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the local family restaurant, Roberts Street as the go-to takeout pizza staple and there THE CHRONICLE is a plentiful mix of Chinese and fast food places in town. It’s a Friday night on High Street. But with two longtime Ladysmith staples, No longer can you drop a bowling ball at the doctor’s office and wait for the sploosh George’s and Northbrook calling it a day in recent years, and other niches not being of it hitting the harbour 40 seconds later. In fact, with the amount of cars lining represented, investors saw opportunity. Jane Ivens is a Cedar resident whose kids each side of the street, that ball would be had gone to school here. She and husband lucky to make it across First Avenue. Fox and Hounds, the new pub-style res- Trevor had opened two successful pubs in taurant that opened in December in the old Nanaimo, but their hearts were pointed south. “If we wanted to go out somewhere like Home Hardware building is packing in the patrons. When the Beantime Cafe across this, there wasn’t anything in this directhe street has some music playing, the two tion,” she said. “There were a lot of vacant eateries can combine for a nightlife that buildings when we started to look. Somehasn’t been seen in downtown Ladysmith times there’s a domino effect.” Stelur, the new diner of First Avenue, fits since the days of when there were six beer that profile too. parlours downtown. Its owners had a concept in mind, and And while Fox and Hounds may own Fridays at the moment, it is certainly not looked around for the best location before alone in riding a cresting wave of good investing on the 49th parallel. “I’ve been in Qualicum and other places taste in Ladysmith, An informal head count reveals it is one and they always just seemed flooded,” Steof three new restaurants to have opened lur chef and business partner Steve White in town in the past few months, with re- said. “(Ladysmith) just looked like a nice ports of two more on the way soon. All this little niche.” Stelur is attempting to carve out its teron top of at least five new outlets to have ritory as the town’s old-style ‘50s diner. opened since 2013. Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce man- Oceans, in the old Barb’s Kitchen location, ager Mark Drysdale said he’s not sure about is a seafood place. D’Franco’s has Mediterthe reason for this boom in good taste. But ranean cuisine. The Spice Hut is Indian. he says it can’t be seen as anything other Sushi Wara serves Japanese. The Wild Poppy’s focus is gluten-free and PK’s has a bit than a good thing for Ladysmith. “I would say certainly the downturn hit of everything. None were operating two years ago. us pretty hard, but it’s bounce-back time,” Their owners are not walking an easy he said. “They seem to be choosing (a variety of styles). I don’t know whether it’s road. Restaurants are a lot of hard work good luck or good management. What I get to operate, staffing is a constant issue and feedback on is the quality of the food and the business is very competitive. Still, according to the January outlook published service.” While the economy may play a role, two by Restaurants Canada, the industry is doother factors could be timing and need. ing well. Ricky’s has developed a strong presence as See Boom, page 4
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Ladysmith canine question barking up three trees Trio of fenced dog park sites examined while council makes changes to Transfer Beach off-leash area Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE
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The hottest ticket on Vancouver Island? Everybody knows it’s SunFest. But for a sneak peek at all the fun the massive annual country music bash can bring, look no further than your Chronicle. On April 4, SunFest is presenting When The Lights Go Down, a country music appetizer in Nanoose featuring the Riding in with his recent hits triple threat of Chad Brown- Falling Over You, Crash and lee, Jess Moskaluke, and Bob- Just Because, Brownlee is a by Wills. former top hockey prospect Tickets are worth $40 each, who dropped his stick for a but you have a chance to get guitar six years ago and has yours for free just by show- enjoyed great success on the ing up at the Chronicle office Canadian country charts ever this week before 4 p.m. Friday since. with a non-perishable food doHe will be joined by Moskanation to the Ladysmith Food luke of Cheap Wine and CigaBank. For each item you bring rettes fame, and Wills, known you get an entry into a draw for his hit Never Didn’t Love You. for a pair of tickets. This concert takes place
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Three preferred options have been identified for a fenced dog park in Ladysmith, and Town staff have been given the green light to investigate each. At the March 16 meeting, council directed staff to develop plans and determine costs related to developing a fenced dog park at either the BC Hydro property at Sixth Avenue and Methuen Street, the School District 68 École Davis Road playing field, and Brown Drive Park. No time frame was discussed for the process of this second dog park for the town, but, in the meantime, council authorized changes to a popular off-leash area. Councillors decided the Upper Transfer Beach off-leash dog area will be redefined to include only the area south of the entrance to the Horseshoe Club driveway, while dogs will be permitted onleash in the remaining Upper Transfer Beach area. Appropriate signage will be installed to show the newly-defined off-leash area and on-leash areas in the Upper Transfer Beach area, and signage, split wood fencing and landscaping material will be used to maintain the open feeling of the park scape, and all associated costs for this work will be included in the 2015 financial plan discussions. Coun. Rob Hutchins had questions about the proposal to put split wood fencing in that area, because he understood that in the past, that proposal didn’t resonate with people who used Transfer Beach Park, and they wanted to keep that area open. “One of the options is to continue to have an off-leash area, but one that is safe and controlled, rather than have it open, which has caused some issues with users,” said Clayton Postings, the Town’s director of Parks, Recreation and Culture. “No. 1 is to provide some control areas for dogs and owners and ensure some safety for users.”
