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Brave friends to the rescue Plucking stricken kayaker from the harbour earns Leonard Aleck and Dale Wells a provincial salute for lifesaving

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Dale Wells and Leonard Aleck don’t consider themselves to be heroes. In their minds, they are just a couple of guys who were fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time to help a fellow human being in need. Morley Hornung may disagree. Hornung was the Vancouver kayaker who flipped his boat off of Shell Beach in November, got his foot tangled in some rigging, and may have drowned if not for the quick, decisive action of the local pair. Wells and Aleck were among 26 people from across the province honoured for bravery by the Lifesaving Society of B.C. late last month in the 103rd-annual Honour and Rescue Awards. While downplaying his actions as something anybody would have done, Wells does acknowledge the timing could not have been more fortunate for Hornung. “I don’t think he would have survived,” he said. “He was really blue in the face and hands. We still don’t know how long he was out there for.” The day was cold, but clear and sunny, and the neighbourhood was quiet and otherwise empty of people when Wells and Aleck decided to go for a walk. Friends, neighbours and residents of the Silverstrand Road area, they were on the beach when saw something odd offshore. Then they heard a

Shell Beach residents Leonard Aleck (right) and Dale Wells were honoured by the Lifesaving Society of B.C. March 28 for leaping to save the life of a capsized kayaker in Ladysmith Harbour in November. JOHN MCKINLEY faint call for help. Wells tried to pull the man aboard, but even They wrapped him up and kept him warm as Wells told his wife, Renee, to call 911 as they after freeing his foot, was unsuccessful. the ambulance came over the hill. heaved Aleck’s nearby boat into the water “He as an older gentleman, not big, but he According to Dale Miller of the Lifesaving and sped out toward the neighbouring Dun- had all the water weight on him,” Wells said. Society, Hornung was a very experienced smuir Islands. Instead, he wrapped his arm around Hor- kayaker, but this particular day was not using What initially had appeared to be a seal or nung’s chest as Aleck steered the boat to his own kayak and did not have his regular log bobbing partway between the little island the nearby island. Together they got him out safety gear. and landmark big red buoy in the harbour of the water and into the boat, then headed “He was coping well until hypothermia gradwas actually a man in a wetsuit clinging to back to the main beach for help. ually began to have its effect,” Miller said. an overturned kayak. He was unresponsive They could hear the sirens approaching “(Then) he was in trouble and something and his foot was caught in some equipment from Ladysmith as they ferried Hornung’s needed to happen fast or the day was not gounderneath.. cold, semi-conscious body to shore. Another ing to end well.” Aleck manoeuvred the boat into range and friend, Lyle Jack, greeted them with a blanket. see Pair honoured, page 4

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Don’t be surprised to find someone knocking at your door this spring asking questions about your sexual health. Ladysmith households have been targeted by B.C Women’s Hospital and Health Centre to take part in the Canadian Sexual Health Survey. On March 23, health care professionals started arriving on local doorsteps with a questionnaire designed to ask women between 14 and 49 about their sexual health and how women and girls access family planning knowledge, services, and methods in their communities. Households in communities across BC have been randomly selected to participate. Selected households will receive an introduction letter prior to the survey, which will continue throughout the spring.

Green party leader coming

The leader of the federal Green party will be campaigning in Ladysmith Sunday. Elizabeth May will join local Green candidate Paul Manley for a Town Hall meeting in the afternoon, before heading north to Nanaimo for a similar event that evening. The Ladysmith session is at the Eagles Hall, 921 1st. Ave., from 2 to 4 pm.

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Local Liberals have named their candidate for this year’s coming federal election. Tim Tessier, a Nanaimo realtor with a background in marketing training and consulting was acclaimed as the candidate March 29 during a selection meeting at the Grand Hotel in Nanaimo.

Draft calls for eight per cent tax hike Staff say conflicting priorities got in the way of council’s stated goal of under five per cent John McKinley THE CHRONICLE

Ladysmith council wanted its staff to prepare a budget with a minimal tax increase. It did not exactly get what it asked for. Citing a need to balance the taxation direction with other stated council priorities, staff presented a preliminary financial plan last Monday calling for an overall hike this year of eight per cent to the residential tax requisition and a lift of four per cent to the commercial tax base. “The recommendation on the tax increase is higher than we would like to be putting forward,” city manager Ruth Malli said. “We’d like to draw your attention to the reasons why.” A big part of those reasons is a desire to upgrade and replace the town’s infrastructure, including a projected $40 million in water system improvements anticipated over the next 10 years. With a new fire hall and new city hall also eventually on the books, the town has mandated putting more money aside to pay for future infrastructure projects — at least 10 per cent of the overall budget is preferred, according to the draft plan. Another factor is a desire to reflect council’s eight stated priorities for 2015: partnerships with the Stz’uminus First Nation, watershed protection, downtown and economic development, the waterfront, asset management, asset replacement, information technology, and staffing. According to financial services co-ordinator Erin Anderson, the current draft proposal would see the owner of an average Ladysmith home pay $154 more in annual taxes. That includes water parcel taxes that are set to rise by $30 while sewer parcel taxes will stay the same. It also includes upticks of about $8 and $3 for police and library costs, respectively — things

