

2015 to 2019 BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PLAN

Council has set the following dates to review the proposed financial plan (budget for 2015 to 2019): • April 13, 2015 • April 20, 2015 • April 27, 2015 • May 4, 2015 • May 11, 2015 All meetings are open to the public and there will be opportunities for members of the public to ask questions and make comments. Other meetings may be scheduled if needed. Please check the website at www.ladysmith.ca for meeting times.

PEERLESS ROAD RECYCLING CENTRE SUMMER HOURS START APRIL 1ST The Peerless Road Recycling Centre summer hours from April 1 to October 31 are: Wednesday to Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. excluding statutory holidays. To view a list of items accepted, please go to cvrd.bc.ca/ documentcenter/view/62889.

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RESERVIOR CLEANING AND WATER MAIN FLUSHING PROGRAM - APRIL 7 THROUGH TO MAY 30, 2015

During this flushing period water users may experience some discoloration of the water supply. Should this occur, running a cold water tap for a short period will help to restore water quality to normal. Any residents who depend on medical equipment using water should call the Public Works Utilities Department at 250.245.3995 for flushing dates. May we suggest that Residents take this opportunity to clean the screens on faucets and the pressurereducing valve (where the water enters the house), which should normally be cleaned at least once a year. If you have any questions regarding the flushing program, please contact the Public Works Utilities Department at 250.245.3995.

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Joint Easter 2015 Services St. Mary’s, Ladysmith and St. Joseph’s, Chemainus

Sat, March 28, 5 pm Passion (Palm) Sunday Mass

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Sun, March 29, 9 am Passion (Palm) Sunday Mass St. Mary’s Sun, March 29, 10:30 am Passion(Palm) Sunday Mass St. Joseph’s Tues, March 31, 9 am Mass - regular weekday Wed, April 1, 10 am Mass - regular weekday

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Thurs, April 2, 6.00 pm Holy Thursday Mass Thurs, April 2, 7:30 pm Holy Thursday Mass

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Sat, April 4, No 5 pm Mass Sat, April 4, 7 pm Easter Vigil Mass

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Sun, April 5, 9 am Easter Sunday Mass Sun, April 5, 10:30 am Easter Sunday Mass

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Three-for-one comedy night from YPDG John McKinley THE CHRONICLE

The Yellow Point Drama Group knows how to deal with your spring hunger for comedy. The venerable community theatre troupe is offering not one, not two, but three one-act plays aimed to tickling the ribs of sports fans, animal lovers and people-watchers everywhere this Brian March, as a 1930s Pullman Rail porter, April. sweet talks his co-stars Maureen Molyneaux In Judgement Call, longtime YPDG (left) and Erin Elderfield in Dapper Dan, rundrama stalwart Barrie Baker directs ning April 2 to 18 at Cedar Hall. COURTESY YPDG Mel Frost, Ron Dale and Devon Cathers up to the plate as a trio of baseball Robinson), while three hapless humans (Kyle Hughes, William Anderson umpires preparing for spring training. Duet for Bear and Dog sees Marni and Jessie Smith) add to the chaos. Finally, we get Dapper Dan, awardHastings make her directorial debut in a 10-minute production that follows winning local playwright Brian the interplay of a treed bear (Georgina March’s interpretation of 1912 song of Duval) and a pampered dog (Michael the same name.

March plays the lead role of Dan, a fast-talking porter on a 1930s Pullman rail car who flirts with three passengers, each of whom slowly unveils a hidden agenda. Erin Elderfield, Moira Fox and Maureen Molyneaux play the women, while musicians Doug Sommers and Lee Selzler recreate the romantic music of the era. Reserved seats for the Cedar Hall show are available in advance by calling 250-722-3003. Tickets are also available at the door, 2388 Cedar Road. Prices are as follows: Showtimes are scheduled for 8 p.m. April 2, 3, 4, 10, 17 and 18, with matinees at 2 p.m. April 11 and 18. Tickets $20 or $18 for YPDG members and groups of five or more. More information at yellowpointdramagroup.org.

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Ladysmith juvenile crime rate lower than B.C. average to grow 101 per cent in the same period. from page 1 • A higher proportion of 18-year-olds “We do see an older population in the from Ladysmith graduated high school rural areas,” he said. “We see slightly different family struc- (90 per cent) compared to B.C. (73.8 per tures. We have three times as many ab- cent) and Island Health (72.1 per cent). originals in the rural areas as in town. In- • There was a higher rate of children in come is higher in town. Education levels need of protection in Ladysmith (15.3 are comparable. There is more the same per 1,000 children aged 0-18) than in B.C. (6.4 per 1,000) or Island Health (12.1 per than there is different.” 1,000). Some other findings: • The total Ladysmith population is ex- • A higher proportion of kindergarten pected to grow 20 per cent by 2034, while children in Ladysmith were rated as vulthe population aged 75-plus is expected nerable for social (25 per cent) and emo-

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U21 soccer team wins third title Greg Sakaki FOR THE CHRONICLE

Call it a dynasty. The Mid-Isle Highlanders U21 men’s soccer squad won the George Smith Cup on Sunday in Victoria, their third playoff championship in a row. The Nanaimo- and Ladysmith-based side defeated the Victoria Highlanders 4-2 in the Vancouver Island Soccer League’s U21 final, played at a soggy Royal Athletic Park. Mid-Isle jumped to a 4-0 lead, playing a high-pressure game, keeping the opposition pinned in its end and finishing scoring opportunities. “We came out aggressive and put the game away early…” said Jordan de Graaf, who was chosen MVP. “It turned into a bit sloppy of a match toward the end, but overall it was a good performance for the boys.” He scored the game’s first goal, Blaze Roberts tallied a pair and Russell Lederer was Mid-Isle’s other scorer. David Rankin was the winning goalkeeper. De Graaf said the players are close on and off the pitch and have a lot of pride in representing the Mid-Isle Highlanders club that some of them have been part of since the start. So “it’s great” to win a third-straight title, he said. “A bunch of us, this is our last year playing in this league, so it was good Logan Harvey explores his artistic side during a spring break art class hosted through the to be able to finish it off like that.” Chemainus Parks and Recreation program at the Ladysmith Waterfront Art Gallery, March 9. The team will now turn its attention to April’s B.C. Soccer provincials. TERESA MCKINLEY PHOTO

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Sarah Rocque will be chasing her Big Air on the big stage. The 13-year-old Ladysmith freestyle skier got confirmation this week that she has qualified for the Junior Nationals for Freestyle skiing. The event, featuring the best young freestyle skiers in Canada is scheduled for March 30 to April 4 at Silverstar Mountain near Vernon. The member of the Mount Washington freestyle ski team will be participating in the Big Air competition and has also been chosen

as an alternate for the Slopestyle competition. Big Air is described as a “new school aerial event with athletes going off a 45 foot jump performing single and double tricks going off the jump in a forward or switch position.” Athletes are scored points for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. She will be competing in the under-14 category as athletes between the ages of 13 and 19 years from Nova Scotia to the Yukon and everywhere in between compete in an event billed as featuring the next generation of Olympians.

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