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Ladysmith, a town to celebrate The town of Ladysmith showed its flair for throwing a community party Saturday and Sunday with a parade, talent show, kid’s activities, park grand opening, contests and a fireworks display to put a final star burst on the whole celebration. Now organizers on the Ladysmith Celebration Committee, and the community groups that pitched in to make the day a resounding success, can take a breather. Taran and Brooklyn Sidhu were among the thousands who flocked to First Avenue to watch the Ladysmith Days Parade Saturday, then participate in the fun activities happening downtown and at Transfer Beach. More photos on pages 8 and 9 inside. Craig Spence

Rob Johnson ‘Citizen of the Year’ for 2015 The list of credits linking Rob Johnson to • Member of the Ladysmith Revitalization the well-being of Ladysmith was too long Committee; to completely cover during a ceremony • Member of the Ladysmith Maritime Society just before the annual Ladysmith Days Pa- and boat skipper of their heritage vessel for rade Saturday. the past eight years; “When I got the notes for Citizen of the year, • Conducting tours, which he developed, of I didn’t have much room to embellish or any- Ladysmith Harbour; thing,” Mayor Aaron Stone said in his speech, • Helping with Christmas Hamper deliveries “because I got two full pages of accomplish- each year... and than some. ments and contributions.” “This person works tirelessly on behalf of Johnson was ‘born and raised’ in Ladysmith Ladysmith, whether it be conducting guided walkand is a ‘true ambassador for our town,” he ing tours through town, greeting visitors, attendtold the crowd. ing council meetings, or spreading the good word The list of Johnson’s accomplishments over when travelling to other jurisdictions,” Stone said. the last 20 years includes: “The Ladysmith Celebrations Committee and • Member of The Rotary Club; the Town of Ladysmith are honored to presRob Johnson, centre, was named Citizen of the Year at Ladysmith Days Saturday. Congratulat- • Volunteer researcher for the Ladysmith & ent this award for 2015 to none other than Rob Johnson.” ing him are Ladysmith Celebration Committee Presient Barry Frech and Mayor Aaron Stone. District Historical Society

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News Things looking up for Waterfront elevator ride Briefs Craig Spence the chronicle

Coffee and a Coke quench vehicle fire An early morning accident on Highway 1 at Davis Road ended without injury, perhaps due to the morning coffee and ‘fresh can of Coke,’ which the driver and passenger of a south bound vehicle had on board. RCMP and the Ladysmith fire department responded after the driver, heading to work in Chemainus, lost control of his car after the right rear tire ‘suddenly blew off the rim.’ The car swerved, then slammed into a concrete barrier on the shoulder between North and South Davis Road before coming to rest. “The vehicle then caught fire briefly,” the RCMP report says, adding that the fire was quickly extinguished “with a cup of coffee and a fresh can of Coke.” Quick thinking and action continued after the accident. “The vehicle sustained significant damage, but the driver and lone occupant were uninjured,” the RCMP report continues. Undeterred by the experience, the driver didn’t take a day off. “He was late, but made it to work,” the report concludes. The vehicle was towed away.

There’s 22 stairs from the first floor of the Waterfront Gallery to the second. Kathy Holmes, President of the gallery knows. She’s counted them many times lugging boxes up to the office, which is also home to the Ladysmith Arts Council. So she, fellow LAC members and visitors to the Waterfront are looking forward to the day – hopefully in November or sooner – when an elevator, now under construction in the gallery entrance, is operational, and getting to the top will be as easy as pushing a button. “We’re really excited because it’s going to be a benefit to the community,” she said. And community partners have given the project a big lift: the federal government kicked in $40,000, The BC Rehab Foundation another $18,000. The Town of Ladysmith, which owns the historic building where the Waterfront is located, and the Cowichan Valley Regional District also helped, as has the Ladysmith District Credit Union. As much as Holmes and other frequent users of the 22 steps are celebrating, the group that will benefit most are those who, until the elevator doors open, can’t get upstairs at all. “It makes us compliant, so people of all abilities can get upstairs,” Holmes said. That doesn’t make the elevator a work of art, but it is an addi- Things are looking up for Anson Ondzik, a carpenter working for Brian Childs and Comtion to the gallery that will be much appreciated by many. pany, which is installing an elevator shaft at Ladysmith’s Waterfront Gallery.