Postings told council that so far, the focus of discussions with the Parks and Recreation Commission and members of the public who attended the discussions was on specific locations for a proposed park. Coun. Duck Paterson thought investing in split wood fencing and signage would be a good idea. “I’ve learned we need some kind of barrier to keep dogs from running on the road,” he said. “And split wood fits that area better than chain link.” As well, council authorized an increase to dog license fees of $4 per licence, effective in 2016. The additional revenue will be used for the development of a fenced dog park — for construction and signage — and to offset the increase to the Parks operations budget due to the addition of new parks facilities. Hutchins did not support the increase, pointing out that the Town set aside $14,000 for a dog park a few years back when the issue of a fenced dog park came up and didn’t raise the levy at that time. Paterson told council that the three members of the public who came to the Parks and Recreation Commission for the dog park discussions had no objections to the increase. “I find $4 is so incidental in the cost of having these wonderful animals, I don’t think anyone will be barking at us,” said Coun. Carol Henderson. With these changes, the Town’s parks usage bylaw will be changed to reflect that dogs are permitted on-leash in all parks, with the exception of defined restricted areas. Dogs are not permitted on all playgrounds, sport field playing areas and at Transfer Beach below deKoninck Way, at the amphitheatre and on the beach front. Dogs are permitted in control off-leash at Transfer Beach Park in the defined off-leash area above deKoninck Way, as well as Mackie Park, Holland Creek Trail and Gourlay-Janes Park.
Ladysmith man arrested for Chemainus crime spree John McKinley THE CHRONICLE
Police are hopeful a one-man crime spree in Chemainus is over with the arrest of a Ladysmith man. North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP invested more than 1,000 staff-hours into the resolution
of a series of break-ins that ers that occurred elsewhere in release, Fong was already in of his term. have plagued homes and busi- North Cowichan. custody when he was arrested “Inspector Ray Carfantan, Ofnesses in the Chemainus area Tyler Desmond Fong, 31, of for these crimes. He had been ficer in Charge of the North since January. Ladysmith, was arrested and on parole for “numerous seri- Cowichan/Duncan RCMP The results of that legwork Wednesday appeared in Dun- ous property crimes and home would like to thank the busipointed to one location in can provincial court where he invasion” when that parole was ness owners and residents in Ladysmith and a second in Ce- was charged with five counts of revoked. the greater Chemainus area for dar, where police seized evi- break-and-enter and two counts A Canada-wide warrant was is- their co-operation and patience dence tied to three Chemainus of possession of stolen property. sued and he turned himself in to during this investigation,” the break-ins, as well as two othAccording to an RCMP media Victoria to serve the remainder media release states.
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Sale a threat to Merv’s dream? Supporters of Wildwood Ecoforest worried that may be the case, but TLC says Wilkinson’s vision will be protected Karl Yu FOR THE CHRONICLE
Merv Wilkinson’s property may be up for sale, but his legacy is not. That’s the response from the Land Conservancy of B.C. in response to widespread concern about the potential sale of Bruce Hepburn, volunteer co-ordinator for Wildwood, is concerned Wildwood Farm Ecoforest to about the potential sale to private interests of the acclaimed Yellow Point ecoforest created and managed for decades by the late Merv private interests. KARL YU The 31-hectare site, located in Wilkinson. Yellow Point beside Quennell for the future through a restric- no guarantee that any arrangeLake, is legendary in forestry tive covenant on the title. The ment would be held in perpetucircles for the sustainable log- board of directors and I will ity,” said Code. ging practices the late Wilkin- keep our promise to Merv. She said the society offered son cultivated there since 1938. Many consider Wildwood a “several hundred thousand dolWilkinson sold the property prime example of sustainable lars” to help the conservancy. to The Land Conservancy in forestry. John Shields, conservancy said 2000, with the expectation it “It’s representing what we it wasn’t an unconditional ofwould remain in the public do- could’ve been doing, particu- fer, so it wasn’t something his main. larly in the Douglas fir eco- group could accept. But now, weighted down system zone, where there’s Shields couldn’t identify the with about $8 million in debt, less than half a per cent left potential buyer, but the person the non-profit land trust is now remaining that hasn’t been worked with Wilkinson and is looking to sell. clear cut or somehow cut, but interested in protecting WildIn the wake of media atten- this shows an example how it wood. tion generated by the proposed could’ve been done sustain- “I think as far as the objective sale, director of operations ably,” said Bruce Hepburn, public is concerned, they’ll unJohn Shields issued a state- site co-ordinator for Friends derstand that TLC is following ment on the TLC website last of Wildwood, the non-profit up on its commitment to Merv, week with a commitment that organization dedicated to its that it has found, and is workits promise to Wilkinson will preservation. ing with, somebody who was be upheld. The Ecoforestry Institute part of Merv’s crew [and] im“TLC’s proposed sale will Society manages Wildwood. bibed his understanding,” said protect that legacy; the sale According to spokeswoman Shields. includes a covenant and for- Kathy Code, it’s an inalienable He said due diligence has est management plan that property under land conser- been done. outlines how the 32-hectare vancy bylaws, with restric- “We’ve seen the forest mansite will continue to be run the tions on who it can be sold to. agement plan that is proposed way Merv ran it,” the statement Wilkinson wanted to keep it for Wildwood, which is clearly reads. public for sustainability educa- going to continue Merv’s prac“To ensure due diligence in tion purposes. tices on the site and we think this regard, TLC is having the Code said The Land Conser- any objective, experienced proposed forest-management vancy doesn’t have the right to ecoforester would likely agree plan reviewed by independent sell to private interests. with us, that this is a good plan experts in the field. “We would be happy if the for Wildwood,” Shields said. “Although TLC is no longer in property was transferred to The sale would need the apa position to own Wildwood, another charity. To allow it to proval of a B.C. Supreme Court we will protect the property go into private hands, that’s judge to be finalized.
