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WWII a job that needed doing Bill Hopkins, outside the Ladysmith Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, where he shared some memories of his experiences as an able bodied seaman aboard the HMS Eastway, a troop ship that participated in the D-Day landing of June 6, 1944. Craig Spence the chronicle
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In the fall of 1942 Bill Hopkins, age 17, was turned down by a recruiting officer when he tried to enlist. Undeterred, he went for lunch and a pint, returned that afternoon, and was passed through by the same harried recruiting officer. Seventy-three years later, just shy of his 90th birthday, Hopkins cheerfully sat down in the Ladysmith Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion to share his experiences from before, during and after the Second World War with the Chronicle. What emerges is the biographical sketch of a man who never accepted ‘no’ as the final word, and whose stint in the Royal Navy as an able bodied seaman aboard the troop carrier HMS Eastway was a formative chapter in his life’s story. “It was such a good ship,” he said toward the end of our conversation. “I wouldn’t Concerned that loose-lips might alert have had no complaints about going on lord, that established the Allies in Western Europe with a force of six infantry the Germans to the invasion plan, Allied it for another year.” The Eastway - originally dubbed The divisions – 156,000 soldiers plus armored command ordered troop ships like the Eastway to stay at sea. ”They sent us up Battleaxe when she was launched May units. Hitler found himself fighting on three around Scotland because they couldn’t 21, 1943 in Newport News, Virginia – was a Light Service Dock or Dock Landing fronts after D-Day, with the Russians at- allow the sappers to go ashore in case Ship. Her job was to carry soldiers to tacking from the east; Allied forces com- they said something. We had to kill time.” On the rescheduled D-Day the Eastway invasion points, deploy them in landing ing up from the south, through Italy; and craft, then pick up the landing craft after now a new Allied front opened up in the found itself too far up the east coast of west through France. England to reach Juno at its appointed 6 a battle was over. D-Day didn’t come off without a major a.m. time, but a couple of hours later she “We would sit about a mile offshore, or wherever it was calm enough, and then hitch, Hopkins recalled. The HMS East- played her role in the epic battle. “When flood-down and open the gate and they way was assigned to ferry sappers to the Canadians went in, they only opened Juno Beach to secure it and prepare it as up a little small beach to get the troops would just take off,” Hopkins recalled. ‘Flooding-down’ was a process where a conduit for Allied forces pouring into in that were there,” Hopkins recalled. the stern of the Eastway was lowered, Europe. But the forces of nature did not “Then sappers went in, and they cleaned off the rest of Juno and opened up the admitting sea water into a bay so land- cooperate. ing craft carrying troops and equipment, “Because of the bad weather they post- whole front.” poned invasion day. It was supposed to A fellow vet at the Chemainus sawmill could be launched or docked at sea. She joined in the D-Day Juno Beach be on the first of June, but they post- where Hopkins worked for 25 years afinvasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, poned it until the sixth,” Hopkins re- ter emigrating to Canada, used to rib Hopkins about the delayed landing. “You a pivotal battle, named Operation Over- counted.
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were the guys who kept the sappers out, so we had to do all the bloody work,” Hopkins’ co-worker groused. “He gave me a bad time,” Hopkins chuckled. Important as that crowning episode was for Canadian and Allied forces in Europe, it’s the camaraderie of life aboard the HMS Eastway that stands out in Hopkins’ memory. Skipper Wallace Fletcher set the tone. “The skipper was a merchant navy guy, and a real nice guy. He’d walk around the deck and come along and say, ‘Hi Hopkins,’ and I’d say, ‘How you doing sir,’ and he’d say, ‘Oh, just fine’… You couldn’t say that to a blooming RN officer. They’d shoot you.” Like just about all of his crew, Fletcher was not a career navy man. “He owned a butcher shop in Liverpool,” Hopkins recalled. See Vet, Page 3
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Police Briefs Citizens nab car thieves
On Oct. 24 at 5 a.m. Ladysmith RCMP responded to a report of two males stealing from parked vehicles in the 5100 block of Christie Rd. The suspects fled after being yelled at. Two male teens were located and arrested by two citizens, who held the suspects until police arrived to take the youths into custody. The youths were found to have items taken from unlocked vehicles in the area. A tablet, whose owner has not been identified, has been seized as evidence. The youths are well known to police and were later released to guardians with strict conditions and facing pending charges of theft and mischief. One of them was found in breach of conditions. Police remind the public to lock house and car doors, and to remove valuable items from plain view to reduce crimes of opportunity.
