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Students at the BC Tech Summit Code Camp learned that high tech is about creativity and teamwork

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First BC Tech Summit a coding eye-opener for Island students Craig Spence the chronicle

On Jan. 18 and 19 more than 2,000 people flocked to the Vancouver Convention Centre for the BC Tech Summit, two days where businesses, educators and students got to immerse themselves in a non-stop smorgasbord of presentations, show cases and hands on tech experiences - including panels and a ‘Code Camp’ specifically for students. I thought it was really successful,” said teacher Magen Boniface, who attended with nine students

of the eBus Academy, an online school operated out of Nechako Lakes School District. “It just offered such a broad range of perspectives,” she said. Included in the eBus Academy group were Alana Perry, who lives in Nanaimo, and Aiden and Naeven Alle Kopas, of Ladysmith, who were joined by their mother Ellina. One of the most important outcomes for students at the conference was an understanding that digital tech is not about individuals in cubbyholes, keying code anonymously.

“The idea of tech is not “Before coming to the one where you work in conference I was pretty isolation, you’re part of a sure what I wanted to do – team,”Boniface said. “I re- now I’m not so sure,” Perally think it broke the ste- ry said. So she’s rethinkreotype of tech for some ing her plan to zero in too of our students.” narrowly on computer It also forked what might sciences as her major dishave seemed a straight- cipline at university. forward career path. What Not that she doesn’t Boniface and her students want to create innovalearned is that tech as a tive code, a facet of the business sector has made business students got a its way into the circuitry taste of at the BC Tech of almost every occupa- Summit’s two-hour Code tion. Camp, but it became clear “Tech is everywhere,” Bon- to her that you can apiface said. Which means proach digital tech from there’s more than one the inside-out and from pathway for getting into it the outside-in. in the field. See Tech Summit, Page 4

A pilot program that helps families get active, adopt better eating habits, and stay healthy has received ongoing funding and will be available in the Central Island region permanently. “It’s kind of neat, because we’re the only ongoing program on Vancouver Island,” said Louise Kirkhope, social worker / coordinator with the Vancouver Island Health Authority. Central Island Healthy Lifestyles: Shapedown BC is a 10 week intensive program, where families work with a dietitian, social worker, physician and fitness instructor to build healthier lifestyles. “It’s not a boot camp, and it’s not promoted as a weight loss program,” Kirkhope said. The program is offered to families “seeking support making positive changes.” Funding for the program, established in 2006, comes from the BC Children’s Hospital, which announced Tuesday, Jan. 26, that $230,000 would be available for Vancouver Island in the coming year. The program is also offered in the Fraser and Interior health regions. It is available to families with children aged 6 to 17 (in age ranges of 6-8, 9-12 and 13-17). A referral from a doctor is required to register, and Kirkhope said Central Island Healthy Lifestyles will help families that need assistance getting a referral. Participation by parents as well as children is mandatory, and includes a 10 week group program for two hours each Wednesday at Oliver Woods Community Centre in Nanaimo; and a Saturday morning, 11 a.m. to noon family-oriented activity with a fitness instructor, also at Oliver Woods. Nutrition and eating habits are an important component of the program. For instance, Kirkhope pointed out that many families do not eat together, but have their meals separately, sometimes while engaged in other actives, like watching TV or playing computer games. “If somebody is sitting in front of a screen and eating, they are eating with distraction,” Kirkhope pointed out. That means they are likely missing ‘hunger cues’, which can lead to over eating. Learning about healthy nutrition, diet and activity levels, and setting achievable goals, which are tracked and monitored during the program, is key to making positive changes. “Each week they are setting positive goals,” Kirkhope said. About ten families can participate in each 10 week cycle, and three programs are offered each year. Families within the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District can apply to the program, as can families elsewhere in the Central Island and beyond. For information, phone Central Island Healthy Lifestyles: Shakedown BC at 250-755-7955.