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A surge in shellfish-related illness because of the hot summer weather has prompted the B.C. Centre for Disease Control to issue a warning to oyster lovers. The centre says 35 cases of a bacterial infection called Vibrio parahaemolyticus have been reported in June and July – an unprecedented number. Most people got sick from eating raw B.C. oysters served in restaurants, although some cases involved oysters that were self-harvested or bought at retail outlets. The bacteria occurs naturally in shellfish like oysters, clams, mussels, scallops and cockles and their concentrations rise in the summer months when water temperatures get warmer. “The risk is especially high this summer, as we can see from the number of Vibrio infections reported during the last two months,” said BCCDC epidemiologist Marsha Taylor. People can get sick when contaminated shellfish are eaten raw or undercooked.

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Marston ‘artist in residence’ at Waterfront Gallery Craig Spence

No matter which approach Marston takes, his view is always from the persepctive of a First the chronicle Nations artist exploring and explaining his When there’s no reporters around, pestering world through art. “The history and the culture him with questions, and John Marston is alone always stays,” he said. “That part of it always with the gigantic half rounds of cedar he’s stays with the work, even if it is considered a shaping into works of art, he’s often praying to contemporary piece. the tree that is allowing him to make real a hu- “Some artists, we’re telling our stories through our work, but we’re also always having to tell man vision. It’s a state of mind – a form of meditation, our ancestors’ stories. We’re always trying to he says – that is part of the very long process find ways to meld them both together in a way Marston is engaged in at the Waterfront Gallery, that’s honorable.” Marston has an aesthetic in mind for the work. where he is hand-carving two immense pieces of cedar. If you can’t immerse yourself spiritu- “I think of nice, soft, golden lines throughout ally in the art – be in harmony with the routines the work so when you look at it you still feel like you’re standing in front of an of chipping, chiselling and shaping ancient cedar tree,” he said. for hours, days, months – you could This isn’t the first time Marston never do what he does: create magand the Waterfront Gallery have nificent art out of magnificent trees. teamed up. In 2008 he, his brother The logs he’s squaring up, in what Luke and a group of Victoria artists used to be a locomotive and truck mounted an international Crossing repair shop behind the Waterfront the Pacific exhibition at the CanaGallery, are 16 feet long by three dian Embassy in Japan. The show feet wide – two halves of a single was also hosted in Ladysmith at the split length of cedar. He could be Waterfront Gallery and at the Victoworking on them for six months to ria Art Gallery. a year. John Marston He wants to build on that relation“Eventually they have to be fullship. time to get them done,” he said. “I’ve spent a lot of time over the “They require that amount of time.” years, working with art galleries Carving this big requires a vision, across Canada and in Vancouver,” and Marston has encapsulated his Marston said, “and I kept thinking in a one-twelfth scale model of what we could show our work here and the finished work he’s presently spend time in our own community, squaring and prepping will look like – one inch in the model for every foot of the but we also had to create a space and a venue to do that. finished work. As a First Nations artist steeped in his peo- “That’s important for myself, and for our NaJohn Marston has begun squaring and roughing out a cedar log for a carving ple’s traditions, but surrounded by a world tion and for our community.” The cavernous machine shop space he’s where history is being rewritten at an ever ache’s doing as ‘artist in residence’ at the Waterfront Gallery. celerating pace, Marston has two approaches working in now, as an artist in residence with the Waterfront Gallery holds some to his sculptures. “A lot of the carvings have historical signifi- personal history for Marston. His father cance of our history here in Ladysmith or on and grandfather worked in the building. the Coast,” he said. “Some of the carvings, “They both worked here when this place they tell stories of old legends that have been was bustling with machinery and all sorts of things.” passed down for thousands of years.” Just how long Marston will be working on his Then there are works that blend contempoCataracts cause the clear lens in your eye to besculptures at the WaterfrontSubscribe Gallery is an open rary with traditional. to come cloudy, blocking light from reaching the reti“Some pieces are completely modern concepts, ended question. But while he’s there as artist na, resulting in hazy or cloudy vision. The clouding ideas that I as a First Nations person deal with in residence, he’s happy to talk to people and is caused by protein changes in the lens, which 250-245-2277 he’s doing. For every day in our modern world. It’s an explora- answer questions about what tend to gradually progress over time. Cataracts afIncludes $ Studio, call tion of both ideas: the traditional concepts and more information about the Open fect more than 2.5 million Canadians and ultimately online access Dr. Anita Voisin require surgery to restore vision loss. Two cataract 250-245-1252. where we are today.”