Assaulted at Penelakut ferry terminal On Oct. 30, 10:33 am Ladysmith RCMP were called regarding a physical fight at the ferry dock on Penelakut Island. One male was knocked unconscious and unable to defend himself, but the other male continued the assault until a third male intervened to stop the victim from being seriously hurt. North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP were advised by the Ladysmith RCMP and a male suspect was arrested in Chemainus. Michael Pelkey, 32, of Penelakut Island faces a charge of assault causing bodily harm.
Esplanade dealership gets council green
Assurances to be sought that car lot will retain electric vehicles in mix Bill MacMunn of GP Vehicle Sales presented plans for a car dealership on the Esplanade to Ladysmith Council Craig Spence the chronicle
Ladysmith Council gave its approval for a car dealership to be located on the Esplanade, at Warren Street, across from the Cenotaph. Now the proposal will go to the Ministry of Highways for consideration before final adoption. But after hearing concerns raised during a public hearing Nov. 2, before the beginning of its regular council meeting, the town added measures to ensure the business plan for the high visibility location retains electric vehicles as part of its mix. The 15-car lot will be located at 934 & 940 Esplanade Avenue, part of four lots and a partial lot that were slated for a mixed use development, which would have included 15 residential units and five commercial spaces on the ground floor. “The owner of the land no longer wishes to proceed with the mixed used development,” Director of Development Service Felicity Adams said. Instead, about half the parcel will be used for the car dealership, which will occupy the two northernmost properties of the overall site. When plans are made for development of the remaining parcels, they will have to be presented to council for consideration. What is considered a heritage building occupies the portion of the overall site being spot zoned for the car lot, and GP Vehicle Sales
spokesperson Bill MacMunn said cil. Said Steve Arnett, “Right now I business that specializes in the sale the building would be restored as could not afford a brand new elec- of alternatively powered transit vepart of the overall project. tric vehicle, but I certainly would be hicles, said he is only interested in A sight rendering showed the dis- interested in a used vehicle.” green powered vehicles, but added play lot running along Warren Street, MacMunn said it’s that kind of the Ladysmith car dealership will then wrapping along the Esplanade buyer dilemma GP Vehicles wants need time to build a clientele and face of the site. “It’s not going to to tap into. “The market place, as bring in inventory. be a typical kind of car lot that you we see it with electric vehicles, is “You can’t just open it tomorrow would see with balloons, flags and more and more people need them, morning and have it all filled up whatnot,” MacMunn explained in but where do they get them.” with electric vehicles,” he said. his presentation. People at the public hearing, Asked directly by Arnett if GP VeHe said it won’t cater to a typical though, wanted to know what hicle Sales would consider a miniauto sales clientele either. One of would happen if the car dealership mum number of vehicles on its lot the main components of the sales didn’t succeed in the green market, to be electric, Oldridge replied, will be second hand electric vehi- and ended up exclusively selling “We’re happy to go with 20 per cent cles, he said, and most of the clients conventional vehicles instead. right out of the gate; we could even will be ‘by appointment,’ so the busiIn response to those concerns go with 25 per cent.” ness will not be using gaudy signs Coun. Rob Hutchins suggested staff Council passed third reading of and gimmicky promotions to draw be mandated to negotiate an agree- the bylaw to allow the car dealercustomers. ment or covenant that would ensure ship, along with an amendment pro“We’re not looking for 50 or 60 sales electric vehicle sales remain part of posed by Hutchins that the Town per month,” MacMunn said. “We’re GP Vehicle Sales business strategy. of Ladysmith staff negotiate terms not a volume-based business.” GP Vehicles senior partner Phillip around the proportion of electric It was the green aspect of the pro- Oldridge, who owns GreenPower vehicles that will be on the lot beposal that appealed most to coun- Motor Company, a Vancouver based fore final adoption.