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News John Marston’s art chosen for BC Ferry’s Salish Eagle Briefs Man dies in accident at Crofton mill A worker was killed at the Croton pulp and paper mill Wednesday, Jan. 27 in an industrial accident. It is believed a bulldozer the man was operating rolled over at approximately 7 p.m. The accident was not discovered right away, however. Police, fire and ambulance responded at 11:50 p.m. “We are confirming that there has been a fatal incident at the Crofton mill,” RCMP Cpl. Krista Hobday reported. Duncan RCMP, the Coroner’s office and WorkSafe BC are all investigating the accident. Eduarda Hodgins, director of organization and development communications said Thursday that the company was in shock. “Obviously we at Catalyst are deeply saddened by this,” he said. “It’s a very tragic event for us at the company.”

Stz’uminus carver John Marston at work in a studio space at the Expo building on Oyster Bay Drive. Below, the Salish Orca, under construction in Poland. The Orca’s sister ship, the Salish Eagle, will be decked out with a design provided by Marston. Staff Reporter the chronicle

Stz’uminus artist John Marston is one of three aboriginal artists selected by BC Ferries to design art for the new Salish Class vessels, which go into service starting in 2016. Marston will be providing a design for the Salish Eagle, which is scheduled to begin on a route in the southern Gulf Islands in 2017. Also selected from 37 artists, who submitted work for consideration, was: Darlene Gait of Esquimalt Nation, who will provide a design for the Salish Orca, which goes into service on the Powell River - Comox run in 2016; and Thomas Cannell from Musqueam, who will provide a design for the Salish Raven, which will be on a southern Gulf Island route starting in 2017. “I would like to thank BC Ferries for the opportunity they have created for our Coast Salish

Russel Market closing down After 65 years in operation at the corner of what is now Highway 1 and Mount Sicker Road, Russel Farms Market is closing. Originally opened in 1951, the business started out as a fruit and vegetable stand, then in 1997 was expanded into a large, open air market. A deli was added, and imported groceries as well as fresh produce were sold year round. In 2003 a garden centre was added so “customers could pick up all their vegetables and plants in the same stop.” The opening page of the Russel Farms Market web site announces a 50 per cent off ‘clearance sale.’ “The market will remain open until all stock is sold then will be closing until further notice,” the announcement says. “Thank you to all our customers for your continued support from the staff of Russell Farms Market.”

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Nations,” Marston said. “This art work will help create a dialogue amongst all cultures living here in B.C. It speaks to the importance of what it means to our traditional way of life as First Nations here on the coast.”

A call for artists was issued by communities for years to come the First Peoples’ Cultural Coun- and we look forward to seeing cil last August, and Coast Salish the artists’ work adorn the vessels artists were invited to submit their and represent the rich culture and portfolios for consideration. heritage of our coast.” From 37 expressions of interest, The Salish Class ferries are a jury of artist peers and BC Fer- currently under construction at ries representatives identified a Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in shortlist of nine artists. Gdansk, Poland. Their decisions were based on Marston’s public works include artistic excellence, Coast Salish pieces at the Museum of Anthroartistic style, ability to express pology in Vancouver, the Vancouthe vessel names through their ver and Nanaimo Airports, the artwork, ability to provide digital Vancouver Convention Centre and images for fabrication and ability The Department of National Deto meet the project timeline. fense. His work is also in private “We received many worthy sub- collections worldwide. missions and it was a challenging He first started carving at the task to narrow it down to just a age of eight. In earlier years, his few artists,” said Janet Carson, BC parents Jane and David Marston Ferries’ vice president of market- and Simon Charlie began teaching ing and Travel Services. him carving and the legends of the “These ships will serve coastal Coast Salish people.