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Stock the Lockers kicks off Aug. 13 Summer’s half over, but Stock Stock the Lockers campaign the Lockers is in full swing. The helps ensure that all students Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools are able to come to school Foundation announced Thurs- ready to learn.” day that it is set to launch its Poverty is a fact of life for annual campaign raising funds many students in the Nanaifor families that can’t afford to mo-Ladysmith School District, adequately supply their kids which historically has a high with school necessities. child poverty rate. Almost one “A new school year is a real in five children in the school challenge for many local fami- district is affected by poverty, lies, especially those with more according to a recent report than one child,” said Crystal by Dr. Paul Hasselback, Island Dennison, NLSF executive di- Health’s medical health officer rector. “School supplies, cloth- for the central Island region. ing, shoes and school fees are But the effects of poverty can costly.” be mitigated by community acSo the NLSF is holding tion. its sixth Stock the Lockers “Despite issues of poverty, campaign, kicking off Aug many students are successful,” 13, 10 a.m., at Staples’ North Dennison said. “Giving them Nanaimo store, 6581 Aulds a helping hand in the form of Road and continuing through school supplies, adequate foot to Sept. 3. ware for PE, clean clothes, “Starting the school year off breakfast, lunch, and other unwith the right supplies can met basic needs allows them mean the difference between to focus on their education.” success or failure for many As well as responding to urstudents,” said Dennison. “Our gent needs of individual stu-

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n Sunday Prime Minister Stephen Harper Visited Governor General David Johnston and requested Parliament be dissolved and the writ dropped on the longest Federal election period since 1926. That’s good. Not because it means we’ll be exposed to more acrimony, obfuscation and misrepresentation in the form of slick ad campaigns mounted by wellfunded parties and their allies determined to distract and mislead rather than inform. Not because the timing – as it has been in most every other Canadian election – is another instance of a party making a purely partisan decision in the hopes of retaining its grip on power. No, it’s good because an eleven week campaign between now and Oct. 19 gives Canadians a chance to deeply consider the issues confronting this nation as a member of the global community and as a steward of its own citizens’ wellbeing. So even before Harper dropped the writ, we were preparing to launch our election coverage. There has never been a more important time for Canadians to make thoughtful choices; never a moment that will have a greater impact on our communities now and for the foreseeable future. We all need to step up. At the Chronicle we will be dedicating lots of space to the 2015 election (see page 7 for our plan), with articles on the issues and requests for commentary from the community and from candidates representing Canada’s four major parties in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding. We’ll be touching on climate change, homelessness and poverty, economic development, electoral and parliamentary reform, and other issues that emerge in a dialogue with you, our readers. Our objective is to nudge up the numbers of people who vote, and who vote thoughtfully. 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.

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Each week we will focus on a specific issue. We have our list: climate change, electoral reform, poverty and homelessness, adequate funding for municipal levels of government, health care, economic development, world aid, to name a few. But with eleven weeks, and 10 editions between the start of our coverage and our last pre-election edition on Oct. 13, we figure there’s time to cover a lot of ground and adjust our questions to get in your concerns. Here’s what we’ll be doing: • In each edition between Oct. 11 and 13 we will summarize a specific issue we believe is of concern to our readers and fellow Canadians, beginning with climate change. We will do our best to remain neutral, but won’t shy away from presenting information that appears to place one or another of the parties in a more favorable light. • We will step outside the usual journalistic frame by sharing our overview with all the main-party candidates before it is published, and inviting them to comment on the

importance of the issue and how it would be addressed by them and their party. We will also let readers know what the upcoming topic is going to be. • We will run our summary and candidates’ responses – if they choose to respond – in the next edition of the Chronicle, along with a representative sampling of readers perspectives and views. • We’ll do our best to engage our community in the newspaper and online. You can find our Facebook page at Ladysmith/Chemainus Chronicle. Hyperbole is the norm come election time. But we at the Chronicle do not believe it’s an overstatement to declare this is the most important election in the vast majority of our life times. The issues confronting us as a nation and as citizens of a global community are more urgent than at any time in our lived history. More than any other election we can remember, we are making choices that will impact our children and grandchildren’s lives.