Vet remembers most the camaraderie of World War II service
The HMS Eastward transported Canadian sappers to Juno Beach on D-Day.
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From Page 1 Hopkins remembers a confrontation in Fletcher’s hometown that showed where the skipper’s loyalties lay. Because American military personnel had more money, and would pay a better price for drinks, bar owners often favored them at the expense of the Brits. On shore-leave in Liverpool, that led to a near riot. “The Americans got kind of pushy, and we got a big fight going,” Hopkins recounted. “The skipper had us all up on deck in the morning, and he says, ‘You had a fight in my home town,’ he says. ‘Who was involved,’ and a whole bunch of us stepped forward. ‘Before I go any farther,’ he says, ‘who won this fight?’ and we said, ‘We did, sir,’ and he said, ‘Case dismissed’.” For Hopkins and most of his shipmates military service was a chapter, not the book. When he was ‘demobbed’ he went into business as an auto mechanic; he emigrated to Canada in the late ‘50s, where he worked for a while as a plumber, and eventually – when business took a turn for the worse – in the Chemainus sawmill, where he put up with occasional ribbing from his fellow vet. He is now retired in Ladysmith, and has plenty of good stories to tell.
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The spirit of Echo Park remains the same, but it’s name, in Hul’qumi’num is now Wul’aam Park
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Parks & Recreation Director Ernie Mansueti, reporting the chronicle on conversations with the Echo Heights Park is getting Penelakut First Nation, said the Wul’aam Park was the prea new name. Following a recommenda- ferred name. Penelakut Administrator Ruth tion from its Parks and Recreation Committee, North Saunder told him, “that the Cowichan council will rename park is a very important site the 21 hectares of forested for the Penelakut people as it trails Wul’aam Park, which was used for various traditional translates to Echo Park in the rites, teachings and medicines.” “The Penelakut would also Hul’qumi’num language. The change is in recognition like to be part of any ceremoof the Penelakut First Nation, ny that officially renames the for whom the park is an im- park,” Mansueti reported. Background documentaportant site. It was suggested by Penelakut elder Florence tion from Kathy Wachs of the Chemainus Residents’ AssoJames.
ciation, which applied for the name change, says, “This park is a biodiversity ‘hot spot’ and has been identified by Florence and Penelakut elder August Sylvester, as well as ethnobiologists and biologists, as home to plants which historically ensured the survival of the Coast Salish people.” Concludes the CRA submission, “We feel that giving this new park a Hul’qumi’num name recognizes the people on whose traditional territory it lies and is especially appropriate at this time of reconciliation between First Nations and non-aboriginal people.”