Mayor Aaron Stone listens as staff details some of the financial challenges facing Ladysmith in the upcoming budget. FILE PHOTO the town has no control over. Meanwhile, water user rates will rise by 10 per cent while sewer fees will climb by $1 a month. The average home assessment this year is $285,400 based on preliminary B.C. assessment figures for Ladysmith single-family housing. As part of a philosophy aimed at shifting the tax burden from businesses to homeowners, the budget reflects council’s direction for a percentage increase in the commercial tax requisition that would be half of that facing homeowners. Commercial property owners have typically paid a rate significantly higher than that of a residential property owner. Last year, the commercial mill rate was nearly three times that of the residential.

The draft budget is available for review on the town website. City staff have put it together with a goal of explaining the budgeting process to the public, answering the most frequently heard questions and giving them an opportunity to respond in a way that will help council shape its priority list. They stressed that this document is expected to change. Council’s stated goal was a municipal tax increase of no more than five per cent. Council is expected to use this draft plan as a starting point that it will shift and shape over the next month before determining the city’s final budget. “This is a preliminary discussion based on a preliminary assessment,” Anderson said.

Costly water improvements coming down the pipe $10 million filtration plant first up in a series of projects that could end up costing $40 million over the next decade

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The Town of Ladysmith has some major water projects coming up in the next 10 years that could cost as much as $35 million to $40 million. And at the top of the priority list is a $10 million water filtration plant to ensure the town can meet Island Health’s regulatory requirements for water quality. Ladsymith infrastructure services manager John Manson explained the town is expected to meet what’s

called a “4-3-2-1-0 objective” for surface water treatment. That demands a higher level of virus and parasite removal, implements two treatment processes, requires a turbidity of less than one national turbidity unit, and demands zero bacterial indicators. “We get our water not from the ground, but from surface supplies, and Vancouver Island Health, along with all the other health authorities in B.C., has been moving towards a requirement to filter water that doesn’t meet their policy for deferral,” Man-

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Filtration system a mandatory addition from page 3 Manson said the updated water quality information confirms the decision that council made in 2014 to go with filtration for treating surface water. The filtration project is in the Town’s budget for the next three years. “The solution is to build a filtration plant, to be located immediately adjacent to the chlorination building that was completed last year. It’s a three-year project, and we’ll be starting with design this year. We’re piloting four different types of technology over the next two months,” he said. “Our news is a little different from 2014 to 2013, but it really doesn’t change our conclusion that we cannot continue to ask for a filtration deferral.”

Meanwhile, a recent water study showed that without any capital upgrades, Ladysmith can accommodate a population of about 12,000. “We’re at roughly 9,000 to 10,000 now, and adding some other customers as the years go on, and growing,” he said. “The Holland and Stocking watersheds, combined with Banon, can accommodate an over-30,000 population by adding another million cubic metres of storage in the Holland system, either at the lake or possibly down at Chicken Ladder. Our thought at this point is it is most likely going to occur at the lake.” Other major projects on the horizon include increasing storage at Holland Lake by raising the dam approximately 1.5 meters and driving a pipeline from Holland Lake

to Stocking Lake. Manson says the Town will do some design work on the latter project this year, and it has been tentatively put in the program for year four or five. Two longer-term projects are upgrades to Chicken Ladder to increase storage, and twinning the Arbutus Reservoir. Ladysmith director of financial services Erin Anderson said the town will need to raise about $17 million externally or through borrowing. “Without any grant funding, we could come close to capping out on the amount of borrowing we are allowed to do,” she said. A 10-per-cent increase in the quarterly water bill is one option being considered to help pay.

