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Protesters on and off the water call for removal of Viki Lyne II Craig Spence the chronicle

People converged on and off the water Sunday afternoon to demand the removal of the Viki Lyne II – a derelict vessel a Canadian Coast Guard commissioned study has characterized as a ‘threat to the environment’ – from Ladysmith Harbour. Mayor Aaron Stone said Ladysmith is a ‘microcosm’ of communities all over B.C. and Canada, threatened by derelict vessels like the Viki Lyne, that have been abandoned in their waters. “Over the last hundred years we have transitioned from an industrial heritage to a new future of recreation, tourism and sustainability, including things like aquaculture,” Stone said. “These things are under direct threat by the Viki Lyne and the other vessels you see sunken around you here today.”

He said the cost of a clean-up if the Viki Lyne II sinks – which the Coast Guard commissioned study said is an ‘immanent’ risk – would be far more than the cost of removing her. “The budget and cost that would be involved for removing a vessel like the Viki Lyne II from our harbour will save a factor of ten times the cost of cleaning up that damage should she sink,” Stone said. A clean-up could also take years. “Now is the time for action; an ounce of prevention for a pound of cure,” he said. Grant Dobey, his family and friends, were among the boats that congregated to show their support for an initiative to get the Viki Lyne II removed. “I’m just frustrated by the inaction and runaround we get from the different agencies and governments when we try to get this problem dealt with,” he said. See Viki Lyne II, Page 3

People made their views about the derelict Viki Lyne II’s continued presence in Ladysmith Harbour Craig Spence known Sunday, July 19 at a protest on water and on land.

Ladysmith and North Oyster firefighters responded to a Friday morning blaze that engulfed a house at 326 Methuen Street. No-one was injured, but the house was severely damaged. Story page 3 Craig Spence

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British phone box gets nod from council You won’t be able to ring up your long lost relatives in London on it, but Ladysmith is about to get its very own British telephone box on High Street outside The Fox & Hounds. Staff have been instructed to “work with the owners of the Fox & Hounds Restaurant to place a British telephone box on the street outside in a manner that does not impede use of the sidewalk.” The phone will not be operational, and the box will be locked most of the time, but will be available for occasions, like wedding photos and other special events. Though you might not be able to make phone calls from the booth, Coun. Steve Arnett suggested travels through space and time might not be out of the question. “It’s my understanding that the phone booth was left to them by Dr. Who,” he quipped.

Vancouver Island retains number one designation as tourist destination Vancouver Island has maintained its number one title as ‘a premier vacation destination.’ North America’s largest Pacific island, with its “irresistible mix of pristine wilderness and top-ranked food and lodging,” has again been voted one of the world’s leading island destinations by readers of Travel + Leisure magazine The Island has been named “The Best Island in the Continental US and Canada,” in the magazine’s annual World’s Best Awards, published in the Aug. 2015 issue. Vancouver Island has remained among the top 3 islands in the Continental US and Canada since 2001.

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Friday morning fire destroys Ladysmith home Craig Spence

by a family with three young children. the chronicle Firefighters from Ladysmith and A fire at 326 Methuen Street en- North Oyster responded to the gulfed a family home Friday morning. blaze, knocking down the flames Nobody was injured in the blaze, and dousing the house to subdue which spread quickly through the any hotspots. But the upper floor wood frame structure sometime and back of the building were searound 11:30 a.m. A neighbor, verely damaged, and firefighters whose son reported smoke com- were still dealing with flare-ups ing from the house, said she heard more than an hour later. An adjacent house was also damcalls as the fire spread that everybody was safely out of the building. aged, its deck burned and siding From the time her son reported melted. Police and firefighters were consmoke, until she had run out of her own home to see what was cerned about propane tanks on happening, the house went up in the property igniting, and requestflames, sending a billowing column ed bystanders to stay well back. There was no report as of press Firefighters douse the back of a house on Methuen Street, which was severely of smoke over the neighbourhood. The property was being rented time about what caused the fire. damaged in a Friday morning blaze.