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Stz’uminus biz interests growing Coast Salish Development Corporation vying for Small Business BC Community Impact Award Craig Spence
claims issues to gain some ground back – economically speaking. The Stz’uminus, It’s protocol for the Town of Ladysmith through its Coast SalCouncil to acknowl- ish Development Corp edge at the beginning of (CSDC) is becoming a each meeting that city big player in the local hall sits on unceded ter- economy, and plans ritory of the Stz’uminus to grow its holdings to First Nation, but the more than $250 million band is not waiting in the next two decades. Their efforts are being for settlement of land the chronicle
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column to open their and Oyster Sto’Lo Road; nomination page. • an interest in de“Coast Salish Develop- veloping an industrial ment Corp is helping zone at the south end of the Stz’uminus First Ladysmith; Nation (SFN) realize its • an interest in developgoal of becoming a self- ing what is now known sufficient community,” as the Dogpatch (Water the site says. Lot 651) as a marina. Noting that the CSDC “CSDC’s activities is a company wholly- have already brought owned by the SFN and substantial benefit to its community mem- the community, includbers, the intro goes on ing guiding the nation to say, “In the seven through adoption of years since its inception, the First Nation Land frametained in our backyard CSDC has generated Management should not supersede more than $10 million work, taking SFN lands their right to a safe and in profits with 20 per out from under Indian fear-free environment,” cent of all funds going Act control and allowdirectly back to the ing SFN to develop and O’Toole said. benefit from their lands,” There were several in- community. “The remaining profits says the web site. cidents in Ladysmith. A video on the site Fire & Rescue was are re-invested into ecocalled out after fire- nomic and land devel- follows a bus taking works were set off at opment.” Some of the Stz’uminus youth on Ladysmith Secondary projects in the works a tour of the CSDC’s include: projects and promise School. • the 610 unit Holland for the future. Some of Ladysmith resident Gabbi Knoop report- Creek residential devel- the scenes have to be ed on Facebook that opment above Holland played in fast motion in her family’s pet cat had Creek and Dogwood order to fit all the information in. been struck by what Road in Ladysmith; You get the feeling, their veterinarian be- • a commercial and retail development north though, that the video lieved was a firework. “At 6 a.m… my small of Ladysmith at the in- isn’t rolling fast enough. grey and white cat was tersection of Highway 1 clawing and meowing to get inside,” Knoop reported. “Once inside we found a gaping hole in his back, all fur and skin was gone in and around Notice of Seasonal Hours the hole.”
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Signs of a First Nations’ resurgence? When you are trying to figure out the big picture, especially in the future tense, you sometimes have to put together a lot of pieces, large and small, then extrapolate as best you can. There are a few pieces recently that show a changing dynamic between First Nations in the Ladysmith and Chemainus area, and other peoples, who now inhabit the Cowichan Valley. In this edition of the Chronicle there are a couple of stories that hint – possibly – at things to come. The Stz’uminus First Nation, through its Coast Salish Development Corporation, is gathering economic momentum. This is a positive development, firstly, because they are forging ahead without waiting for land and treaty claims to be settled, a process too cumbersome to assure prosperity for today’s generation; secondly, because their model of success incorporates a triple bottom-line, balancing profits, environmental considerations, and the wellness of the community. That’s an approach we can all learn from. Another note is the renaming of Echo Heights Park in Chemainus to Wul’aam Park. That the Municipality of North Cowichan took this step, and asked the elders and Penelakut people what they think the park should be named is a sign of growing respect. That the Penelakut changed the name, but retained its meaning in Hul’qumi’num (Wul’amm means ‘Echo’) is perhaps a message too. The Town of Ladysmith has also made it policy to include Hul’qumi’num names on its streets, buildings and public spaces. There is evidence here, and at the national and provincial levels, that good will and hard work may be tending us in the right direction. Of course, putting together the pieces implies something has been broken, and there is no doubt the relationship between First Nations people and others who now call this land home, has been based on broken promises and obligations... and is still in need of repair. But hope is based on signs that show hope itself is possible. 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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by Tom Fletcher Parents, advocates for the disabled and even the opposition critic applauded the B.C. government’s move to increase financial independence for people receiving disability assistance payments. Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell has announced that effective Dec. 1, recipients will be able to receive financial gifts and inheritances of up to $100,000 without affecting their monthly payments. The current lifetime limit is $5,000 per person, after which assistance payments are reduced. Stilwell said the change affects 96,000 people in B.C. who receive disability assistance. “It’s available to all those individuals, and of course it would depend on their personal situations, their family support, friend support, whether
Jane Dyson, executive director of Disability Alliance BC, Planned Advocacy Lifetime Network chair Ted Kuntz and Social Development Minister Michelle Stilwell listen to parent advocate Kathy Bromley speak about the importance of independence for her disabled daughter. they’re working or not working,” Stilwell said. “And those are definitely changes that we’re trying to encourage as well, to help individuals to get into the workforce, so they can create opportunities for themselves to earn and to save.” The government previously raised the earned income exemption so people can earn up to $9,600 a year without reduction of their disability assistance, and has encouraged B.C. businesses to hire disabled people. James Ho, a member of the minister’s council on employment and accessibility, called
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Competitive swimmers Faith Knelson and Aileen Humphreys represented their community at the Canadian Age Group Championship Swim Meet in Quebec City this summer. The Orcas Swim Club, where they train, is in financial difficulty.