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from page 1 Thirty-eight per cent of operators reported increased revenues in the past quarter, while only 23 percent reported declines — the lowest number recorded since the report began in 2011. “You look at the one that’s in our building, they invested heavily in that establishment,” Drysdale said. That one is Stelur, which transformed the old Chronicle office on First Avenue into a scene out of Happy Days. Fox and Hounds invested roughly $250,000 in transforming an old hardware store into a version of a British-style pub. With the Music Hall Food
Company planned for Rob- town where there’s only one erts Street and the opening restaurant. People are going of a new eatery at Ladysmith to wonder why. You can’t go Marina in the cards, it raises out if there’s no place to go.” the question of too much of The consensus seems to be a good thing. Operators have be more restaurants should faith that’s not the case. mean more people downtown, “I think there’s enough pie which should mean more there for everyone,” White potential shoppers, which said. His partner, Lurene should mean more potential Haines, agreed, pointing to eaters — a circle that everythe variety available. one in town can feed off and “We were very conscious of appreciate. that. We made a conscious “I really do believe it’s the bedecision not to compete with ginning of a turnaround,” Dryexisting businesses,” she said. sdale said. Ivens feels the same way. “I think Ladysmith is abso“Everyone is different. Every- lutely swimming with potenone does what they do. We’ve tial,” Haines added. been true to what we are and “I don’t know why anyone that’s why it works,” she said. wouldn’t want to open a busi“You don’t want to live in a ness (here).”
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A security camera at Ladysmith Motorsports captured this image of a thief Tuesday morning, just before he swiped the camera. Ladysmith Motorsports Photo
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Businesses on the Ladysmith waterfront and elsewhere are feeling uneasy after a brazen thief stared right into a security camera this week, then stole the camera. Security footage at Ladysmith Motorsports shows what appears to be a garden glove-wearing man in a dark hoodie and sunglasses pull up to the rear of the building in a lightcoloured sedan at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, approach the camera stationed at the loading bay, and take it. He then circled around the front of the building in his car, and appeared to eyeball the camera there before deciding it was too high to reach, and left. Around the same time that same morning, two security cameras were also stolen from the nearby Ladysmith Fishermen’s Wharf. Sarah Asselin said Ladysmith Motorsports spent a nervous night with security on guard, before getting a new camera installed — in a higher location — on Wednesday. “It was very worrisome because as soon as we heard we thought they’d be coming back,” she said. “It makes us nervous because we
have so much stuff, whether we were targeted or it just happened.” She said the thief seemed to know what he was doing, given his timing and direct approach, while disguising his appearance and covering the plate of his car. But the likelihood they were specifically being set up for a future robbery lessened somewhat when they heard about the similar hit at the Fisherman’s Wharf, which lost two of its cameras. “It looks like a guy and a girl in a small compact white car with a sunroof. They drive up to the building, guy in a hoodie and gloves gets out of the car and removes the cameras without showing his face,” wharf general manager Ken Bryski posted on Facebook. “It happened at 5:30 a.m. this morning. No visible license plate.” He later posted that after reviewing the tape, the car was not actually white, but appeared to be the same as the one in the Motorsports footage, which appeared to be grey or silver. Asselin wants the word out as much as possible for two reasons: catching this crook, and warning the rest of the community that they could be next. “For other businesses out there, keep your eyes peeled, and if anyone in the community knows anything, please let us know. We have heard of too much theft going on around town, and every bit of info helps.”