Viki Lyne II an environmental and economic threat From Page 1 “I think they should use the funds that are available for derelict vessels and remove it, and scrap it properly before it sinks.” Bryn Dobey and Ava Smith were in the bow of the Westy Surveyor, which Grant was piloting, holding a sign that said ‘Protect Ladysmith Harbour.’ At 11 years old, they don’t want to see their futures impacted by vessels like the Viki Lyne II. “It’s such a beautiful harbour, and I think they should help it, and take it (the Viki Lyne II) out, and actually do something about it,” Bryn said. Added Ava, “This boat has been here for a while, and no-one’s done anything about it, and I don’t think that’s good because there’s a lot of things this harbour is doing for this town and this boat here could ruin some of the resources.” Nanaimo-North Cowichan NDP candidate in October’s federal election Sheila Malcolmson, who joked earlier that she had

Michelle Young, Clean Marine BC Coordinator with the Georgia Strait Alliance, agreed a comprehensive solution is needed. She said Canada and B.C. can look south, to Washington State, for an example of a program that works. “There’s an ongoing program where they work with boat owners to prevent problem vessels from sinking and if they become a problem that can’t be prevented, then they remove them,” she said. “They’re actually saving money by being proactive, rather than being reactive.” Young said the practice in Canada of the Coast Guard Sam and Ava Smith with Bryn Dobey, making their views about the Viki Lyne II known during a having no budget to reprotest in Ladysmith Harbour Sunday, July 19. move derelict vessels, but become ‘immersed in the erencing a June 2012 report which was supported by all instead, having to remove issue’ after falling out of a by McAllister Marine Survey other parties in the House them within their existing canoe into the water, had & Design.”That was a strong, of Commons. Crowder’s budget then apply after the serious words to say about forceful recommendation.” bill was intended to give fact to recover costs from the need for a ‘comprehen- But it has gone unheeded by the Coast Guard more a Ship Source Oil Pollution sive solution’ to the issue the “Harper government.” powers to deal with the Fund makes no sense. of abandoned, derelict vesShe reminded the crowd issue of derelict and aban- “With the cuts to the Coast Guard, how are they sels in Canadian harbours. that the Conservative gov- doned vessels. “The Canadian Coast Guard ernment voted down a priThe Conservative govern- supposed to take care of recommended that this ves- vate member’s bill by cur- ment’s scuttling of the bill these derelict vessels?” sel be disassembled immedi- rent Nanaimo-Cowichan was “a failure of leader- she asked. “The resources aren’t there to deal with it.” ately,” Malcolmson said, ref- NDP MP Jean Crowder, ship,” Malcolmson said.

Boat burns ‘to the water line,’ then sinks beside Viki Lyne II A boat sitting right next to the Viki Lyne II burned ‘to the water line’ and sank in the early morning hours Saturday. Ladysmith Search and Rescue responded to the fire at around 2:30 a.m. “We discovered a 40 foot boat totally engulfed in flames,” said Deputy Station Leader Brian Crump. With no hope of saving the burning vessel, which has not been identified, the SAR crew concentrated on

preventing the Viki Lyne and an adjacent flaot shed from catching fire. “Our effort were to prevent the fire from spreading,” Crump said. A Coast Guard vessel from Ganges Harbour also responded to place a boom around the area to prevent debris and fuel from spreading into the harbour. Crump said the fact that the Viki Lyne II is a steel hulled vessel prevented the fire from spreading. A boat burned and sank, beside the Viki Lyne II in Ladysmith Harbour Sunday morning.