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The Orcas Swim Club has asked the Town of Ladysmith for help dealing with a shortfall of almost $7,000 it incurred in 2014-15 due to a decline in registrations. At a Nov. 2 presentation to council OSC President Shelley Anderson said there Subscribe to has been a decline in the number of swimmers on the Orcas Swim 250-245-2277 Club’s roster from 42 to 24. Includes This $ despite online a successful access season, with two of its swim-
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mers competing in the Canadian Nationals; and continued success predicted in the coming year. “We truly are the little club that does,” Anderson told council. While registration numbers have dropped, the club faced fixed costs of $15,584 for pool time and almost $53,000 for coaching. Total expenses for the year ending in August were $89,394. Anderson said the club has been able to reduce some of its costs, and that it is actively
seeking sponsorship from local businesses. But until registrations can be increased, or sponsorship revenues found, the club is asking for a reduction in pool rental fees at Frank Jameson Community Centre. “As a club, we really need some assistance,” Anderson said. “That’s why we’re here tonight.” On a motion from Coun. Rob Hutchins the request for assistance was referred to staff for recommendation at a future meeting.
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Machines the Oct. topic of camera club photos The Ladysmith Camera Club October photo of the month, titled Machines Make Light Work, was taken by Saltair photographer Doug Bell in response to the theme ‘Machinery.’ “Doug’s goal was to capture both the curling shard and the whiff of smoke circling and rising up behind the drill bit,” says Camera Club Media Liaison Brad Grigor in a description of the photo. The Camera Club’s next meeting takes place Nov. 14. “Our own acclaimed Ladysmith-based naturalist, author and photographer Bruce Whittington will present ‘The Naturalist as
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It’s been four years, and taken $80,000 to complete a project that started with a contribution the chronicle from member Pam Fairchild, whose husband “Pam, this is for you and all those who couldn’t John had to sit outside the gallery in the car and wait whenever she visited. climb the stairs.” He could no longer make it up the 22 steps from Kathy Holmes, president of the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery, had a lot of people to thank for the Oyster Bay Drive to the second floor of the Expo new elevator, which was officially dedicated at an Building. He was not the only one. “Pam handed me a cheque for $500 and said, ‘Get open house Friday, Nov. 6. an elevator’,” Holmes recalled during her remarks to the dozens of art lovers who attended the unveiling. “I made a promise that day that our arts council would do just that.” Unfortunately John Fairchild passed away before the elevator project was finished, and Pam moved to Montreal to be closer to family. But there won’t be a day goes by that LAC members and visitors to the Waterfront Gallery who live with disabilities aren’t thankful for what Pam started. “We have programs designed now that we will be able to implement because people will be able to get upstairs,” Holmes said. Contributors to the project included the Government of Canada, through its Enabling Accessibility Fund. Holmes remembered how that funding came through as the biggest Christmas present ever on Dec. 23, 2014. BC Rehabilitation Services also came through with the ‘last bit of money’ needed to complete the project. Holmes noted that it took three years for that grant to be finalized, but that the original request was put on hold, and the hope kept alive. The Town of Ladysmith, Ladysmith & District Credit Union, Ladysmith Lions Club, plus a long list of individual donors got a big ‘thank you’ from the Ladysmith Arts Council board. Finally, Holmes praised the workmanship and community spirit of the project coordinator Brian Childs and the contractors who installed the elevator. She noted later that the companies and crews went many extra miles to make the project work, including holding to their original quotes, even thought the project took several years to implement. “We are so delighted you are here, whether you walked up the 22 stairs or took the elevator,” Holmes concluded. “Huychqu. Art is here. This is your gallery.”