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Does your mayor and council deserve a raise? Independent citizens’ committee asked to make a recommendation John McKinley

Staff reviewed 10 similarly sized B.C. municipalities to the chronicle Ladysmith and discovered Being mayor of Ladysmith local rates were below the earned Rob Hutchins $24,172 average stipends of $31,850 in 2014. Members of his coun- for mayors and $$13,602 for councillors.The highest-paid cil earned $12,470. The question facing new mayor gets $45,173 from the mayor Aaron Stone and his City of Nelson (population team is how much to pay 10,230), the lowest $20,320 themselves in 2015 and be- from the District of Sooke (9,704) yond. Ladysmith last tackled the Their answer is to strike a public committee of three issue of council remuneration regular citizens and ask them in 2011 when it decided on raises from $20,677 (mayor) to make a recommendation.

and $9,466 (council) phased in over a three-year period, with a planned review scheduled for this year. The current council is giving the new committee the mandate of making a recommendation for a four-year period, given the fact councillors are now elected to a four-year term. Ladysmith city manager Ruth Malli said the committee has been chosen and is expected to have its first meeting soon.

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“Me and Leonard weren’t looking for recognition, but it’s nice to see someone appreciates it.” Dale Wells, Page 4

t’s interesting, some of the feedback we’ve seen in response to last week’s cover story about people living shorter lives in Ladysmith. Some were a little offended by the premise of the article: Ladysmith is a wonderful town with a great quality of life. How could this be? The reporter obviously missed something or was trying to make a big deal out of nothing. Others were chalking it up to an odd statistical blip — some weird convergence of the numbers where statistics are skewed by a small sample size, or a onetime anomaly, or the source material was faulty. If only that were the case. The source of the story is the Cowichan Community Health Profile, a groundbreaking document aimed at letting the community know where it stands in terms of the Canadian Public Health Agency’s 12 Determinants of Health. It was compiled by a consulting firm hired by Our Cowichan Communities Health Network (the local public advisory body to Island Health) and presented by local public health officer Paul Hasselback. It is based on statistics provided by Statistics Canada and the B.C. Ministry of Health. And it concludes that on average, women die in Ladysmith two years earlier than the provincial average, and men, three years earlier. It’s not a recent blip, or a one-time thing. It is a clearly defined difference in local mortality rates that has been present for years. And officials are not sure why. For some, two or three years may not be troubling, but for health officials they create a puzzle, one that causes more head-scratching when one considers the quality of life here seems — anecdotally for most of us at least — excellent. The reason for presenting the information is simple: perhaps its presence can spark some conversation about the situation. Perhaps some investigation can spark some answers. Perhaps changes can be made to make this a healthier community that can, in turn, extend people’s lives. People have already tossed out theories like environmental factors caused by local industrial activity. Our kids have shown to be vulnerable in several of the studies social determinants of health. Could this be a factor? Other statistics show we have high rates of child respiratory disease and of heart disease. Why? The Cowichan Community Health Profile’s role is to serve as a reference and a guide to our decision-makers when it comes to setting priorities and allocating resources. It is a well-researched snapshot of where our issues are. We’d say our mortality rate is an issue. And we’d like to see some answers. 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.

Strain showing on BC labour front

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by Tom Fletcher The labour situation in B.C. is showing increased signs of strain, even before a long-promised boom in heavy construction gets set to ramp up this summer. Jobs Minister Shirley Bond announced last week that B.C. is suspending its “provincial nomination” program for 90 days. This program allows the province to recommend people for federal immigration, based on skills in demand in B.C. The B.C. provincial nomination program saw its number of applications triple to 1,200 for the month of December, as the federal government cracked down on the temporary

foreign worker program. Thousands of temporary foreign workers who have hit the four-year deadline are being sent home, with many of them turning to the provincial nomination track. Bond has been pleading with Ottawa to raise B.C.’s annual provincial nomination quota from 5,000 to 7,000 or more. Even with the current slump in energy prices and before anticipated pipeline and liquefied natural gas projects start, the labour shortage in the northeast is near crisis. While supposedly educated young people work part-time and refuse to leave the comforts of southern city life, this is the reality up north, and it’s only going to get worse. This summer, work is scheduled to start on the Site C dam on the Peace River, the most costly construction project in B.C. history. And a union vs. non-union battle reminiscent of the old Expo 86

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all, and influence Ottawa’s temporary foreign worker program to boot. McDonald and Premier Christy Clark have politely told them to pound sand. Their formula would add millions in costs to the project, driving up BC Hydro rates even more than they are already rising. BC Hydro has already done dam upgrade projects using a “managed open site” model and it’s not inclined to return to the era of W.A.C. Bennett as Sigurdson demands. Sigurdson makes a valid point that when two concrete masons compare paycheques on the Site C project and one sees he’s making $5 an hour less, he won’t be happy. He will want the higher rate, and the BCYT is taking BC Hydro to court to ensure they can recruit new members on the site. It looks like a hot summer ahead. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.