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Meet Market Month: local produce stands invite you to browse Craig Spence the chronicle

Meet My Market Month is a great time to put on your sun hats and head on down to the local farm market to see what’s in season. Put on by the B.C. Association of Farmers’ Markets, the event encourages people to ‘bring a friend to your favourite farmers’ market.’ So the Chronicle popped down to the Ladysmith Farmers Market at Transfer Beach to mosey round the stalls. That’s where we met Ewan Jones, at the Living Soils Farm stand, and asked him about the benefits of selling and buying at a farmers’ market. Living Soils is a family operation run by Jones’ father, sister and himself. He returned to the farm a couple of summers ago after attending UNBC in Prince George. He’s learned a lot since. “Getting a feel for it takes a lot of time,” he said. And its those skills, as much as the produce, that market farmers bring to the table. The Jones sell produce at Cedar, Nanaimo and Ladysmith in season and direct from the farm in the winter. He said people appreciate the freshness and quality of their produce. “It’s come from just across the water there,” he said, gesturing toward Yellow Point on the other side of Ladysmith Harbour. If you want produce that’s come direct from field to table, farmers’ markets are where you’ll find it. As for price, Jones said farmers markets are competitive, and the perception that they are more expensive than grocery stores is passé. “People’s biggest argument against it is that it’s more expensive, but that’s not even the case anymore,” he said.

Celest Beatty stopped at Jones’ table to purchase a few veggies for dinner. It’s not at all unusual for Beatty to look for a market, even when she’s away from her Vancouver home – and especially in Ladysmith, where she was “born and raised.’ Health is a priority for Beatty, and she feels she can maximize the benefits of eating well by buying at markets. “I would rather have something that’s been picked maximum a day ago, and have some nutrients getting in my body,” she said. Celest Beatty checks out the produce at Ewan Jones’ Living Soils farmers’ market stand at She also likes supporting local busi- Transfer Beach. July is Meet My Market Month Craig Spence ness. “I saw a sign for the market and I thought, ‘I need to get myself down to and more expensive, but she doesn’t grown and sold isn’t out of line. “Some this.’,” she said. think that’s much of a factor anymore. things could be at a little bit more of a Beatty used to think shopping at Some things you can’t get at a market, premium than at a regular store,” she farmers’ markets was inconvenient she agrees, but the price of locally said. “but to me it’s worth it.”

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Aileen Humphreys and Faith Knelson, both 13 years-old, are set to go to the Canadian Nationals in Quebec City, and coach Dusan Toth-Szabo has high hopes that they will both earn medals. Craig Spence

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They’ve put in the hours, done their lengths, and earned their spots at the Canadian Nationals swim meet in Quebec City. Now Faith Knelson and Aileen Humphreys have to concentrate on staying calm, and not psyching themselves out. Knelson will be competing in 10 events, and is hoping to capture medals in all of them; Humphreys in four, and hoping to win her place on the podium too. But for these athletes it’s all about discipline and sticking to the plan. The podium is a long way off, and their focus leading up to the competition has to be on following a regimine layed out for them by Coach Dusan Toth-Szabo. “Luckily we have a really experienced coach,” Knelson said. “He knows how to taper us well, we save ourselves up for a big meet.” That means backing off on some of the hard training and ‘saving’ themselves for the upcoming meet. There’s only two meets each year where that stragegy is implemented: the Provincials and the Nationals. “The most important thing is to stay calm,” Humphreys said. Added Knelson, “You can’t really psyche yourself out even before you’ve started.” She focuses on doing the ‘little’ things that need to be done to ensure you arrive for the meet in

peak condition. Diet, mental conditioning, every facet that can add to her edge going into the meet is attended to. Both Humphreys and Knelson say that maintaining the discipline of a competitive swimmer influences other areas of their lives. “It’s one of those sports that’s really positive.” Knelson said. “I feel water is a healing thing.” Both the swimmers are hoping for medals in the Nationals. “I’m pushing myself to make finals, and earn medals in all of my 10 events,” Kneslon said. She made finals in all her events last year and earned medals in eight of them, so feels she’s got a pretty good shot at a sweep in 2015. “My whole, entire passion is swimming,” she said. “I love to race.” Watching Canadian swimmers win medals on “home soil” at the Pan American Games is an inspiration, Knelson said. For Humphreys the joy of swimming is a part of the equation. “I have to enjoy swimming,” she said, “that’s the most important thing for me.” Coach Toth-Szabo said, “These two girls are on the top of their age group – in B.C. especially, but even above that.” For a town the size of Ladysmith to be shooting for medals with two swimmers at the national level is a remarkable achievement, he said. The Nationals start July 29 and go through to Aug. 2.

