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Movie theatre project nets $200k grantA proposal to bring

a youth-run movie theatre to Ladysmith is rolling after being granted $200,000 by the Community Action Initiative.

Project Reel Li fe , spearheaded by six local youths, proposes renovating underuti-lized space at Ladysmith

Secondary School and turning it into a com-munity movie theatre.

The youths were noti-fied that their applica-tion for funding had been approved on Friday afternoon (Dec. 2). They were, for the most part, understand-ably speechless.“It’s for real,” said

project member Kaylie McKinley.“The work has just

begun,” added Paul Billas.

Sam Corrington, proj-ect co-ordinator with the resources centre, said the community has been very support-ive of the project thus far, but the clout of funds will help bring in hard numbers on some of the cost estimates, such as building sup-plies, theatre supplies, and more.

“We have two years to get it up and running,” Corrington said, not-ing a time limit on the grant money. “We realize that if we

want the LSS construc-tion classes to do the work, it’s going to take time because it’s going to have to be worked into their scheduling and planning for their courses.”

Now that the fund-

ing for the project has been secured, the group must establish a location for the theatre. In their proposal, the youths identified the old electronics building at LSS as a prime loca-tion; however, they will be exploring all options with the school board and the community.“Ideally, it will be at

the high school,” said Billas.

The grant money will allow funds for a proj-ect manager with the right management skill set to help the youths take the project from proposal to up-and-running.“It gives us a fantastic

starting point. It’s not 100 per cent of every-thing we need, but it definitely gets us there,” said Corrington. “Once we secure a space, that

will tell us our budget for renovations, what kind of projector we need and what seating we’re going to need, etc.”

Corrington said she is currently develop-ing a job description and hopes to have a posting up by the end of the year. The ideal candidate will be pas-sionate, committed,

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Ryza Marston, 5, and her sister Marlin, 7, waste no time get-ting on Santa’s good side with some sau-sage and pancakes at the annual LAFF Breakfast with Santa at Aggie Hall Dec. 3. For more photos of the event, check out page 12.

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A Nanaimo school trustee-elect says she will not take an oath of office because she is fighting for legislative changes that would require all school board candidates to under-go criminal record checks.

Donna Allen, who served two terms on Nanaimo school board and was elected for a third Nov. 19, said she plans to devote her time to lobbying for legislation that requires all trustee candidates to undergo criminal record checks and disclose the results to voters.

To do this, she said she cannot be a part of the incoming school board, as trustee-elect

Bill Bard has a criminal record.

Bard was found guilty of production of a con-trolled substance in 2006 and given a one-year conditional sen-tence.Allen believes there

would be a division of opinion on the new board about whether to pursue and support this issue and that her work on the issue would cause a distrac-

tion to the work the board needs to concen-trate on.“I can’t continue on

the board feeling as strongly as this,” she said. “It would cause problems. I ’m feel -ing very sad about it because this board was working very well. We had done all kinds of good work.”

Local government and school trustee candi-dates are not required to disclose criminal records and are not subject to criminal record checks.

A p e r s o n i s o n l y restricted from running for office or holding office if they are serv-ing time in jail for an indictable offence.

The issue was first brought to Allen’s atten-tion when Bard ran for trustee this fall. She said everyone else who

works with children is required to have crimi-nal record checks.

Bard said he was shocked to hear of Allen’s decision not to be on the incoming school board.“My past is my past. I

paid dearly,” he said. “It was no secret. Another paper asked me about this during the elec-tion process. If it had to do with violence or children, I can see how somebody could be concerned.”

He said he qualified to run like everybody else and that he is about to be pardoned.

S c h o o l d i s t r i c t spokeswoman Donna Reimer said if Allen does not take the oath of office, a byelection will be required.“We believe that it will

cost at least $100,000,” she said.