Ladysmith endowment fund receives its first donation Craig Spence

to get people behind the initiative, and to un- for capital and project start up funding in dertake the work needed to get a fund firmly Ladysmith. Because the donated funds are established. not spent directly, but used to generate interBut once people see the opportunity, Pater- est, which in turn is dispersed, the endowSmall beginnings can lead to bigger things, and that’s what proponents of a Ladysmith son believes others will get on board. He said ment will become a permanent source of comendowment fund are hoping will happen now people who want to make significant dona- munity funding. tions and leave endowments specifically for The Nanaimo Foundation charges an adthat some initial progress has been made. About ten people attended a second public developing community programs and facili- ministrative fee of 1.5 per cent on the first meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the Eagles Hall, ties in Ladysmith have nowhere to turn right $500,000 of endowment funds in its portfolio; 1.25 per cent on anything over that, a figure promoting the establishment of a fund specifi- now. cally for Ladysmith under the Nanaimo Foun- “There is a fair amount of cash out there that which she said was ‘very low.’ I believe we could be losing out on because For that fee the Nanaimo Foundation mandation ‘umbrella.’ They learned that in fact a fund has already we’re not providing them with the means of ages donations and disbursements, and provides a ‘philanthropic vehicle’ to the commubeen started with an initial donation by Bruce investing,” Paterson said. Whittington echoed that perspective. “We nity. It also manages investments on behalf Whittington, a former Ladysmith councillor and enthusiastic advocate for a Ladysmith en- will ultimately be looking for people who of endowments, achieving ‘excellent perforhave lived in the community for a while and mance.’ dowment. Development Director Daniel Martinez said Foundation Development Officer Laurie Bie- would like to say ‘thank you’,” he said. Nanaimo Foundation Vice Chair George later that the return on Nanaimo Foundation nert also announced during the meeting that the nucleus of a Ladysmith Advisory Com- Hanson said a dedicated endowment can lead investments last year was 9.5 per cent. For mittee for the fund has been established with to significant, out-of-the-blue contributions. people looking for options when it comes to Whittington and Ladysmith Councillor Duck He pointed to the case of a bequeathal to a their money, “You have the choice to give it Comox endowment of $6 million made by a to the CRA, your children, or your favorite Paterson as members. “I believe it can work for the entire commu- woman who wanted to thank her community. cause,” he said. Bienert pointed out in her overview that Martinez added, “The main reason people nity of Ladysmith,” Paterson said. He’s not under any illusions as to how difficult it might be an endowment would be specifically used don’t give is because they haven’t been asked.” the chronicle

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While many people know the risks of smoking to their overall health, often there is less awareness of the impact of smoking on vision and the eyes. Avoiding smoking or taking steps to quit, lowers your risk of vision impairment and vision loss. Smokers are at higher risk for the following conditions: Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) The macula is the central most part of the retina, the inner layer Dr. Anita Voisin at the back of the eye responsible for detailed central vision. It is used for reading, driving and recognizing people’s faces. Macular degeneration is a condition that causes the center of your vision to blur while the side or peripheral vision remains unaffected. It is generally related to the aging process, and is also commonly referred to as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It is the leading cause of blindness in North America in adults over the age of 55. High-risk groups include smokers and people who have had extensive UV exposure. AMD is also associated with conditions such as high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, and those with a family history of AMD. Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetes and its complications can affect many parts of the eye. The most serious eye problem associated with diabetes is diabetic retinopathy which occurs when there is a weakening or swelling of the tiny blood vessels in the retina of your eye, resulting in blood leakage, the growth of new blood vessels and other changes. If diabetic retinopathy is left untreated, blindness can result. Several factors that increase the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy include smoking, high blood pressure, drinking alcohol and pregnancy. Cataracts Cataracts are the result of aging changes that occur within your eyes that cause the lenses to become cloudy. This may be due to advancing age or it may be the result of heredity, an injury or a disease. Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation present in sunlight, cigarette smoke or the use of certain medications is also risk factors for the development of cataracts. Cataracts usually develop in both eyes, but often at different rates. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) A common cause of temporary vision loss is known as a transient ischemic attack. It is also known as a TIA, or a “mini-stroke,” and tends to occur most often in seniors. A TIA usually lasts only a matter of minutes and causes no permanent damage, but it should not be ignored since approximately one third of people who experience a TIA go on to have a stroke within a year. Risk factors for TIA include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, IV drug use, cocaine use, excessive alcohol, use of oral contraceptives, and lack of exercise causing obesity. Need help to quit smoking? You can talk to your optometrist about how smoking is affecting your vision and how to get help quitting. There are many resources available including www.quitnow.ca or the Smokers’ Helpline can be reached toll-free at 1-866-366-3667 from anywhere in Canada or online www.smokershelpline.ca Dr. Trevor Miranda * Dr. Anita Voisin* Dr. Carla Clarke * Dr. Nicole Hewitt Dr. Megan Polack

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Alden Alle Kopas of Ladysmith and Alana Perry of Nanaimo both attended the BC Tech Summit at the Vancouver Convention Centre Jan. 18 and 19. They came away amazed, but with different perspectives.