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“I’m just frustrated by the inaction and runaround we get from the different agencies and governments when we try to get this problem dealt with.” Grant Dobey, Citizen, in reference to the Viki Lyne II, Page 3

n June 16, the Chronicle asked in a front page, banner story why the Viki Lyne II was still in Ladysmith Harbour. We still haven’t got a sensible answer, but as of Sunday the federal and provincial governments, and the Canadian Coast Guard know a lot more people are asking. It’s a question that will hopefully be asked in a lot more coastal communities in Canada as we head into an October election, because the situation with the Viki Lyne II defies common sense. In a nutshell – and a nutshell is the only suitable container for this situation – the boat is derelict; it contains 13,000 litres of oils and solvents, enough to do serious damage to tourism, recreational and aquiculture activities in this region; it’s hull is so rusted a Coast Guard commissioned report suspects it may have already been eaten through, and all that’s keeping the 224 ton trawler from sinking is scale and aquatic growth. If she does sink, the cost of a cleanup will certainly be much higher than the cost of dealing with this disaster in waiting before it happens. That report was submitted to the Coast Guard in June 2012, and concluded by saying: “Disassembly and scraping of the vessel is the only certain way of removing her current threat to the environment.” Faced with the illogic of this situation, we would do well to listen to the council of an 11 year-old participant in Sunday’s protest. Said Ava Smith, “This boat has been here for a while, and no-one’s done anything about it, and I don’t think that’s good because there’s a lot of things this harbour is doing for this town and this boat here could ruin some of the resources.” The truth of the situation is not complicated, except for those who are muddying the waters for reasons the rest of us can’t understand. Craig Spence, Editor 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 1-888-6872213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

MP Jean Crowder bids farewell to riding This will be my last column for the Ladysmith Chronicle as your Member of Parliament. After four terms and eleven years as MP and almost 30 years of public service, it is time for me to call it a day. I won’t be seeking re-election in the upcoming federal election in October. It has been the most extraordinary experience of my life to represent the people of Nanaimo-Cowichan. From Departure Bay Road in Nanaimo to the top of the Malahat, out to Nitnat and over to the Islands, I have been inspired by the activism and community spirit that abounds in our diverse communities. I thank you for your support and encouragement in my work as your Member of Parliament. Over the past eleven years, there were so many issues I have been proud to stand up for on your behalf. In this short space, I can only mention a few of them. In 2007, my private members’ motion, Jordan’s Principle unanimously passed, which calls on the federal government to adopt a child first principle and resolve

jurisdictional disputes involving the care of First Nations children. In 2009, my motion was unanimously passed naming June as National Aboriginal History Month. This provides an opportunity to honour the heritage, contributions and cultures of First Nation, Inuit and Metis across Canada. Although my private members’ bill, C-638, An Act to Amend the Canada Shipping Act, was voted down, it raised the profile on the significant concerns derelict and abandoned vessels create for coastal communities. Had it passed, this bill would have obligated the Government of Canada to deal with these vessels and the environmental and economic threat they pose. There are more than 200 identified (and many more unidentified) vessels strewn around the B.C. Coast. I am confident that my successor will continue the fight to pass this legislation after the next election. I also introduced three other private members’ bills. Bill C-233, An Act to Eliminate Poverty in Canada, would ensure

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My mobile: so many ways to lose it

We’re always looking for our mobiles, but what is it we’re really losing? Craig Spence the chronicle