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Stand up for rights, freedoms and true public safety Editor: With thousands of other Canadians across the country last weekend, I was proud to rally against Stephen Harper’s so-called anti-terror bill, Bill C-51. In Parliament, Tom Mulcair and the entire New Democrat team are opposing C-51 in every way we can. We’re in good company: concern and opposition to C-51 has come from former prime ministers, former Supreme Court judges and the Assembly of First Nations. Intelligence experts say current counter-terrorism laws are adequate, and this bill is actually bad for security. The privacy commissioner says we should stop this bill, and Amnesty International says C-51 is the worst setback for human rights in Canada’s modern history. Harper’s bill lets security agencies violate basic individual rights, and it defines threats to the security of Canada so loosely that it lumps together environmental activism with violent extremism. The Conservatives must not force us to choose between our freedoms and our safety. That’s a false choice — we must protect both. We are a better and freer country because our citizens have the right to speak up. The women who fought for the right to vote made this country better. The peace activists who fought to keep us out of the Iraq war made this country better. The labour activists who fought for a minimum wage, for a weekend break, for workplace safety — they made this country better. People challenging Canada’s failed Indigenous relationships are making the country better. They were not terrorists — and we should not support a bill that considers activists a terror threat. New Democrats agree public safety is a central responsibility of government. I believe if the Conservatives truly embraced public safety, they’d be standing up for murdered and missing Indigenous women, for strengthened food inspections, fully prosecuting workplace safety violations, and they’d not be closing our Coast Guard stations. Conservatives are failing badly on the true public safety emergencies in our riding. Neither will the Liberals stand up for our rights and freedoms: Justin Trudeau will vote to support Harper’s bill. So it’s up to us! There is nothing stronger than people standing together with a united voice. We can stop this bill with the determination of the women and men who attended rallies across the country. We can stop it because Tom Mulcair is fighting in our corner — and he’s a tough fighter. We’ve been here before — and we’ve won. Let’s stand together for true public safety, and let’s stand together against fear, intimidation, and Bill C-51. Sheila Malcolmson Nanaimo-Ladysmith Federal NDP Candidate
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Society acting to protect Wildwood The Ecoforestry Institute Society has filed affidavits with the Supreme Court of BC to protect Wildwood Forest in Yellow Point from sale to private owners to help satisfy debts owed by The Land Conservancy. “We are acting on behalf of the hundreds of donors who so willingly gave time, effort and money to ensure that Wildwood will remain a sustainable, educational and publicly accessible working forest in perpetuity,” Roger Burgess, chair of EIS, said in a press release. “Selling Wildwood to pay off TLC’s debts is to ignore the wishes of former longtime owner, Merv Wilkinson.” TLC has filed court documents of its intent to sell Wildwood to private interests. The money would be used to pay down the multi-million debt for which TLC is now under court protection. EIS has managed Wildwood Forest for the past 15 years. Sympathetic to TLC’s plight, EIS has offered a significant cash donation to help TLC out. TLC has deemed this insufficient, favouring a deal
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selling to private interests. Wildwood is an inalienable property, which under TLC bylaws, prohibits the property from being transferred to anyone other than a suitable charity. TLC is willing to transfer other properties such as Ross Bay Villa for a fraction of its appraised value to its long-term managers. Despite the long-term relationship between EIS and TLC, TLC is not willing to do the same for Wildwood. Wildwood is a rare preserve of old- and second-growth forest with significant wildlife and non-timber values that attracts visitors and forestry experts from around the world. EIS is the non-profit organization of professional foresters and other experts who have managed Wildwood since 2000 with the blessing of Merv Wilkinson, the owner who entrusted the property to TLC that year. EIS provides educational and professional forestry management services that respect Wilkinson’s worldrenowned sustainable forestry practices. Now, they are working to respect his wishes that Wildwood stay
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that Wildwood is a discrete purpose charitable property under the Charitable Purposes Preservation Act and TLC only holds it in trust. They just can’t sell it on the market; it must be transferred to another suitable organization, a charity, if they are unable to keep it. The Ecoforestry Institute is tailor made for this. “Now that TLC has put the sale before the court, I have asked the court for a hearing. EIS has not directly challenged the Plan of Arrangement to spare creditors, and we still hope to make a win-win deal with TLC, and create the least expense and trouble for creditors. If there are any Wildwood supporters out there among the creditors, now would be a great time to step up.” EIS is committed to opposing the sale on behalf of Wildwood’s donors and invites the public to demonstrate its support to save this rare old-growth forest for its intended purpose. Kathy Code, communications manager with Ecoforestry Institute Society, submitted this on behalf of the society.