BC Tech Summit eye-opener From Page 1 Perry acquired a new appreciation of the need for people involved in the digital tech industry to be multi-talented and creative as much as mathematical and analytical. Code Camp was one of the highlights for her. “It was really good,” she said. “We learned the basics and we learned in a fun way.” Students at the camp also learned that there’s more to writing code than keying in equations and information. In today’s world getting the code right means working with colleagues and not being afraid to share ideas. “I used to try to figure things out on my own, but this taught me to ask questions and not to be afraid,” Perry said. Boniface said, “The idea of coding is like learning a language, and it’s not that difficult. Once you’ve learned it, you can unlock your creativity.” To code creatively, you have to be bold and curious, Perry learned, and not to be afraid of making mistakes. “At every single panel someone mentioned that it’s normal to make mistakes,” she said. “Make mistakes and you will learn from it.” Boniface believes terms like “geek” and “nerd” are no longer relevant. “I think having such a range of people represented breaks that mold,” she said. “I think that stereotype doesn’t exist or it’s not really representative of people.” Aiden Alle Kopas is interested in music as a career, and he produces hip-hop compilations of his own using a digital sound-studio program on his home computer. But he’s got serious reservations about how pervasive the tech

revolution is becoming. “I just don’t think that people have to have so many things do so many things for them,” Alle Kopas said. He’s concerned that instead of actually playing music, with hands on instruments, and – perhaps – shared with an audience, the day will come when music is reduced to an abstract process of coding notes or even assembling blocks of sound. “Yesterday we were in Best Buy and I was seeing all these scales and fit-bits and everything, in that sense I disagree with the whole technological revolution,” he said. Ellina Alle Kopas said one of the displays at the BC Tech Summit featured a wrist attachment that, when people shook hands, exchanged information and indicated whether or not they might want to be friends. “Well, why not just a handshake and a hello? Does it make it more real just because a piece of technology has said you’re friends?” For Aiden we are getting to the point where we are too fascinated by gadgets, and not in tune with the immediate, physical feeling of creating and performing a piece of music. So even though he uses technology to assemble his hip-hop compilations, he always wants to be incorporating music that either he or someone else has played on a physical instrument, not snippets generated by code. “Explore the new developments and technology,” he advises, “but still learn where the music came from, learn how to play actual instruments, or learn how to build relationships with people that aren’t technological.

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Ladysmith’s first Community Bookshelf was opened up at Aggie Hall Tuesday, Jan. 27. The hutch was built by Ladysmith Secondary Graduate Rob Matson (back row, centre) and classmates. Community members, including children from Ladysmith Family & Friends were on hand for the opening.

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Imagine taking your book shelf out into the street, putting doors and a roof on it to protect your cherished collection from the elements, adding design elements that make it fit in with wherever you happen to be leaving it, then putting up sign saying “Take a book; Leave a book; FREE” That pretty well sums up the community bookcase project, which has been a big hit in Nanaimo, and which is opening up four ‘mini libraries’ Subscribe toin Ladysmith, contained in cheerful hutches 250-245-2277 designed to promote Includes literacy $ and the joys of online

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py’ to help restock the shelves of Ladysmith’s community bookcases for free. You can find out more about Literacy Central, which is celebrating its 25th year, at literacycentralvi.org. The Aggie Hall installation has been a great experience for Ladysmith Secondary grad Rob Matson, who along with fellow grads Tanner Browne and Jordan Coyne designed and built the Aggie bookcase. “Pretty amazing, to be honest,” he summed up the experience of seeing the mini-library installed. “It’s cool.” For Matson, the Aggie Hall location was a natural. “I picked Aggie Hall because my dad

used to play baseball Beach; and one shaped here all the time when like a phone booth will he was in his 20s,” he be installed at Frank said. Jameson Community LSS woodworking Centre. teacher Brad Brawner The fourth installajumped in to remind tion, to be at the golf Matson that he went course, is still in the back farther than his works. dad’s baseball years, re- “They’re all different searching the location. designs that are aproMatson went to the pos of their context,” museum and archives said Ladysmith’s Comto gain a sense of the munity Coordinator site’s history and sig- Anita McLeod. nificance. “It was a project based learning type of assignment,” Brawner said. “The kids got to apply their skills, and the community benefits.” Two more of the cases built in his class are ready to go: a miniSTORY library shaped like the NO. 6 bow of a canoe will be placed at Transfer