I don’t know if I should tell this story. Perhaps I haven’t been behind this desk long enough to admit weaknesses and foibles. But, what the heck, a reporter’s job is to reflect his world, even when it’s himself he’s looking at in the mirror. So here goes. The other day my wife, Diana, noticed I’d forgotten my mobile on a chair, and knowing how vital it is for me to be connected at all times to all sorts, she thought she should let me know. So she phoned me... On my mobile. When it started ringing on the chair, she instantly realized the error of her ways, and hung up without leaving a message. It’s a testament to the enduring strength of our relationship that she told me about this little miscue, and we had a good laugh over our evening wine and beer. We all forget things; all suffer mental lapses that make us do things we blush about. No big deal. So next day, when she realized I’d forgotten my phone again, Diana didn’t phone me. Instead she texted. And when the phone cheeped letting her know her text had arrived, but I wasn’t there to receive it, she blushed again, but faithfully told me of this second lapse. We had another laugh,

this time with a rueful note added. We are both of us at an age where forgetfulness can be funny, but only in moderation. There are signs we cannot deny, which tell us we and comprehend the about dinner arrange- situation to Diana, are aging. The best we torrent of sensory data ments as I fumbled and admitted that, as can do is have a chuck- rushing at me through about the clutter of my a practical joke, aging le, then ignore them the windshield has desk looking for the has its moments. Perhaps I need the and carry on. slowed to a slugs pace ever elusive cell... It was only after we’d equivalent of ‘idiot mitEven that becomes – relatively speaking. difficult, though. For So when I misplaced reached salmon salad tens’ for my mobile, instance, I can’t read my mobile for the third on the menu, and de- some kind of tether that small print in dim light time, I was particularly termined that I didn’t won’t ever let me leave anymore. I ignored it as understanding. I was need to stop and buy it behind. That won’t best I could, but now in a hurry to get out of anything at the 49th on get to the root of the ask for the larger print the office – or as hur- the way home, that I re- problem, though, bedictionary when I’m be- ried as someone who alized the mobile I was cause – when you get ing whomped at Scrab- has entered the age looking for was in my right down to it – it’s not ble by Fred, my 91 year- of wisdom can be. I hand, pressed to my ear. our mobiles we Yuppie We laughed yet again, seniors are losing, reold father-in law. As for had Diana on the line medicine bottles, who and was talking to her when I explained the ally, is it? wants to know what the side-effects of their contents might be anyway. I refuse to use a magnifying glass to find out. Then there’s typing, a matter that strikes close to the core, where writers are concerned. My fingers won’t do what my brain tells them to anymore – at least not as rapidly. I used to be able to type copy faster than my brain could compose it; now I can’t keep up without transposing letters and hitting wrong keys. As for driving, I have to downshift. Yes, I’m entering the era when I’m going to have all those young-bucks-ina-hurry steaming while I toddle along at the posted speed limit. Forgive me, but my reflexes aren’t what they used to be; and my ability to compose

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Ladysmith Secondary grad and artist Sarah Genge spent part of her summer creating a mural on a wall behind the LSS. Genge’s work is about technology, and how it is affecting human relationships. She wants students to get the message that maybe they should switch off their mobiles and computers more often. Craig Spence

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Sarah Genge’s studio is big, bright and under a blue sky. The 18 year-old Ladysmith Secondary grad, who plans to study at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, has been completing a mural on a whitened wall behind the school, next to the tennis courts. Prominent on her cinder block canvas is a tribute to LSS art teacher Ms. Johnson, an “amazing” teacher and friend. In bright colours, set off brilliantly against the long white background, Genge has created a ‘timeline’ of one person’s life. The work is a commentary on how human relationships are being depersonalized thought the filters of modern technology. The series starts of with a baby, playing with an iPhone; progresses to a toddler, dressed for baseball, but fixated on a TV screen as his pitching partner; takes a romantic interlude for young lovers; then moves on to a family, with the parent and kids “mostly robotic.” This not so futuristic view of our inundated world ends with an old man surrounded in a bouquet of screens and digital paraphernalia; then finally with a post mortem brain that has been deformed by overexposure to a Wi-Fi reality. Hers is a reaction to a generation which she sees being drawn farther and farther away from healthy thinking, feeling and relationships by its fascination with all things digital. The future of the infant with the iPhone is threatened. “The technology does a lot of thinking for him