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Ladysmith’s Karen Hunter wins gold at voice exam Karen Hunter has earned a gold medal from The Royal Conservatory for scoring the top mark in the B.C. Level Five Voice Examination. Hunter, an adult student, received the award during the Royal Conservatory’s annual Convocation and Gold Medal Ceremony, Nov. 1 in Vancouver. A Royal Conservatory media release shared the praise with Hunter’s teacher Christine McMahon of Nanaimo. To receive a gold medal candidates must score at least 80 per cent on their practical examination, the release notes. “Gold Medal ceremonies are held annually in cities across Canada, often in conjunction with convocation ceremonies, to recognize students’ achievements and acknowledge the contributions of their teachers,” the release says. “The Royal Conservatory of Music is one of the largest and most respected music and arts education institutions in the world.” It’s motto is: “The finest instrument is the mind.”
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Ladysmith Secondary Students headed off to Improv Camp Friday, Nov. 6, prepping for six evenings of onthe-fly theatre in the school’s 16th annual Improv Show. Photo Submitted
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The world looks different from a miniature sized chair, designed for a primary school student; and there’s no better way to gain perspective on the job at hand, when your job is transforming school libraries into learning commons. That’s what Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District’s Val Martineau, who won the BC Teacher Librarian of the Year award in 2014, has been appointed to do for SD68 in her recently appointed role – to make libraries, and by extension schools, collaborative hotbeds of learning. “Keep in mind that we’re just at the beginning stages of Learning Commons Space, so this is something we’re moving toward,” Martineau said over the phone, before we met with Teacher Librarian Pam Puska at Ladysmith Primary School. So what is a library learning commons? Martineau has a handout that shows the dozens of elements that make up a Library Learning Commons. It includes titles like: Inquiry Based Learning, Information Technology Instruction, Information Literacy, Collection Building, and Professional Leadership.
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dents with information. Part of the strategy is to get the students to use those technologies creatively. “I think that’s part of the new curriculum, that everybody is a learner and everybody is a teacher,” Martineau said. Students are put in leadership roles in the learning commons, she explained. Puska used the example of a collaborative project on the Titanic. In a project like that they learn and demonstrate: story telling, fine art, videography, historical research… in short, they learn how to learn. “Look how much they know and how much they remember,” she said. They also learn how to evaluate information coming from the Internet, how to use it properly, and how to attribute what you have used, Martineau said. “How not to Google your way through life,” she summed up. ‘Digital citizenship’ is important to the learning commons. It includes: Internet safety, web site evalu-
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Zen and the art of guitar making
Patience a pre-requisite for virtuoso Ladysmith guitar maker’s course Craig Spence the chronicle
If you want to make music, and make the guitar your music is going to be played on, Joe Egan has a course that will make your dream come true. Operating out of a workshop located at the very rural end of With gratitude to our Carden Road, west of Nanaimo – lock the gate behind country’s soldiers -- Airport you – Egan runs a custom guitar making business he’s been past and present -- for building up for the last six their service and sacrificeyears or so, since he moved from his home in west Ontario to Vancouver Island. His custom made guitars are sold locally, and increasingly Mayor and Council in eastern Canada and the US. Town of Ladysmith Building a guitar for someone is sort of like learning to sing in part harmony, often over Mayor and Counciltwo the phone and the internet. Town of Ladysmith “We talk: What kind of music do you want to play with it? Tuning? What kind of music are you into?” Because he’s working with clients “that you’ve never met, that you’re Town of Ladysmith probably never going to meet,” communication is vital. Egan says there are lots of guitar builders on Vancouver Island – probably over 50 of them, he thinks. At an annual get together in Errington