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out of private hands. Selling the property to private owners is an affront to the hundreds of people who gave more than $1 million in donations and provides no guarantee that the old-growth trees would be managed sustainably or that the educational services would continue to be available to the public. TLC says they can protect the forest with a covenant, but this does not guarantee that the charitable purposes will be maintained. It requires significant technical experience to enforce an ecoforestry covenant, and EIS is the only organization on the Island with the seasoned professionals and experience to back it up. “We’ve managed the forest for 15 years and will continue to do so. This is about protecting Wildwood for future generations,” said Burgess. Patrick Canning, lawyer for EIS, added: “When the final donor paid off the mortgage in 2011, TLC declared Wildwood inalienable, and said they’d protect it ‘forever.’ Now they want to sell it even though they acquired it through donations. It’s my opinion
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Hang on to your coupons and keep counting down your Sundays. Ladysmith Save-On Gas should be back at your service again in about two months. The popular gas station tucked off First Avenue at the Symonds Street roundabout temporarily closed its doors March 15 to kick off a $500,000 renovation Crews are hard at work in downtown Ladysmith, project. According to mangiving the Save-On Gas station a facelift expected ager Jay Wallace, the to be finished in May. JOHN MCKINLEY PHOTO
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Remembering life on the 49th before television took over, with a man who lived the era Ron Delcourt
be part of the action. Another popular entertainment For the chronicle was the bowling alley on High On occasion, sometimes after Street, which today is a Chithe sun has gone down, I have nese restaurant. There were five driven in Ladysmith only to real- leagues on six lanes running two ize the graveyard was busier in shifts, week nights and weekends. There were quite a few cars the fifties than First Avenue is today. Especially in the parking lot around. Still, a lot of people walked everywhere. When you behind the cemetery. The older people called it combine the number of people walking up the street after a “sparking” in the day. Loggers, like myself, called it ball game, those coming out of something else. Whatever you a show or the bowling alley and called it, it resulted in many early the many people coming through town after a hot day at the beach, weddings. World War II ended in ‘45. As a the beer parlour, the soda and result of blowing up half of Eu- coffee shops were the hot spots rope and most of Japan into little in town. On Friday night starting around pieces, countries found themselves in great need of our lumber 8:30 p.m., we’d all park our cars on First Avenue from the Travelto rebuild. Ladysmith stood surrounded by lers to the Europe Hotel, sitting millions of hectares of merchant- on hoods and leaning against able timber. It wasn’t long before fenders, holding court with each existing lumber mills and the log- other. Then, a little after 9 p.m., ging industry tripled in size and with a simple nod, we’d all make our way over to the Travellers. production. Drinking age was 21 then; howLadysmith was flooded with people from Western Europe, the ever, if you were underage but Canadian Prairies and the Lower working for a living, often a blind Mainland. Lots of immigrants eye was turned your way. In the late ‘40s, an organization were young, and it wasn’t uncommon to have teenagers between called Teen Town began holding Quite a crowd had gathered at 15 and 20 years of age applying dances. They supported charities fingernails.) the bottom of the hill to witness Winter time could be a lot of fun. and put on functions for enterfor the many job openings. The young loggers spread out in tainment. Suffice it to say these In the early ‘50s, we had some Cougar and his odd contraptions. Quickly he was off, a dark silall the available hotels. At the bot- dances were strictly monitored. really cold winters we called the tom of Gatacre Street, there was There was no drinking, no smok- continental outflow. For many houette as he passed beneath a boarding house where older ing, no profanity, and I can’t re- winter seasons, it was like the each street light. It was noted loggers and mill workers rented member the last rule. Perhaps it ice age, with any precipitation that the distance between his becoming snow. And boy, was skis was widening. By the time rooms. Married loggers rented was no fun! Many of the younger men had it ever bobsleigh time! You even he passed Second Avenue, the houses and eventually bought cars, and of course, the job situ- built your own sleigh, some width had become impossibly throughout the town. There were six beer parlours ation could not have been better. which could hold six people and wide. Suddenly, he vanished in town, including the Legion. We all had tailor-made clothes had shock absorbers. One even into the dark night. Much to everyone’s surprise, a pair of skis measured and made had a steering wheel. When you get a hundred suddenly shot past First Avenue The city crews would grade at the Trading Comor more men full of, let’s Buller Street, as well as other without Cougar at the helm. pany. call them “high-octane The crowd bellowed up the hill, A man named Tom hills, holding back about an inch energy drinks,” well the Strang measured us of snow which would melt in the “Hey Cougar, are ya all right?!” downtown just got a up with admired per- afternoon sun. After sun down, it We made out a few moans and whole lot livelier! groans, then, “Yeah, I’m okay; I fection, tight around became ice. Fastball games were We would start at the old Eng- just can’t find my skis!” the ankles, wide greatly supported in Yeah, right Cougar. around the knees. We lish church between Third and those days, with the We also used to skate at