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Our premier of YESterday Premier Christy Clark, in her feisty fashion, recently accused anyone opposed to her LNG dream or the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership as being a card-carrying member of the ‘forces of no.’ As something of a naysayer myself when it comes to an export that is going to threaten the lives of my children and grandchildren, if it is pumped into the global market with unrestrained enthusiasm, let me offer a few suggestions as to how Premier Clark might get some people to grudgingly agree to LNG. I might say yes: • If the Liberal government puts in place a plan that ensures carefully constrained and considered investments in LNG, that don’t leave B.C. committed to exporting unlimited quantities of this polluting hydrocarbon for decades to come. Surely that would be in line with the premier’s stated objective of using LNG as a bridging fuel between carbon intensive coal and the far more sane option of developing carbon free energy sources. • If the premier shows us a robust plan for taxing LNG producers and investing those tax dollars into green energy research and development. Promoting LNG as a cash cow that’s going to pay down our debt, keep taxes low, and create jobs is really smoke and mirrors, deflecting us from the sure sources of future prosperity: green tech. • If the premier can demonstrate that her LNG passion won’t make it impossible for B.C. to achieve the carbon reduction targets it had set itself before she came into power (33 percent of 2007 levels by 2020), and offer iron clad assurances that cheap hydro power (cheap for industry, that is, at the expense of ordinary British Columbians) will never be used for the incredibly energy intensive process of liquefying natural gas for export. • If B.C. comes clean on its mining and export of coal globally, and includes that honestly into the overall calculation of domestic emissions, and the emissions our exports allow others to continue spewing. Looking at the list, I believe it makes most sense to say “No” to LNG, and encourage our premier to stop being such an uncritical booster of YESterday. But I’m willing to be persuaded. Craig Spence, Editor The Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent organization established to deal with acceptable journalistic practises and ethical behavior. If you have concerns about editorial content, contact: editor@ladysmithchronicle. com or 250-245-2277. If you are not satisfied with the response and wish to file a complaint, visit the mediacouncil. ca or call toll-free 1-844-877-1163 for additional information.

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Senior’ advocate says home care needed gion by population from Surrey through the Fraser Valley, had a seven per cent increase in hours in 2014-15, the fiscal year that ended last March. Interior Health, including the

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by Tom Fletcher Health ministers across Canada say expanding community and home care is the best way to serve a growing senior population, but total home care hours declined last year in three out of five B.C. health regions. That’s one of the findings in the first annual report on seniors’ services by B.C. Seniors’ Advocate Isobel Mackenzie. Despite growing senior populations across B.C., the report found the total hours of home support delivered to clients was down four per cent in Vancouver Island and Vancouver Coastal health regions, and down 11 per cent in the area served by Northern Health. Fraser Health, the largest re-

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Senior Advocate, Isobele McKenzie Lake added that the new federal government has made a commitment to invest more in home health care. He said he is encouraged by Mackenzie’s finding that 96 per cent of B.C. seniors have a regular family doctor. The B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union said Mackenzie’s report “paints a picture of a system that is headed in the wrong direction.” Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.

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the province, who report that their home care services are being reduced. “That validates to a large extent what people are saying, which is ‘I can’t get meal prep, they cut my bathing, they cut out my housekeeping’,” Mackenzie said. Health Minister Terry Lake, who emphasized the need to move away from the acutecare hospital model to community and home care at a recent health ministers’ conference in Vancouver, said the report is “a snapshot,” but acknowledged there is more work to do. Lake said the 11 million hours of home care support provided last year is up 35 per cent since the B.C. Liberals took office in 2001, and the number of clients served is up 29 per cent. “Despite the fact that we’ve seen a significant increase in hours and budget, the demographics are such that we are falling behind here a little bit,” Lake said in an interview. “I think this is a good early warning system to tell us, we need to do a bit more in this area.”