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It’s widely anticipated we’ll be in election mode by the time you read this item. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to visit Governor General David Johnston and request Parliament be dissolved, sending Canada into the longest election campaign since 1926, and arguably a campaign as important as it will be arduous. The Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle is determined to raise issues of interest to readers and offer candidates of the four main parties running in Nanaimo-Ladysmith – Conservative, New Democrat, Liberal and Green – an opportunity to state their positions. We’ll also be looking for ways to raise questions you want to ask, and present perspectives from you, the voters in our coverage area. So no matter what Prime Minister Harper does, we will begin addressing the issues next week. We’re going to take some novel approaches in our efforts to get citizens involved, informed and ready to vote come Oct. 19.

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Ladysmith Days 2015 a celebration of this place

Proudly Presents the 2015

Vancouver Island Insurance Centres (VIIC) Donates $10,000 To Support Wheels For Wellness

Sunday August 16, 2015 11am-2pm l

Registration Details: • Register online at www.motorgathering.com • Pre-registration (Prior to August 6) • $20 per vehicle • Day of Registration (On August 16) • $25 per vehicle

Viscount Aero Centre 9800 McDonald Park Road 100% of all funds raised go to three local charities.

Special Guest Judges: • Rudiger von Koniczek - Rudi & Company • Mike Grams - Coachwerks Classic Car Restorations • Chris Yarrow - Owner of award-winning automobiles

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Vancouver Island Insurance Centres (VIIC) donates $10,000 to support Wheels for Wellness in the purchase of a new van. VIIC is proud to be an active community sponsor and quietly donated over $130,000 to various non-proﬁt organizations and events in 2014. In 2015 the staﬀ of VIIC voted to support Wheels for Wellness as their primary charitable cause and with the assistance of their insurer partner, Gore Mutual, was

able to make a signiﬁcant contribution. “This cause is important to our Island communities and helps connect those in need to the medical services outside their area.” says Tony Hayes, CEO VIIC. Wheels for Wellness is a non-proﬁt organization dedicated to transporting patients to and from medical appointments on Vancouver Island. It was formed in 1997 by the owner of Designated Drivers for the purpose of providing transportation to centralized medical appointments. Since 2005

Wheels for Wellness has transported over 100,000 patients in need and continues to grow each year. VIIC is an independent insurance brokerage oﬀering a full range of products with specialists in each location able to assist clients in ﬁnding the insurance solutions unique to their needs. For more information please contact Melanie Davies at mdavies@viic.ca or (250) 338-3355 ext 206

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1. Mayor Aaron Stone and Ladysmith Ambassador Maya Williams cut the ribbon officially opening the new Transfer Beach Kinsmen Playground while Kinsmen and Ladysmith Councillor Duck Paterson, Kinsmen President Ron Legault, and Ladysmith Vice Ambassadors Megan Leslie and Kelsey Primrose looked on. 2. Sammi Rogers, from San Diego, liked the new butterfly look face painter Rylee Keller created for her at Aggie Field. 3. These contestants tried their hand at the Ladies Nail Driving Contest but couldn’t beat winners Alexi Schwartz (14 to 25 category); Miriam Fitter (26-50); and Darlene Paulson (50 and over). 4. It was a long way down for this young slider at the Aggie Field kids park 5. Contestants, including Alice, all screamed for ice cream, and had their fill at the Dairyland Ice Cream Eating Contest at Aggie Field. 6. It took Kamryn Grooms all three tries, but she was the first to snag $50 from the greasy pole at Transfer Beach. Although poll climbing is a passion for them, Ladysmith politicos couldn’t match her skill. 7. Thrills and chills are part of the great Zucchini Race, which was won by Brynn Hawes (right in the photo). 8. Rhythm Dance Academy and Tempo Dance Academy students moved to the music during the Ladysmith Days Parade Saturday. 9 Pretty well everyone agreed this year’s fireworks display was a spectacular finale to a fantastic weekend of celebrating their town.