Fourth. Wrapping your legs carehad cross belt loops grandstands holding 400 three inches down fully around the waist of the per- Hannington’s pool, located at toor 500 people. Television from the waist and son in front of you, you were off. day’s Coronation Mall. We usually had not yet cast its spell penny loafers with di- Some were thrown aside by Sec- got two weeks of skating in winin these parts. As that amond pattern socks. ond Avenue. Others sliced across ter. At night, we’d build a huge number grew and televiWe wore cord jack- First Avenue and set distance re- bonfire and skate late into the sion become a new pas- Ron Delcourt ets that came down cords by making it to the Comox evening. We were sure Jack Attime, fastball fans gradukinson was going to the NHL benine inches below the log dump on the shoreline. ally diminished. cause he could skate backwards, There was no traffic at night, belt, and always the The local Odeon Therat tail comb tucked and during the day, some of the though not very well. atre had two showings, 7 What I miss most about those in your back pocket. older kids would stop cars if necp.m. and 9:15 p.m., and it earlier days were the neon lights Often, a gold chain hung from essary. held about 350 people. One night, Vic “Cougar” Malli that adorned every store, hoThe pool hall, located above the a belt loop; on the other end, a Wigwam restaurant, was always small gold knife holstered neatly showed up with a pair of skis. No tel, theatre and restaurant from busy. Mainly younger people loi- in a side pocket. (The blade was one had even seen skis, let alone Buller to Roberts streets. 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Some of the young people enjoying the ‘50s in Ladysmith included (top) Fern Savard and Ron Delcourt; Left: Betty Ann Wicklund (Hemstad), Doreen Holmstrom (Delcourt), Thelma Spik (Schofield), and Anita (Babe) Lyttback. Courtesy Ron Delcourt as bright as the downtown sidewalks of the 1950s. There was another major cultural change in the second half of the the 50s. Up until then, the big bands were the kings of music, until one day when another “king” arrived on the scene. His name was Elvis Aaron Presley. When he first appeared on television, cameramen were instructed to shoot him only above the waist. Religious groups declared he was the devil, and they sought to ban his records. When he finally made it to the Ed Sullivan Show, where all big names appeared, my dad called Mother in from the kitchen. He said, “Ella”, pointing at the television, “what the heck is that?” Mom didn’t know, so I snapped, “That’s the future, Dad.” Over the years, Aggie Hall had many artists the likes of Buddy Knox, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis all grace the stage. Dress codes soon changed with the times. Everyone wore tight blue jeans with the cuffs rolled up. The gals wore bobby socks and saddle shoes. They were all expressing their generation. By now, television was having an effect on the downtown, and crowds were diminishing, even at the ball games and the theatre. People were starting to spread out. As people were making good money, they purchased runabouts with high-powered outboard engines, campers and trailers of all sorts. It was “see ya later! Gone fishing!” Ron Delcourt will be 83 next month and has spent his entire life in Ladysmith. Look for his take on the ‘40s in a future edition.
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Big Air. As far as sports go, you are unlikely to find a better named event. Athletes hurtle off a ramp and soar high above the ground, contorting their bodies in unlikely patterns with rare agility and grace. It was Big Air that supplied the big moment for young Ladysmith freestyle skier Sarah Rocque this winter. In a season disrupted by poor snow conditions, the 13-year-old Grade 8 student topped all B.C. freestyle skiers in her age group by sailing to a firstplace finish in February’s Timber Tour event in Whistler. It was the highlight of an excellent freestyle season that saw Rocque ski to top-four finishes in three different disciplines. With the season wrapping up last weekend at Silver Star, she is now awaiting word on whether she has qualified to participate in junior nationals. Rocque has been skiing since before she turned three. If there is any place in the world she’d rather be than a ski hill, it’s soaring through the air with her skis on. “It’s awesome. I love the adrenaline,” she said. “ I don’t do anything super insane. Well, some people might think it’s insane.”
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Rocque skied three disciplines this including training off a water ramp. year, including the aforementioned aerShe also did a fair amount of snow ials. The other two are moguls (where training in Whistler this year due to the you race down a speedbump-riddled lack of snow on Mount Washington. slope as quickly as possible while Obviously skiing is a big commitment, launching yourself off a few jumps on not only for Rocque, but for her dad the way down), and slopestyle (where Patrick, mom Amber and sister Sabine you perform skateboard-style tricks in as well. But he says it’s one they are a skateboard-style park, on skis). happy to embrace because they are, She finished fourth at Whistler and and always have been, a skiing family. sixth at Silver Star and Apex in moShort term, her goal is to continue to guls, and had a third and two fourths improve under the tutelage of coaches in slopestyle. At this point, she has yet Ian McFadgen, Peter Stubbs and Tanto pick a favourite discipline. ya Colin. Rocque, who attends Nanaimo DisLong-term, she’s not afraid to think big. trict Secondary School, practices two “I’d like to make the B.C. national days a week on the slopes at Mount team and maybe go to the Olympics Washington and a few more doing dry- one day.” land work at Pacific Sport in Nanaimo She expects word as early as this and some gymnastics training. In the week on whether she has been picked summer, it’s off to camps in Whistler, to compete at nationals.