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Rights to forest access denied letters Editor: Are our leaders asleep at the switch? I live on Vancouver Island and was raised in a small logging town called Chemainus. In our youth, the entire community had access to, and used the lakes, rivers and mountains directly behind the town, the area known as Copper Canyon. Being from Chemainus had its advantages: we swam in the clear waters of the Chemainus River, we fished Reinhart Lake and, yes, we hunted the hills for grouse and deer. In the last few months a noticeable change has taken place in Copper Canyon and, as I am told, in similar areas across the Island. The public is being denied access. The security guard who monitored access is no longer there to wave us through; instead, there is a locked gate. When my brother and I tried to go hunting in the Canyon in September, we discovered we were locked out. We were angry. Timber companies don’t own the lakes, rivers and crown lands beyond those gates, and they were granted huge tax concessions, through reduced stumpage fees etc., to build the logging roads they now claim as theirs alone. A similar lock-out in Sooke, which denied public access to a

beach the community had used for generations, raised such a stink when the issue hit the Times Colonist, that the signs were removed and access reinstated. What’s going on across the Island might be more forgivable if the companies that once created so many jobs, which supported workers and families, were still investing in our communities, but they aren’t. A machine called a feller-buncher now rips through the woods and gobbles up logs, which are trucked to the ocean, loaded onto freighers and shipped elsewhere for processing. Another example of appropriation is the ENR which stands for Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway. It was granted huge tracts to run passenger service from Victoria to Courtenay in perpetuity. I know, because I was a conductor on the line. Rail service is no longer being offered, but the lands granted to run the railway are still held by corporations, now Timber West and Timberlands. There is no more passenger service, but these lands are still held privately. And the salt on the wound is that public access to our local forest land is being denied. How about restricting access to public roads to these companies, or at least charging a fee for their running trucks on public property. Doug Irving Saltair

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• Feb. 12, Chemainus Theatre, Opening night for Million Dollar Quartet, As it turns out the jade plant in the entrance of Get ready to become flies on the wall of a landmark day in American TD Repairs blooms more than once every hundred musical history. A young Jerry Lee Lewis is playing piano for a Carl years, or so; but that doesn’t make its story any less Perkins recording session, when the sudden appearance of chart-topper fascinating. Elvis Presley and rising-star Johnny Cash transforms the night into a This venerable crassula ovate has been in the Thorred-hot recording session. Box office 1-800-565-7738 or chemainusthepe-Doubble family for over 125 years – that would atre.ca. be eight years before the Town of Ladysmith was a thought in the head of coal baron James Dunsmuir, • Feb. 13, Sleeping Beauty, performed by Canada’s Ballet Jörgen, 7:30 and a little less than three decades after the sawmill p.m. at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Sleeping Beauty is one of Chemainus grew up around produced its first board- the world’s most famous classical ballets and holds a place in the repertoire of virtually every major company. After more than 25 successful foot. Foster Thorpe-Doubble, who manages TD Repairs, years, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen has created its own unique classical balset the Chronicle straight on a report – phoned in let rendition with its World Premiere Tour during the 2015-2016 Season. by one of his customers, and believed by an editor Tickets $37, Students and Seniors $33, Child $20, eyeGo $5. Phone 250whose thumbs are anything but green – that the flow- 748-7529 or visit cowichanpac.ca. ering was a once-in-a-century event. • Feb. 18, Light up the Night, a Rotary Club of Ladysmith event, 7:30 “It blooms every three or four years,” he told me, p.m. at Transfer Beach. Celebrate Rotary’s 111th birthday and help raise nonchalantly, which means their plant may have funds to aid in polio eradication. People will release floating, biodegradbloomed more than 40 times in its storied existence. able Chinese lanterns, each costing $5. “Come down with the family and And Foster’s mother Susan Thorpe-Doubble, who enjoy a serene and awe inspiring moment.” Lanterns to be released at happened by during the interview – set me straight 8 p.m. on the notion that their crassula ovate has been giv• Feb. 24 - Mar. 30, Chronic Pain Self-Management, 1 - 3 p.m. Wednesen any royal treatment. “It was live or die,” she said. days for six weeks. A free program to help people living with chronic Indeed, Foster and siblings have been known to pain and their caregivers better manage symptoms and daily activities. ‘break chunks off’ the historic specimen during bouts At Cowichan Neighbourhood House, 9806 Willow Street, Chemainus. of horse-play. And there is a strong suspicion that “a See CNHA.ca for more details and to register. Participants must register rat ate an arm off it 25 years ago.” “I’ve had really good luck with it,” Susan said. Code online or by calling 1-866-902-3767. for: It’s a miracle the jade plant has not long-since gone to compost. If and when that final day comes, it’s believed the Thorpe-Doubble’s long-lived horticultural companion has offspring all over the Cowichan Valley. Growing a descendent is as simple as plugging a branch of crassula ovate into the dirt. Since jade plants don’t need much water, there’s a pretty good chance that will result in a new generation. So much for the intimation jade plants are as hard to grow as they are to coax into bloom. Speaking of blooming, and despite Susan’s Darwinian attitude toward house plants, she does have a soft spot for plants in public spaces. Susan, at the behest of her sister Sharon Greer, who moved to the Chemainus area five years ago from Fort McMurray, Alberta, is a member of Communities in Bloom. The group tends lovingly to plants in public spaces. She and Sharon tend to the plants around Water Wheel Park. . “They’re always looking for volunteers,” Susan said, “and they do so much to make the town look pretty.” To contact Chemainus Communities in Bloom email littletownthatblooms@gmail.com. Decadence, playing at the Crofton Hotel Pub Feb. 7 as part of the Jazz Series