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next five to 40 years. “B.C.’s new Climate Leadership Plan will influence how British Columbians will work, travel and live for decades to come,” the minister said in a July 17 statement. “That’s why it’s important we hear from you now, before government makes decisions on next steps.” People who want to inform themselves and comment on B.C.’s Greenhouse Gas emission strategy have until Aug. 17, during the first phase of a consultation process that is expected to result in a final strategy for the province by March, 2016. The Ministry of the Environment has posted a 32 page discussion paper online and is inviting people to comment on four ‘objectives and approaches’ in the plan, focused on the way we live, travel, work and what we value. “Building on our global climate leadership, B.C. is developing a new climate leadership plan to move our climate agenda forward,” said Jordan Sturdy, deputy chair of the Climate Leadership Team, and parliamentary secretary to the minister of transportation and infrastructure. Says the Ministry of Environment release, “British Columbia is in the process of developing a new Climate Leadership Plan to ensure the province remains a climate leader.” B.C. has levied a ‘revenue neutral’ carbon tax since 2008. Initially the tax was $5 per tonne of CO2, increasing in $5 increments until it reached $30 per tonne in 2012, a price the government has committed to until at least 2018. The plan commits B.C. to reduce its GHG emissions by 33 percent from 2007 levels by 2020; 80 percent by 2050. “As we refresh and revitalize B.C.’s climate plan, our focus remains firmly on our commitment to reach our legislated emissions reduction targets for 2020 and 2050,” Sturdy said. You can download or read the climate discussion paper and take an online survey at engage.gov.bc.ca/climateleadership. A second public consultation will take place after a draft plan, incorporating responses to the discussion paper, is released in the fall, with completion of the Climate Leadership Plan anticipated in the spring of 2016. New PatieNts welcome ALL DenTAL PLAnS ACCePTeD. ComPLeTe DenTAL CAre for eVeryone.

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Good Bones showing at Waterfront Gallery Sherry Bezanson FOR the chronicle

A circle of deer antlers, composed of perhaps 50-60 sets; installation pieces of pink and gold, and a mystery wall hanging that creates intrigue on the scale of The Da Vinci Code. That’s only the beginning of the charm and scale of Good Bones, now on display at the Waterfront Gallery. Good Bones indicates something solid, dependable, and for the common good. Artists were challenged to paint, assemble, and create their interpretation of Good Bones. And so they did. Approximately thirty artists have contributed to this latest show. The Gala Opening took place Aug. 1, at the Waterfront Gallery with an introduction by Guest Speaker John Whitelaw, a retired pathologist, who has been interested in natural history since childhood. He gave an inspiring talk about his photography. A latecomer to serious amateur photography, he has attended workshops by American landscape photographer Charles Cramer, wildlife photographer Frans Lanting, and master print-maker R. Mac Holbert. Currently he is focused on ‘constructions/ arrangements,’ and the Japanese aesthetic of ‘wabi-sabi’ (about the imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete). He has collaborated recently with Smithsonian ornithologists, using a novel technique to photograph difficult-to-see birds of the Neotropical understory. He captures his images with a full frame digital camera, obligatorily lightly processed with Photoshop, and printed with an Epson inkjet printer. They are essentially ‘as shot.’ Everyone is welcome to view this show from noon to 4 p.m. daily and seven days a week

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throughout the summer months. The show runs until Aug. 25. Opening nights at the Waterfront Gallery are the first Saturday of every month, each featuring a unique speaker, plentiful appetizers, and of course the good will of the gallery goers. So mark your calendar. Construction is currently underway at the gallery for installation of a new elevator, but that doesn’t detract from the quality of this show. So come on down and see Good Bones.