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Up Coming LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - “How to Photograph Smoke� with tips and demonstrations by Sean Sherstone and Brad Grigor, both of the Island LEAP photography group. Tues, March 24, 7 pm, Hardwick Hall, High St at 3rd Ave, Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Nonmembers $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www. LadysmithCameraClub.com LADYSMITH KINSMEN - present a fundraiser for the new Transfer Beach Playground! Alf Carter, long-time local entertainer and his band! Sat, May 2 at the Aggie Hall. Special horn section. Roast beef dinner, refreshments, prizes and YOU help support the new playground. A very fun evening of good food and entertainment. Tickets available at 49th Grocery and Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce or call 250-2452263 and we'll deliver. $30 each and huge fun! ST. MARY'S FASHION SHOW- by Nancy's and Top Drawer. 1135 4th Avenue, St. Mary's Hall. March 24, doors 7 pm, show 7:30, Tickets $10 at Nancy's and Top Drawer. CHEMAINUS SKETCH GROUP - Wed, April 8th, 9:30 am. We are so much more! Join us as we welcome our guest artist, Carolyn McDonald at the Fuller Lake Arena. CHEMAINUS GARDEN CLUB MEETING - Tues, April 7, 1 pm, Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd, Chemainus. Guest speaker - Terri Perrin from the “Fine Art of Intention� Feng Shui, who will discuss how Feng Shui applies to our gardens, to choosing plants, and to the energy of our outdoor spaces! Guests welcome. Brag table, $2 drop-in fee, door prize. Come see what we are all about! For more info 250246-1207. LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - “Forensic Photography� with Constable Dave Giles
of the Nanaimo Forensic Identification Section of the RCMP. Tues, April 28, 7 pm, Hardwick Hall, High St at 3rd Ave, Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www.LadysmithCameraClub. com
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. 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
www.ladysmithchronicle.com www.chemainuschronicle.com Tue, Mar 24, 2015, Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle & 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. LADYSMITH EAGLES AERIE #2101 Meets every 1st & 3rd Wednesday. 7:30 pm Auxiliary meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30 pm Eagles Hall. CHEMAINUS THEATRE COSTUME SHOP - Needs volunteer seamstresses to help build for upcoming shows. Contact Crystal Hanson 250-246-9800 ext. 7117. SPEEDWATCH/COPS - Citizens on Patrol & SpeedWatch need volunteers. Contact the Community Policing Station at Coronation Mall. 250-2451118. HEALING PATHWAY - All are welcome at Ladysmith First United Church ( 232 High St) for Christian meditation and prayerful healing - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6-8 pm. For details call the Church Office 245-2183. LADIES GOLF - Ladysmith Golf Course, Tuesdays, 10 am. Call 250-245-7313. TOPS MEETING - Thurs. nights, 4:45 pm weigh-in, Ladysmith Hospital. Call Sandy 250-245-2983. CHEMAINUS TOPS Weekly Wednesdays at 5 pm, boardroom of Chemainus Health Care Centre, for information msaben@shaw.ca. THE ORCAS SWIM CLUB - Ongoing registration. Call Registrar Denise Rae at 250-245-7925. MOUNT BRENTON POWER & SAIL SQUADRON Membership meeting. Ladysmith Legion hall. Every 3rd Tues except holidays & July & August, 7:30 pm. LADYSMITH ARCHIVES - Volunteers required, computer skills an asset, ph. 250-245-0100, 9-2 Mon to Thurs. LRCA FRIENDLY VISITOR/PHONING TREE PROGRAMS - Now taking new volunteer signups for an upcoming training session. Improve quality of life for shut-in or isolated seniors by scheduled weekly contact. Call Barb at 245-3079. LODGE ON 4TH FAMILY COUNCIL - Family & friends advocating on behalf of the residents. Next meeting Sept. 18th @ 7p.m. - Contact Judy at 250-245-3438 for location.
CLUES ACROSS 1. Cycles/second 4. Fit for cultivation 10. Saami 12. Perceived scent 13. Liberal rights organization 14. Female flying fighters 15. Durham school 16. Ancient Scand. poet 18. Charitable performances 20. Siddhartha author Hermann 21. Letter destination 22. P.S. Buck’s Pulitzer 25. Feel regret 26. Initials of e = MC2 author 27. From a distance 29. Cronies 31. Forty 32. Printing speed measurement 33. Nutty spread 40. White seedless grape 41. Hillsides 43. Inflammation of a bursa 44. Artery 45. Nail polish brand 46. A routine that is hard to escape 47. Indigo plant 48. Owners 50. Animal fluids 51. Mustelid in its white winter coat 52. Communist CLUES DOWN 1. Come into conflict 2. A collection of things
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wrapped together 3. Bath spatter 4. Gunsmoke actress Blake 5. Direct to a source 6. Cartoonist Capp 7. Somewhat blue 8. 40 weekday periods 9. El Dorado High School (abbr.) 11. Heartbeat 12. Brit. rutabaga 17. Angle (abbr.) 18. Said as a greeting or wish 19. Festivals 23. Rita ___, singer 24. Belonging to us 27. Skating jumps 28. Building at 175 5th Ave. 29. Parts per billion (abbr.) 30. Atomic mass unit 32. Old Spanish currency (abbr.) 33. Insistence on traditional correctness 34. PBS wildlife show 35. Measuring blocks 36. Don’t know when yet 37. Ancient city from which St. Paul first sailed 38. Breadwinner 39. Go to bed 40. Highest in degree or quality 42. Tossed, potato or waldorf 43. The trunk of a tree 49. Yes in Spanish