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labour wars is underway. The B.C. and Yukon Building Trades are demanding a project agreement that requires all workers on Site C to be paid their rates, and are warning of chaos on the huge project if they don’t get their way. BC Hydro CEO Jessica McDonald told me that’s not all they want. They are also seeking quotas for members of their unions on a project that will be a small city of 1,700 people at peak construction. BCYT executive director Tom Sigurdson says that while all sides acknowledge the need for foreign workers for Site C, he wants to control that too, working with their affiliated unions in the United States. There will be non-union construction firms, some of them owned by aboriginal communities in the north. There will be contractors affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada. The BCYT hopes to set wages and conditions for them

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Steve Rae is wellaware of the perception in Ladysmith that it is the red-headed stepchild of School District 68. That is why the new school board chairman is poised to reach out to Ladysmith council in the hopes of creating a formal agreement that ensures the two bodies are meeting on a regular, scheduled basis in order to work together on mutual issues. Rae said the idea came about during an informal discussion he and another trustee recently had with Ladysmith Mayor Aaron Stone. “I live in Cedar myself and I’ve known Aaron for a long time,” he said. “We want to make better relationships. That’s all this is

about.” decisions, including his platform was exThe meetings would closing Davis Road ploring the possibilbe used for each body Elementary School ity of Ladysmith leavto gather perspec- and move its french ing Nanaimo to join tive from the other immersion program Cowichan. on things like public to North Oyster, movHutchins said the feedback, land use ing Grade 7 students Cowichan school and how they can find to the high school, and board had not yet formutual efficiencies by not providing trans- mally addressed the isworking together. portation for the Cedar sue and he was happy Plans for the high kids that transferred to to see Nanaimo reachschool moving for- Ladysmith after Cedar ing out the way it has. ward and creating Secondary School was “I’m glad the a new elementary closed. (Nanaimo) school school for Ladysmith Ladysmith coun- trustees are taking the — something Rae cillor Rob Hutchins initiative,” he said. called a priority — was also elected to Rae said he was were two examples of the Cowichan Val- unaware of the things that could be up ley school board in Ladysmith to Cowfor discussion. November. Part of ichan discussion. The school board supported Rae’s proposal and a letter formally requesting it should be headed to Ladysmith soon, for council’s consideration. “I don’t anticipate any pushback,” he said. The previous school board came under fire in Ladysmith for a number of recent

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Vision Enhancement: Low Vision Low vision is significant visual impairment that cannot be corrected fully with glasses, contacts, medications, or surgery. It can refer to either poor visual acuity (ie: blurry to almost no vision) that cannot be corrected or reduced visual field (peripheral vision). Low vision is not the same thing as blindness. People with low vision still have some vision left while totally blind people have no vision whatsoever. There are many things that can cause low vision including macular degeneration, inoperable cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, eye injuries, and some hereditary diseases.

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Home show is coming for you Annual chamber event aimed at helping you whip your household into shape John McKinley THE CHRONICLE

When Steve Stewart pokes his nozzle into backyards, pests get nervous. And life at home starts to get better for people. Stewart, owner of Ladysmith’s Antex pest control, is just one example of the wide variety of businesses and organizations gathering at the Aggie Hall this weekend to showcase products and services aimed at making your home a better place to live. Gutters, air conditioners, knives, mortgages, countertops, deck covers, even jellies and jams — you could be surprised at what you might find at the annual Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce-sponsored extravaganza. Never mind just stopping by to find a solution to your household dilemma. Chances are good you might discover something you never knew you needed. “Time to get your house in order before summer arrives,” chamber spokesperson Jacquie Chellew said. “This year’s show is shaping up to be a great one with dozens of professionals eager to share their expertise by showcasing their products and services.” A number of outdoor vendors have been added to this year’s show and community groups like the Ladysmith Fire Department and Citizens on Patrol will also involved. Admission is free, and visitors can enter into a number of prize draws. The show runs Friday April 10 from 2 to 8 p.m. and Saturday April 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check the flyer in today’s Chronicle, the chamber’s website, or call 250-245-2112 for more information.