this October, 20 builders checkedin to show their stuff and swap ideas. Please take note that on WEDNESDAY, November 11, 2015 at It’s that enthusiasm for the approximately 10:55 a.m. the southbound traffic on the Vancouver craft he’s building on with his Island Highway (Trans Canada Highway) will be re-routed from the workshops, which are one-onintersection with First Avenue, along First Avenue to Buller Street one experiences. He fits them until approximately 11:30 a.m. in two-days a week, offering This diversion is due to the Remembrance Day Ceremony one six-week course in electric at the Cenotaph. guitar making, and a nine-week Thank you for your co-operation course for acoustic guitars. during this brief closure. Guitars have been a part of Egan’s life since he was knee
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high to a Fender – his first that clipping of that program. memories of strumming and So I went, I took the program, plucking go all the way back to I didn’t know if that was what I “grade three or four.” But a love wanted to do. I wanted to build of playing, that morphed into a few guitars, but I kind of fell a stint on the road performing, in love with it.” has melded into a passion for Egan has three modes of designing and building instru- guitar making: the freestyle of ments. making his own instruments; to dialogue with clients, figuring out how to assemble their perfect instrument; to making them on spec as the guitar building equivalent of a ghost writer. But it was the art of guitar building that first resonated, and it’s still his passion. “There’s an artistic approach to it, just like music, so I kind of Joe Egan fell in love with that side of it,” Guitar maker he said. The weirdest design in his shop is a guitar-harp combo – call it a guitharp, perhaps – which he’s letting sit for a while as the idea takes shape; the most beautiful, an acoustic with a uniquely sculpted maple “When I finished school I did back and frets angled to prothe music thing; I’ve toured duce a sound all its own. for five, six years, hard,” he reWhat does it take to build counted. your own guitar? At one level At the end of that stint he it’s a specialized form of woodwent back home to Lake Supe- working that requires shaping, rior for a while, and discovered gluing, cutting, assembling, all a clipping he’d saved from his with a sharp eye for detail. On high school days about a guitar another, it’s a life experience in building course. patience and problem solving. Actually, his first attempt at Egan says you have to master building a guitar took place your emotions and learn disciin grade 11. He never finished pline as well as craft to build a that project, but the roughed good guitar. out body of an electric gui- “I wasn’t this gifted, prodigy tar serves as a reminder of builder. I had to work hard at his eventual transition from it. I still have to work hard at musician to craftsman – it is it,” he said. So do his students, mounted on the wall above the and that’s part of the experientrance to his workshop. ence. When the notion of Zen The rediscovered clipping re- and the art of guitar building is awakened his interest. “I found bandied, Egan thinks it’s a fit.
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Lori Joy Rogerson Lori Joy Rogerson was born July 5, 1956 in Ladysmith, BC and passed away Nov 2, 2015. Lori was married to Mike Rogerson Apr 24, 1976 in Ladysmith, BC and is survived by husband Mike, son Michael (partner Amanda), daughters Mandy (partner Sam) and Kara (partner Jennifer), granddaughters Paige, Liv & Hailey, and granimals Junip and Chloe. Lori was employed at Chopstix salon for twelve years, where she enjoyed the laughter and friendship of her colleagues and customers. Lori valued her family, gardening, ďŹ tness, watching sports (particularly her kids playing), and time spent enjoying their property amidst the natural splendor of Oyster Bay. Lori created a home that was both beautiful and welcoming, ďŹ lled with great food, music, laughter, and most of all, love. Mother Theresa once said “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.â€? Lori lived this. Celebration of life will be held Sunday, November 15 @ 1:30pm at Ladysmith Transfer Beach amphitheater. She will be greatly missed by all who had the priviledge to know her. In lieu of gifts/owers we ask that people make donations to the Canucks Place