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Scrap your old gas-guzzler; it’s auto showtime British Columbia’s SCRAP-IT year, new executive show Program has announced a new director Jason Heard wittily promises“an electrifying show incentive program aimed at experience with lots of greenery removing high polluting vehicles on show!” from our roads, on the eve of this “You won’t need to go too far year’s Vancouver International to see green… the Green Auto Show. by Keith Morgan Ride and Drive is at The new incentive allows the only entrance purchasers of a qualifying new at Thurlow. You can try out one of electric vehicle, who scrap their 2000 or 14 green vehicles from hybrids to older vehicle, to receive a $3,000 rebate. This pure electrics and see what makes program is separate from the BC Government’s them tick.” eco-car incentive scheme, the details of which Inside a wide array of green vehicles will be announced at next week’s show. are parked on Electric Avenue. But “This is a fantastic program whose ultimate there’s lots more to feast your eyes upon this goal is to remove older high polluting vehicles year. from our roads,” said SCRAP-IT Program CEO “Anyone can add space to a show but we feel Dennis Rogoza. “Vehicles model 2000 or older we have filled it with new content to deliver emit up to 60 times more emissions than later a much more rounded experience. The show models and electric vehicles have even much is about new cars but it has to entertain, be lower emissions.” exciting and make you wanting more year Qualifying electric vehicles are listed on the after year.” SCRAP-IT.ca website. As part of this program’s The Super Cars and Exotics are back. On launch, SCRAP-IT has supplied a contest prize opening night, there will be super cars valued car in the shape of a new all-electric Nissan at $15 million on the plaza. Every kid will LEAF (see Plug-in to Win contest details right). want to eyeball the 100 per cent electric Big The LEAF will be on display at the SCRAP-IT Foot Monster Truck. There are also some sharp auto show booth in the Vancouver Convention looking concepts, such as the Cadillac Elmiraj Centre West (March 24-29). (pictured above). While eco-cars aren’t the central theme this
This year’s showstopper could well be a 1963 Lincoln Convertible, supplied by Abbotsford’s 360 Fabrication, which is now applying the final touches to the $1 million dollar restoration (pictured above). Heard is excited about a new display called Car Culture, which focuses on the vehicles and the lifestyles that drive them. Feature vehicles are displayed in themed settings, featuring accessories and backdrops. Classic Alley offers a stroll back through time while Hollywood North pays tribute to the cars we see on movie sets around town. Just a sample of what’s up at the show. The rest of our Driveway crew (drivewaybc.ca) looks new cars on display at keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca
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Show Dates: March 24-29, 2015 Location: Vancouver Convention Centre West Show Hours & Pricing: Tuesday, March 24, 5 pm - 10 pm, admission $20*; Wednesday through Friday, Noon - 10 pm, admission $15*; Saturday, 10 am - 10 pm, admission $17*; Sunday, 10 am - 6 pm, admission $17* *Discounts for seniors (65+), students with valid ID, children ages seven -12 (except Tuesday), multi-day passes, and family packs. For more information and to purchase tickets: www.VancouverInternationalAutoShow.com.
Driveway’s Alexandra Straub will pilot an all-electric Nissan LEAF in the annual AJAC Eco-Run next week. The all-electric sedan, which is also the prize car provided by the Scrap-It program for our Plug-In to Win contest, will glide silently from the Vancouver International Auto Show in downtown Vancouver next Wednesday. The route, devised by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, will then take the participating 19 eco-friendly vehicles to Victoria via the Nanaimo ferry. On Thursday, the vehicles will be put through their paces on a handling course in Langford to see how versatile they are. The EcoRun concludes that evening in Vancouver. In addition to pure electric vehicles, the Eco-Run
includes plug-in and conventional hybrids, as well as vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells, diesel-fuelled powertrains and highly efficient gasoline options. There’s no limit to the size of vehicle showcased, as they range from subcompacts to pickup trucks. The participants include the 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell, 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel, 2015 Kia Soul EV, 2015 Ford Focus 1.0-litre, 2015 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid and the 2015 Chevy Volt. The purpose of the event is to inform consumers of these alternative options. These new vehicles are driven in real-world road conditions in order to fully test for fuel efficiency and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.
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49th’s Handcrafted Dinner Sausages When it comes to making great sausages there are no shortcuts. We use no fillers, no preservatives; no gluten or M.S.G. and we make and mix all the sausage varieties in store, by hand. We start with our very own fresh beef, pork or chicken; then we add in our own unique blend of the finest herbs and spices*. From there we stuff the mixed sausage meat into natural casings** and finally link, wrap and place them in the counter for you to take home and cook to juicy perfection. This may be the old-fashioned way of doing things but we think our dedication to making hand crafted, small batch sausages comes through in the taste.
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Dempster’s
Signature
Breads
Sesame White or 100% Whole Wheat 600 grams, Regular 4.29
*More information, such as ingredients and nutritional content may be found at your local 49th meat department. **Natural casing is used in all Dinner sausage. Collagen casing is used in all breakfast sausage to ensure uniformity.
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Prices effective Monday, March 23 to Sunday, March 29, 2015, unless otherwise stated.
LADYSMITH CHEMAINUS Your Island Community Grocers since 1977
CEDAR
DUNCAN
1020 1st Avenue
3055 Oak Street
1824 Cedar Road
550 Cairnsmore Street
250-245-3221
250-246-3551
250-722-7010
250-748-2412
Open Daily from 7:30 am - 9:00 pm 100% Locally Owned & Operated • We deliver! (See store for details) We reserve the right to limit quantities • Pictures for illustrative purposes only
Visit us on the web www.the49th.com