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because as a society we’re addicted and it just gets worse and worse,” Genge said. “So technology in our lives, instead of becoming helpful, it’s become really unhelpful.” Asked why she would want to convey that message to a high school audience, when teens are perhaps the most plugged in and switched on demographic, she said it’s time for young people to look up from their screens at the real world around them, and especially at each other. “Ten years ago, if you saw teenagers hanging out together, they’d all be playing together, and doing stuff with each other,” Genge said. Not so much now. Increasingly – and Genge makes it clear there are still plenty of exceptions – teens are interacting with each other over their phones and computers. There’s a frantic desire in the modern world not to be bored. People mistakenly equate being bored with being boring. “We no longer get bored, and there’s this big thing about being bored, whereas when your bored you’re the most creative you can be,” Genge said. In that listless, moody state, when you are between events, ideas flourish, she believes. “I believe that when you’re bored, certain things come to you and we’re no longer getting bored as a society, instead we’re just always on our phones, constantly being connected, doing stuff. “I don’t think that connection’s always the best. Sometimes it’s best to just live in the moment and look up once in a while.” Her art is ‘kind of a warning to students,’ Genge said. “Just a reminder to get off your phones.” Most of the work on her mural took place during a couple of intense weeks shortly after school let out for summer. She doesn’t know how people will respond to her work, but she hopes they’ll appreciate it, and the message it conveys. As for her, she’ll be immersed in art at Emily Carr, asking “what is art, what goes into art – the questions you have to ask when you’re making an art piece.” Some of the answers she’s already left on the wall behind Ladysmith Secondary.

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Group says we can be B.C. ‘Solar Capital’ Solar is the way to go One Cowichan’s Rosalie Sawrie told Ladysmith Council at their July 6 meeting. In her presentation she said bulk buying, organized through One Cowichan has made it easier for some people to go solar.

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Let’s make the Cowichan Valley the ‘Solar Capital of BC’. That’s the objective of One Cowichan, Rosalie Sawrie told Ladysmith Council at their July 6 meeting. “Our goal is to make the Cowichan Valley a really great place to live, work and play,” she said, adding that doing that means behaving in an environmentally responsible way by cutting our use of fossil fuels. “We really have no choice but to move forward with alternative forms of energy.” Sawrie said all indicators are trending up when it comes to the price of energy, including electricity drawn from the grid, which BC Hydro forecasters have projected going up by 28 percent between 2013 and 2018. At the same time the cost of switching to solar is going down dramatically. The per watt cost of a solar panel has dropped from US $101 to 61 cents. That makes a switch to solar a good financial and economic choice. Not only from an individual consumer’s perspective, but for communities as well. “Over the next decade, Cowichan will send away over a billion dollars for energy,” Sawrie said, citing a recent report put together by One Cowichan. “Part of that money that could instead be invested

locally, creating economic activity and jobs here at home.” But to get there local levels of government have to get on board. “Local government really has a role to play,” she told council, noting that the federal and B.C. governments are still promoting fossil fuels as major energy sources and economic drivers. The Town of Ladysmith should be setting an example with initiatives like using solar power at its facilities, and switching to electric powered vehicles. As well, municipalities should: • Build solar standards into roof designs and building codes, and ensure new construction optimizes use of electric vehicles; • Create incentives for solar energy use; • Partner with local financial institutions, developing sources of funding to help homeowners overcome the initial cost of going solar. One Cowichan will be bringing the go solar message to the public July 23, when it will host Local Clean Energy, Lessons from the Field in the Quamichan Room at the Quw’utsun’ Cultural & Conference Center, 200 Cowichan Way, Duncan. The event is free. It will feature Judith Sayers, former Chief of the Hupacasath First Nation, presently with Clean Energy BC; Dawson Creek City Councillor, Cheryl Shuman and Bob Haugen, Executive Director of Canadian Solar Cities Project.