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The Last Word

Last Word for August 4, 2015 John Reischman and the Jaybirds will be performing at Waterwheel Park in Chemainus, Sunday, Aug. 9 starting at 3 p.m. Admission is by donation, and the Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society is suggesting ‘at least ten dollars.’ “We think that’s a pretty reasonable price to pay for a concert of this calibre,” says a release. More information at chemainusbluegrass.com. • 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. “Help us raise $50,000 to give students an equal chance to succeed in school,” says the NLSF in a recent release. For information go to www.NLSF.ca. • KidZArtBeat children’s art festival will take place Saturday, Aug. 15, at Waterwheel Park in Chemainus. The festival will feature local artists and interactive arts activities for children of all ages. Local children’s performers will be performing all day in the band shell. This event will be free to the public with the exception of two registered workshops. More at chemainuscroftoncommunityschoolsassociation.ca.

“PAY NO TAX STOREWIDE”

• 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 • The Ladysmith Resources Centre is gearing up for the 2015 Berry Mania, Family Fun Festival, Sunday Aug. 30, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Transfer Beach. It’s a major fund raiser for the LRC Association and they are looking for volunteers to help make the day fun for families. Please contact LRCA at 250-245-3079 and leave your name and contact information.

Gerry Barnum at Concerts in the Park, Aug. 9 Gerry Barnum is a well seasoned musician with over 30 years of performing experience in venues as diverse as clubs, festivals, coffee houses, house concerts, stadiums and major theatres and studios. He describes his style as” soulful roots/original. “ After a dozen years steeped in the Vancouver music scene,along with some cross Canada touring, Gerry returned to his hometown of Parksville. He has recorded three CD’s since being back on the island and divides his time between teaching and performing solo as well as with his band. Gerry plays guitar and harmonica and his vocal style is smooth yet visceral and soulful: He is often referred to as a musician’s musician. Gerry’s deep feeling for Blues and Gospel have become the foundation for much his songwriting and his songs range from tender to ‘footstompin.’ Concerts in the Park take place Sunday evenings at Transfer Beach from 6 to 8 p.m. Coming up Aug. 16, Cynthia Davis, Alive & Kickin’ – County, Blues, Swing and Rock Complete schedule of Concert In the Park performances at www.lrca.bc.ca/concerts.asp

• The Loggers are back. Come out for the Ladysmith Loggers Sports at the Transfer Beach Amphitheatre on Sept. 6. Bring your own lawn chair, blanket or stool. Admission by donation with all proceeds going to Camp Goodtimes, supported by the Tour de Rock. Sponsored by Otter Point Timber.

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At Waterwheel Park Aug. 9 John Reischman and the Jaybirds.: Trisha Gagnon (bass), Greg Spatz (fiddle), John Reischman (mandolin), Nick Hornbuckle (banjo) and Jim Nunally (guitar).

Tour de Rock Raffle could net you $1,250 getaway prize Help defeat cancer by participating in the Tour de Rock Raffle: Draw date is Sept. 10, 2015. Tickets $10. 1st Prize is a Bear Mountain Golf Getaway Package for four, $1,250 value. 2nd Prize is a Canucks Hockey Getaway Package for two, $1,000 value. 3rd Prize is a Mayne Island Getaway Package for two, $400 value. For more information and to purchase your tickets contact Tour de Rock riders Alison Wood at 250-380-6132 orAlison.wood@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or Rob Webb at 250-732-0312 or atrlwebb@telus.net.

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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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HOMES FOR RENT LADYSMITH: COMFY 1 bdrm suite, N/S. Includes utilities. $600. Call (250)245-7738. OUTSTANDING HOME- 1536 sq.ft. 3 bdrms, 3 baths, A/C, 7 appls. Free strata fees & H20, single garage, fire place, close to ocean, downtown. Ladysmith. $1300/mo Available Sept 1. Call (250)924-4121.

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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. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www. LadysmithCameraClub.com PRINTMAKERS ONLY GROUP - 24TH ANNUAL SHOW & SALE Aug 5 - 29, 10 am - 5 pm each day, PORTALS CVAC Centre for Arts, Culture & Heritage 2687 James Street, Duncan (in the Island Savings Centre, by the Library) Featuring original, hand-pulled prints including: Etchings, Linocuts, Woodcuts, Serigraphs, Embossing, Collagraphs, Monoprints & more PLUS Printmaking Demonstrations Wednesdays and Saturdays 2015 BERRY MANIA, FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL, - Sun, Aug 30, 10 am - 6

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