Masur, Thomas John July 31, 1932 – November 1, 2015 Thomas Masur passed away peacefully on November 1, 2015. Tommy, as he was affectionately called by family and friends, was born in Kamloops, BC on July 31, 1932. Tommy spent the last 23 years of his life living in Ladysmith to be with his two children and four grandchildren. In the last few years, Tommy was a familiar sight on the streets of Ladysmith, always starting and ending his day at his favorite coffee shop, the 49th Cafe, where he enjoyed visiting with staff and becoming friends with the people who frequented the shop. Tommy is predeceased by his younger sister, Elinor Reynolds. He is survived by his older sister Alma Jaeger, his Children; David Masur and Joyanne Masur, his Grandchildren; Renee and Daniel Masur, Sean and Megan Emmerson. He is also survived by many in-laws and Cousins here on the island and in the Kamloops area. He will be dearly missed by those who’ve ever come across his gentle spirit. Condolences maybe offered at www.telfordsladysmith.com Telford’s of Ladysmith 250-245-5553
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DRIXLER, Josef March 11, 1928 – October 30, 2015 Joe passed away with Rose, his wife of 57 years, at his side. He is survived by his family: wife Rose, son Eric of Cranbrook, BC, daughter Cathy of Gunn, AB, sonin-law David and beloved grandchildren Christie and James. He also leaves to mourn his sister Maria, several sisters-in-law, and numerous other relatives in Germany. Joe was born in BudaÖrs, Hungary, the oldest of three children. In 1954 he immigrated to Canada, eventually settling in Ocean Falls, BC. Rose joined him in 1958 in Ocean Falls where they were married. Eric was born in 1961 and in 1964 the family moved to Nanaimo. After Cathy was born in 1965, they moved to their home in the Diamond in Ladysmith, where Joe and Rose lived until his passing. Joe worked for many years as a welder at Harmac until his retirement in 1991. He was a cowboy at heart, enjoyed reading, puttering around his hobby farm, and was an avid Habs fan during their heyday. He was very generous and hardworking. His grandchildren were his pride and joy. A mass will be held Tuesday, November 10th at 1pm at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ladysmith followed by a reception in the church hall. In lieu of owers, please consider a donation to the BC Children’s Hospital (938 West 28th Ave, Vancouver BC, V5Z 4H4) a cause that was dear to Joe. Special thanks to Rose’s friends, especially Janet, for their loving support over the past few weeks. Happy trails Pardner! Love you Opa! Condolences may be offered by visiting www. telfordsburialandcremationcentre.com
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Last Word for November 10, 2015 • If you are thinking of getting a float into the Twenty-eighth Annual Light-Up Parade, Nov. 26, now’s the time to get your entry form in. They are available from the Festival of Lights office at 250-245-5888 or you can download a form from www.ladysmithfol.com and return it by mail to PO Box 324, Ladysmith, V9G 1A3. You can also get in touch with Kinsmen Mike Sumptor at 250-245-2104 or Duck Paterson at 250-245-2263 for more information. Entry forms must be returned by Nov. 12.
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• Join Jonathan Baum with Levi McCachen (and more) for Comedy Night at the Music Hall Food Co. Nov. 12, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at The Music Hall Food Co., 18 Roberts Street in Ladysmith. See a video of Baum at YouTube.com (do a search for Jonathan Baum).
• Nov. 15, 2 to 5 p.m. – The 18-piece Nanaimo Musicians Association Big Band (past members include Diana Krall, Ingrid and Christine Jensen, and Phil Dwyer), directed by Bryan Stovell, will perform at the Crofton Hotel Pub, 1534 Joan Ave. in Crofton. Admission $15. Phone 250-245-2245 or visit croftonhotel.ca for more information. • Chemainus Classical Concerts presents pianist May Ling Kwok with a performance of ‘The Genius of Schumann’, Sunday Nov. 15, 2 p.m.at St. Michael’s Church in Chemainus. Tickets: At the door: $20. In Advance: $17. Under 18: $5. Available at: Owl’s Nest Bistro, Chemainus; Valley Vines to Wines, Mill Bay; Ten Old Books, Duncan; Salamander Books, Ladysmith; and Chemainus Festival Inn. Or by phoning 250748-8383. Information at chemainusclassicalconcerts.ca
• The 27th Annual Cedar Yellow Point Tour runs Nov. 19 to 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Twenty-one artisans will open their studios to the public, offering everything from hand made wood and metal items, alpaca garments, cranberries or all sorts, quilts, honey, pottery, glass – fused and hand blown, original paintings, jewellery, and hand painted reclaimed furniture. Call 250-245-1252 for more information.
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