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It was a blustery day last week when civic workers in the Town of Ladysmith hoisted the banner for Ladysmith Days, which take place the weekend of Aug. 1 & 2. Lots of fun activities for families. More below and look for a special insert in the July 28 edition of the Chronicle.

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July 1955 - Faced with a continually increasing volume of business and a pressing need for more storage and display space, Ladysmith Supply Ltd. has now moved into large premises in the building formerly occupied by Ladysmith Motors at First Avenue and Roberts Street. The company is holding a Grand Opening today and tomorrow to which the public of Ladysmith and District is invited. Ross Root, youthful president of the company and members of his staff will be on hand to show visitors through the premises. July 1985 - Tea with Princess Diana is part of the full agenda for 18 year old Kirsty Grant of Yellow Point, who will soon be off to England and France for summer school. The daughter of Nita and Bob Grant has been accepted by the Canadian College of Languages for a seven week program July 6 through Aug. 22. Kirsty, graduating from Queen Margaret’s School in Duncan this month, will speak French exclusively as part of the summer program. There will be visits to Windsor Castle, Blenheim Palace, Cambridge University and Westminster Abbey in England; St. Peter’s Basilica and the Colosseum in Rome; the Doge’s Palace in Venice; the medieval city of Siena; and the Louvre in Paris are also on the schedule.

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• The 12th Annual Ladysmith Show & Shine will have vintage car enthusiasts flocking to First Avenue Saturday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be live music and lots of fun for the family. So get your motor running and head out on the highway to a great event. And don’t forget on Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. there will be the traditional Rod Run from A&W in Ladysmith to the Chemainus roundabout and back. • On August 23 First Avenue in Ladysmith will be transformed into a giant gallery as Arts on the Avenue celebrates the vibrant community of creative people in the area. Over 50 artists will gather Sunday morning to share their creations with the community, including: original paintings, jewellery, fabric art, carving, native art and more. There will be music, a kids’ art space, artisan food tents and information about Ladysmith’s arts scene. More at artsontheavenue.ca. • Stock the Lockers, a fund-raiser for the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation, takes place Aug. 13 to Sept. 3. This is the 6th annual fundraising campaign for school supplies and other unmet basic needs of local elementary and secondary students. For information go to www.NLSF.ca.

Many Ladysmith residents travel great distances to visit foreign lands but not that many walk 800 kilometres when they get there! Two Ladysmith residents, Rod and Delana Sword have just returned home after completing the 800 km El Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a centuries old pilgrimage in Spain. Here they are the day they arrived in Santiago, reading the Chronicle that they carried with them, on the steps of the cathedral. Santiago, Jerusalem and the Vatican are the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world.

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GARAGE SALES 625 STIRLING Dr., Sat., July 25, 12noon-5pm. Downsizing; Household, boat stuff, etc... Ladysmith: Neighbourhood garage sale Gill Rd, off Chemainus Rd. Saturday, July 25th. 9AM - 2PM.

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LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - presents “Putting Together a Slide Show” a how-to guide by Patricia Haugen, accomplished Saltair-based photographer. Tues, July 28 at 7 pm, in Hardwick Hall, High St at 3rd Ave in Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Nonmembers $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www. LadysmithCameraClub.com LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - presents “Flash Photography” with Boomer Jerritt, widely-published Courtenay-based commercial and fine-art photographer. Tues, Aug 25, 7 pm, in Hardwick Hall, High St at 3rd Ave in Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Nonmembers $5 drop-in fee.