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February 15, 1924 to January 20, 2016 With great sadness and yet a sense of relief, we announce the passing of our mother Catherine. She was sleeping peacefully when she went to meet her God and reunite with our father Jack and the family members who made the journey before her. Due ADS to cancer and other health issues, her final years HOUSE - SUMMERLAND were filled with immense and constant physical pain. AdSize:2 x 576.00 Catherine was predeceased by her beloved husband Jack 7425865 of Ladysmith BC and her younger brother Doug Baker O:\DISPLAY_ADS\DROPBOX\7425865.pdf (Harriet) of Greenville South Carolina. She is survived by her older brother Ken Baker (Doris) of Oakville Ontario, her children Ted Farr (Terrie) of West Kelowna BC, Frances Schneidmiller (Merv) of Mill Bay BC, Doug Farr of Victoria BC, Shirley Farr of Calgary Alberta and Cathy Kokot (Cal) of Calgary Alberta. She has five grandchildren, Jonathan Farr (deceased), Natalie Murphy (Rob), Megan Schneidmiller, Nathan Schneidmiller and Jarrod Kokot. She also has one great grandson Jonathan Murphy. Catherine was born in Brantford Ontario where she graduated high school, met our Dad and married after he returned from duty in World War II. She was an intelligent, vibrant, stylish and colourful personality. Mom was no wallflower. She was never without lipstick. Even as she lay in her hospital bed, given a choice between lip moisturizer and her favourite lipstick, she chose lipstick every time. Mom and music walked hand in hand throughout her life. Our homes always had a piano, often an organ too. She played and sang all the time, trios, quartets, choirs, sing-alongs and whenever the church needed an organist or piano music, Mom practised and played willingly and often. When she moved into a care facility in the past year, the one thing that had to be with her was her piano. Music was her solace. She spent a lifetime in service to her Lord. As the wife and partner of a Baptist minister, Catherine and Jack led congregations in Mt. Brydges Ontario, Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg and Victoria. She will be laid to rest beside our Dad, in Chemainus, B.C.

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Mollie died peacefully at home in the presence of her family in her 93rd year of a life well lived. She was born in Viking Alberta, the third of 6 children. The family moved to Cedar in 1937. She completed High School in 1941 and graduated from Normal School in 1942. At 19 years old she started her career as a school teacher. She is remembered fondly by her many students from three decades of teaching public schools on Vancouver Island, as well as her leadership in Explorers, Sunday School and Moorecroft Camp. She met the love of her life Dave Stringer at a New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dance in 1946, and they married September 30, 1950. She was an active member of the Ladysmith United Church, Ladysmith Seniors and the Saltair Garden Club. She was predeceased by her husband Dave, brothers Robert and Lewis, and sister Helen. She is lovingly remembered by her brother Bill (Fran) Ashwell and sister Jean Moore, and by her children Kathy (John Potts), Wendy (Harold Rosen) and John (Lorna) Stringer and former son-in-law Mark Darkoh, as well as grandchildren Daniel, Joy, Kessewa, Kaida, Jocelyn, Matt and Deanna and many nieces, nephews and great grandchildren. The memorial service will be 3 pm on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Ladysmith First United Church, 124 High Street with tea following.