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Project Reel Life members Kaylie McKinley, Paul Billas and Brendan Wilkinson cut a celebratory cake after learning their theatre proposal was granted $200,000. Missing is Matt Halfacre, James Ryan and Cassi Plourde. NIOMI PEARSON/CHRONICLE

Donna Allen to resign from school board

have experience work-ing with youth, experi-ence in business man-agement and working knowledge of the the-atre industry.“It’s going to have to be

a very special person,” she said. “Someone who really can follow the lead of the students who came up with this idea to begin with.”

T h e C o m m u n i t y Action Initiative pro-vides funding for groups and organizations to support cross-sectoral activities and projects that improve the men-tal health of children and youth and reduce harms related to sub-stance use.“The CAI really wants

to fund these types of programs,” Corrington s a i d , r e f e r r i n g t o Project Reel Life.

Members of Project Reel Life are also sub-mitting an application this week for a Coast Capital Savings grant for up to an additional $30,000, and they are hoping a grant applica-tion to the United Way will help absorb some more of the anticipated costs.

Ladysmith was given its first taste of Project Reel Life during a com-munity presentation of two youth business pro-posals in September.

The students, ranging in age from 13 to 25, worked on their busi-ness proposals with the assistance of a $10,000

g r a n t t h r o u g h t h e Ladysmith Resources Centre. Business men-tors within the commu-nity were also brought in to lend their expertise, but the project has been very much youth-led.

As Project Reel Life becomes a rea l i ty, members will be issu-ing a casting call to other youth, local busi-ness persons and other persons with valuable skills and knowledge to lend a helping hand to the project.“We’re really needing

this to be, as it’s been so far, a concerted community effort,” said Corrington.

To get involved or for further information, contact Sam Corrington at 250-245-3079.

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Harris tops with crowd

People’s waistlines were the only casual-ties of a “chowdown” thanks to a former Ladysmith resident.

Natasha Harris won the people’s choice award for best seafood chowder at the Ocean Wise Chowdown in Vancouver Nov. 23.

She didn’t win top spot awarded by a panel of judges made up of those in the res-taurant industry, but that didn’t matter to her — it was what the attendees preferred

that mattered to her.“ T h e r e w e r e 5 5 0

people there, and we went through within the first hour, 700

cups,” said Harris, add-ing that the event was sold out. “People kept coming back, and we

went through 1,500 cups easily.”

Harr is served an alder-smoked octopus chowder with cured

bacon and a mixture of sable fish, clams, mus-sels, smoked cheddar and apple with spices

and truffle oil.“It was quite the pro-

cess having to cut up this 30-pound octopus,” said Harris. “Here was this huge blob of slime on your cutting board and it smells; it reeks and I have to take off all the membranes, tender-ize it, cure it and then smoke it.”

Harris grew up in Yellowpoint and credits her family for inspiring her to become a chef and McNab’s farm for her preference to use local and fresh items in her cooking.

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Sending your children outside to play can not only boost their physical fi tness – it may also cut the risk of becoming near sighted. Nearsightedness, also known as myopia, has be-come much more common in many countries over the past four decades, including Canada and the United States. In parts of Asia, more than 80 percent of the population is near-sighted. A new analysis of recent eye health studies by researchers from the University of Cambridge, England showed that increased time spent outdoors is related to reduced rates of nearsightedness in children and adolescents. The analysis was led by Dr. Justin Sherwin and presented by Dr. Anthony Khawaja at the recent 115th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Orlando, Florida.

The analysis suggests that more exposure to natural light and/or time spent looking at distant objects may be key factors. The data included in the analysis was drawn from eight carefully selected studies that focused on myopia in children and adolescents and how long they spend outdoors. The studies involved a total of 10,400 individuals. Dr. Sherwin’s team concluded that for each additional hour spent outdoors per week, the chance of myopia dropped by approximately two percent. Nearsighted children spent on average 3.7 fewer hours per week outdoors than those who either had normal vision or were farsighted (also known as hyperopia)

Though the reasons aren’t yet clear, the protective effect appears to result from simply being outdoors rather than performing a specifi c activity. Two of the eight studies they ana-lyzed tried to determine whether children who spent more time outdoors were also those who spent less time performing near work, such as playing computer games or studying, but no such relationship was found in either study. The amount of time spent on near work is of interest to researchers as another potential cause for the recent rise in nearsightedness.