Pests beware, homeowners rejoice. Steve Stewart of Ladysmith’s Antex pest control is just one of the many businesses coming to the Ladysmith Spring Home and Business Show this weekend. JOHN MCKINLEY

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Students grab art gallery easel John McKinley the chronicle

Ladysmith Secondary School arts student Celena Barnes, 17, pauses in front of her piece Golden Dream during Thursday’s installation of the Student’s Art show at the Waterfront Gallery. John McKinley

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Larry Irving may be gone, but his contributions to baseball in Chemainus will never be forgotten. The district of North Cowichan confirmed that last week when it announced it was renaming one of the fields at the Chemainus Ballpark Larry Irving Field. Irving, who passed away in November at age 71, was legendary in Chemainus for his dedication to youth sports. “I think Larry may have been born holding a baseball bat. He is a baseball lifer,”Mayor Jon Lefebure said. “As a youth and an adult he played the sport, coached, and was a dedicated volunteer with the Chemainus Baseball Association. We are incredibly grateful for the important contribution he made to the community.” This is the latest in countless tributes for Irving that poured in following his

I have had with this sport would have been remotely possible if it weren’t for you,’’ Rob Watt, a past player of his and an assistant coach at Mt. Olive University in North Carolina wrote in a Facebook post. Known as Mr. Sports Page, Larry Irving devoted over 50 years of volunteer service to the Chemainus and Duncan Baseball Associations contributing his talent to coaching and volunteering as an umpire, statistician, groundskeeper, and equipment manager. As a coach, his teams won championships, and participated in local, regional and national tournaments including the His 2013 induction into the North Co- Youth World Series, and the California wichan-Duncan Sports Wall of Fame was a and Pacific Northwest Championships. Mr. Irving was inducted into the North proud moment for Larry Irving. BLACK PRESS Cowichan/Duncan Sports Wall of Fame in 2013. passing. “He was one of the all-time great guys,’’ “Larry Irving, you are a true ambassa- said Ernie Mansueti, North Cowichan’s dor of baseball and I cannot honestly sit director of parks and recreation. “He here and believe the opportunities that was in it for all the right reasons.’’

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Leanne is, and will be, sadly missed by her husband Neil, children Michael (Valikoski) McKinley, Sara Ollinger (Fernie), Jason Robertson (Cherie), and Christine Mann (Darren). Leanne will also be missed by her Grandchildren Desiree, Kyla, Fernie Jr. and Carter.

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Born April 15, 1953 and left us February 26, 2015. Leanne passed away in the comfort of her home after a long courageous battle with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

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20 CU.FT deep freeze, $150. Almond 17 cu ft fridge, $125. White 15 cu ft fridge, $150. Maytag 20 cu ft white fridge, $300. Maytag smooth top self clean convection range, $250. White 30â&#x20AC;? range, $150. 30â&#x20AC;? almond range, $125. White 30â&#x20AC;? propane stove, $150. Kenmore Washer dryer sets, $300-$350. Washers, $150$250. Dryers, $100-$150. Full size staking washer/dryer, $250. Built-in dishwashers, $100-$150. 6 month warranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

FURNITURE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS for sale Leather trimmed sofa with large matching ottoman, $850. Special Anniversary Professional full size Billiard table includes accessories $1200. 2 person Infrared Sauna Cabin $1300 obo. 250-245-0121.

GARAGE SALES Ladysmith: Colonia Gardens - 815 Dunsmuir Cres. Sat. April 11, 8 am - 2 pm. Household goods, tools, & other misc.items. No Drive throughs - please park on Dunsmuir and Malone.

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APARTMENT/CONDO LADYSMITH- VERY close to downtown. Quiet, 1180sq ft, 2 bath, D/W, nice electric F/P, W/D, fenced, 2 animals allowed, town utilities included. N/S only, $850/mo. Avail May 1. Call Catrina 250-245-5318. Meicor Properties Chemainus: Lockwood Villa. 1 bdrm $650, 2 bdrm $850, bachelor $600. Incl. heat & hot water, available April 1st. N/S, 1 small pet welcome. Call 250709-2765. www.meicorproperties.com

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â&#x20AC;˘ The Seniors Office of the Ladysmith Resources Centre and the Cowichan Valley Hospice Society are teaming up together to host an information session on Advance Care Planning, Thursday April 16 from 1:30-3:30PM at the Ladysmith Eagles Hall. You can register by phoning the Ladysmith Resources Centre 250245-3079. It is time to take our heads out of the sand and talk about our endof-life wishes. This session is open to anyone in the community, any age can attend, not only seniors!! â&#x20AC;˘ Just a reminder regarding the Volunteer Income Tax program that it is still running three days a week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Taxes must be in by the end of April if you want to keep your benefits! This is a free program for low income people, $30,000 for singles and $40,000 for couples. â&#x20AC;˘ The Seniors Bus Trip is going to be scheduled for May 22. If you are interested it will be about $30 per person, which includes the lunch and any of the other costs. You can call and register early, as there will be only 50 seats available. Call the Ladysmith Resources at 250-245-3079 For more, contact Sharen Newton at the Seniors Office of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association at sharen@lrca.bc.ca or call 250-245-3079

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