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Helmkay Ken July 1941- January 2016 Ken Helmkay, 74, of Ladysmith, BC, passed away on January 26 at his care facility. Ken was born July 14, 1941 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan to Lloyd and Nelly Helmkay. He attended the University of Saskatoon where he trained to be a teacher and returned home afterward to begin his career. He met his wife, Helen Helmkay, in Kamsack and they married in 1969. Ken is predeceased by his wife and survived by his son David (Kim) Helmkay and daughters Zoe (Dennis) Rodriguez and Andrea (Robert) Hart. Although Ken moved away from his family farm to the west coast he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lose his green thumb. Ken loved gardening and over time developed a beautiful garden. Every fall he would enter his â&#x20AC;&#x153;harvest modeâ&#x20AC;? and pick and process fruit from the many trees in the back yard. He also liked to play the piano and harmonica. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 am, Saturday, February 6 at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church, 1135 4th Avenue, Ladysmith. Burial will follow at Ladysmith Cemetery. Refreshments will be served in the church hall. Condolences may be offered at www.telfordsladysmith.com Telfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Ladysmith 250-245-5553

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Ladysmith Kin to celebrate Kindness Day

The Kinsmen Club of Ladysmith will be participating in Kin Canada’s National Day of KINdness on Saturday, February 20th by sponsoring the Family Swim at Frank Jameson Community Centre. Kin Canada’s National Day of KINdness celebrates people and community by spreading kindness through small service projects. Every community has a need for kindness and people performing selfless acts. Last year, 141 clubs performed countless acts of kindness. Ladysmith Kinsmen will be spreading kindness by sponsoring the family swim on Saturday, February 20th at the Frank Jameson Community Centre. The swim is from 3 to 5 and is open to all citizens, young and old. As well the club members will be barbecuing hot dogs at the centre. “The members of the Ladysmith Club thought that doing a KINdness Day project that could involve the whole family would be an appropriate way of showing the community how much the club members appreciate the support”, club spokesman Duck Paterson stated. “In December we did a free concert featuring the Alf Carter Band and that resonated well with seniors”, Paterson said, “but we want everybody to know how much their support has helped the club over the years.” Kin Canada was founded by Hal Rogers on Feb. 20, 1920 and is the Canada’s largest allCanadian service club organization. This February marks the 64th anniversary of the Ladysmith Kinsmen Club. “Our club’s goal is to work to better the community and enhance the well-being of not just our citizens but our neighbours” Paterson said. “Kin boasts a proud history dedicated to fostering life-long friendships while ‘Serving the Community’s Greatest Need.’ “ he went on to say. For more general information, see Kin Canada’s website: www. kincanada.ca.

HIV test offered at Nanaimo General

Approximately one in four people infected with HIV are not aware of it, meaning they are a risk to others and that they are not getting treatment that would help them cope with the infection better. So Nanaimo Regional General Hospital has joined Campbell River Hospital and the West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni offering an HIV test as part of its admission bloodwork procedure. “The key to reducing new HIV infections is early diagnosis and treatment,” said Dr. David Forrest, Infectious Diseases physician for Central and North Vancouver Island. “More importantly, identifying and connecting people with HIV infection to treatment early on will keep them healthy and will prevent them from developing AIDS or dying of HIV disease.” It is estimated that over half of new HIV infections occur via transmission from individuals who are unaware of their infection. “Treatment virtually eliminates the chance that the virus can be passed on to others, since antiretroviral therapy suppresses the virus to undetectable levels”, Forrest said. “Indeed by identifying people with HIV disease and providing them treatment, we can stop HIV transmission and end the HIV epidemic. The goal is to be free of AIDS in BC within a generation, and the key to doing so is making the diagnosis and linking patients with HIV infection to care.” In B.C., one in six people have advanced HIV disease at the time of diagnosis. Even at a late stage treatment can reverse the damage to the immune system caused by HIV and maintain or restore health. HIV testing will roll out at remaining Island Health acute care sites in the future, states a release from VIHA.

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