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On Going NANAIMO-CEDAR FARMER’S INSTITUTE Cedar United Church Hall. 2nd Thursdays Oct. to June. Visitors welcome. Info: 250722-3397. PROBUS CLUB OF LADYSMITH - (for information see www.probus. org), meets every third Wed morning of the month at the new Seniors' Centre Hall, 2nd Ave. and Buller St. Doors 9.30. Call Rob Johnson 250-245-5001 or Grant Bridgeman 250-2461496. LADYSMITH MEDITATION - Drop in Wed nights, 7 pm, 281 Dogwood Drive. Meditation lessons, discussion & goodies.  Free. 250-245-4102. bjhiggs@ shaw.ca LADYSMITH HEALTHCARE AUXILIARY GIFT SHOP - is in need of volunteer clerks for our shop at the Healthcare Centre. We are also looking for knitters to contribute to our shops. For more information please call Cathy @ 250-245-2240.

Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle Tuesday, July 21, 2015 15 www.ladysmithchronicle.com A15 DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? - Kiwi Cove Community Garden is looking for volunteers to grow organic produce for the Ladysmith Food Bank. Please contact Bill Tilland 250-924-5269. KINSMEN/TRANSFER BEACH PLAYGROUND PROJECT HAS SET UP A FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT at the Junction Bottle Depot, on Ludlow Rd. in Ladysmith. Take your empties to the bottle depot, funds credited to the Kin. Park Playground account. NANAIMO/LADYSMITH COMMUNITY BAND Wednesdays, 6:30 pm, NDSS Band Room. New members welcome in concert and/or dance band. Ted: 250-722-3088. LADYSMITH HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY New volunteers are welcome. Please pick up application form at the Thrift Store or phone 250-2455225. LADYSMITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS - Parent/caregiver & children age 0-6 drop-in, Sept to June: Mon - Fri 9:30 am. - noon at Aggie Hall. July to August: Tues to Thurs: 9:30 am - noon. Info: 250-210-0870.

CHEMAINUS LOCKWOOD Villa- Bachelor top floor, $625. New paint, new carpet, heat/hot water included, small pet welcome. Available now. Call 250-709-2765.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL 1800 SQ.FT. Commercial / Light industrial unit in modern strata complex with Highway Exposure in Duncan area. Call 1(250)658-4336. COMMERCIAL SPACE avail. at Timberlands Mobile Home Park, 3581 Hallberg Rd. Suitable for restaurant or small grocery. Call 250-245-3647. DUNCAN. 640 SQ.FT. warehouse space on Trans Canada Hwy. $550 per month +GST. Overhead door, shared washroom. Located next to retail operations. Avail June 1, call Shannon 250-710-0245.

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MOBILE HOMES & PADS TIMBERLAND MOBILE Home Park; 1 lot on the Senior side. $450/mo. Please call (250)245-3647.

SUITES, LOWER LADYSMITH: 1 bdrm unfurn bright basement suite on bus route. Close to town. Private entry. N/S. Small dog neg. $550/mo. utils incld’d. Ref’s req’d. Aug. 1. (250)245-7738.

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Fresh Catch of the Week First of the Season, Wild Fresh West Coast

Whole Pink Salmon Head Off, Per 100 grams

B.C. Home Grown

Corn on the Cob

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Great for or Canning ! Smoking

FOR

THESE SPECIALS RUN FROM MONDAY, JULY 20 TO SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2015

y a D e l a S

Black Diamond

Heinz Jumbo Size

Mitchell’s

450 gr

4x750 ml, Mustard, Ketchup, Relish & Mayo Thats Only $2.25/750ml

375 gr, limit6 6 total

Cheddar Picnic Paks Regular y a d r Slices u Bacon t a S , y Frida unday Day Day Day & S 5, 26 3 Sale 3 Sale 3 Sale 2 , 4 2 $ 99 98 July

2/ 5 8

While Stock lasts

Reg. 7.99

. . . and spend more time at yOUR LOCAL Gym

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1824 Cedar Road

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