“Increasing children’s outdoor time could be a simple and cost-effective measure with important benefi ts for their vision and general health” said Dr. Khawaja. “If we want to make clear recommendations, however, we’ll need more precise data. Future, prospective studies will help us understand which factors, such as increased use of distance vision, reduced use of near vision, natural ultra violet light exposure or physical activity, are most important.”

Another question Dr. Khawaja considered is whether nearsighted children might benefi t from extra hours outdoors as well by preventing their myopia from becoming more severe. He cited a recent Chinese study, not included in Dr. Sherwin’s analysis, of 80 nearsighted children between the ages of 7 and 11. Forty of them were assigned to spend less than 30 hours on near work and more than 14 hours on outdoor time per week. At the end of the two-year study, children in the intervention group were less nearsighted on average than the 40 control group children who did not follow the special schedule.

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There were a total of 89 calls for service over this period of time. To date, 3,785 incidents have been reported (4,004 for the same period in 2010).

There were a number of theft from vehicles reported. We strongly encourage owners to lock their doors to prevent many of these thefts.Tuesday, Nov. 22} A break in was

reported at the Mayco Mix on Watts Road sometime overnight. Sometime between 3 p.m. Nov. 21 and 7 a.m. Nov. 22, some-one cut the perimeter fence near the diesel fuel tank and stole a Fill-Rite electric fuel pump (valued roughly at $1,000) off the fuel tank. The pump weighs about 100 pounds, so it is likely two or more people were involved. } A 2007 Ford F350

w a s s t o l e n o v e r -night. The truck was parked on the west side of Hallberg Road, across the street from Timberlands Pub at 8 p.m. on Nov. 21, and it was locked. The truck contained a quart of wood, laptop, GPS, bag of wrenches and two traffic vests.} P i o n e e r s p e a k -

ers were stolen from the rear window of a vehicle, along with the subwooffer from the trunk in the 400 block of Parkhill Terrace. The total value is about $300. The vehicle was left unlocked. Suspects cut the speaker wires to remove them and e n t e r e d t h e t r u n k through rear seat; there was no damage.Wednesday, Nov. 23} An individual was

taking some trash to Peerless Road when one of the panes of glass in the back win-

dow of his truck broke. He believes it may have been a pellet gun. } An individual report-

ed that he had stored a couple of canoes at a local residence. The individual had moved on to a ret irement home. This week, he attended to the shed where his canoe was kept and found that it was gone. The canoe is part of the ceremony as a dedication to his late wife and late son, by way of a mask cer-emony. A suspect has been identified.} While on patrol on

Christie Road, near Fourth Avenue, a mem-ber noticed a vehicle heading towards her with a burnt-out front passenger headlight. The vehicle hesitated when it saw her and then went down Second Avenue and then went into a church parking lot. It appeared that the driver was picking people up. The vehicle left and was followed a short distance and then pulled over on Christie Road/Grouhel Road. The vehicle was stopped. The driver had glassy eyes, and a slight smell of liquor was emanating from him. Two chi ldren were in the back. The approved screening device demand was given, and the driver blew a “warn.” A three-day immediate roadside prohibition was issued, and the driver’s licence was seized. } An individual report-

ed that her basement door was ajar in the 400 block of Davis Road. The owner noticed an Xbox 360 was stolen. Thursday, Nov. 24 } A male was caught

breaking into cars in the 300 block of King Road. He was arrested for Theft Under and

released on promise to appear for court on Jan. 17. Stolen property was recovered. } Individuals reported

being victims of a bogus paypal account. They mailed a laptop with a Canada Post Tracking number, and the par-cel was in Richmond and making its way to Nigeria. With the assis-tance of Canada Post security, the parcel was retrieved. } Two 50-litre jerry

cans were stolen from a boat moored at the marina on Thetis Island. It occurred between Nov. 18 and Nov. 22.} The loss preven-

tion officer at the 49th Parallel Grocery Store reported two females shoplifting Rockstar energy drinks and lol-lipops, totalling $15.71. The matter is being dealt with through the Restorative Justice Program. The youths were later released to the custody of their parents. Friday, Nov. 25 } At approximately

12:05 a.m., an individu-al called to report that he was being assault-ed in the 300 block of the Trans Canada Highway. The male then produced a knife and began to chase the victim down the road. Members attended and found a male who had been beaten up. The police service dog was called and tracked to

the residence of the suspect. The male was arrested and was later released by way of a promise to appear and undertaking to appear for court. } A theft of gas from

the Boys and Girls Club’s van was report-ed. The van was parked last night, and the tank was three-quarters full. This morning, an employee found a rub-ber hose coming out of the gas tank.} A m e m b e r w a s

travelling southbound on the Trans Canada Highway near Davies Road. A pickup truck was travelling slowly southbound with no rear tail lights. The member stopped the vehicle, and the driver provided the wrong name. While roadside, the male was read the approved screening device demand, blew a fail and did not wish to provide a second sample. The male was arrested for obstruc-t ion and imperson-ation and lodged in Ladysmith cells pend-ing verification of his identity. The male was a vehicle impound can-didate and has been unlicensed since 1998. He was served an unli-censed driver prohibi-tion and a 90-day imme-diate roadside suspen-sion, and the vehicle was impounded. He was charged under the Motor Vehicle Act. Saturday, Nov. 26 } The caretaker at

the Ladysmith Storage Center reported that their compound had been broken into and that four RVs and one boat had been ran-sacked. A lock on a RV had been punched, and a TV had been stolen.} A n a b a n d o n e d

911 call was received from the 3000 block

of Yellow Point Road. The male said he had tried to call a friend but didn’t know the num-ber.RCMP attended and observed scratches on an individual. The male stated he had argued with an intoxicated family member who had choked him. The female was arrested for assault and lodged in cells. She was later released on promise to appear and undertak-ing to appear for court on Dec. 20. Sunday, Nov. 27 } A black SIMS Evil

20-inch BMX bicycle was stolen from the 300 block of White Street. There is a kickstand on the bike, and the seat has a small tear. The serial number is EF0091123858. The bicycle is worth $200 and is a year old. } T h e L a d y s m i t h

RCMP received a com-plaint of a lost female near the ocean. There was no name and no location. She stated that she had a neigh-bour’s kayak with her. The Auxiliary Coast Guard was called out to search the beaches near Ladysmith. Members m a n a g e d t o p i e c e together some informa-tion from PRIME. The police service dog was called out, and the dog located the female. She was hypothermic and transported to Duncan Hospital.Monday, Nov. 28 } A Kenwood CD

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RCMPCan you spare some hours this holiday sea-son to drive people home and help keep impaired drivers off Ladysmith’s streets?

If so, then Operation Red Nose is looking for you.As it launches its 16th

year getting people home safely on Friday and Saturday nights around Christmas time, the free desig-nated driver service is looking for more volunteers — particu-larly in this area.

Volunteers are asked to be available for a shift from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., and they can work as a driver, escort or navigator or in phone or dispatch.“They can do one

(shift), some people do five, some people do 10,” said Operation Red Nose co-ordinator Grace Bell. “There’s no minimum.”

Ladysmith residents interested in volun-teering will need to do a criminal record check at the Ladysmith RCMP Detachment.

O p e r a t i o n R e d Nose, which is host-ed by PacificSport Vancouver Island, is a free service in which volunteers drive you home in your own vehicle Friday and Saturday between the hours of 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. Those using the service can donate money for their ride, and the money raised supports local ath-letes and youth.

O p e r a t i o n R e d Nose launched Nov. 25. It operates from

Ladysmi th in the south to Lantzville in the north, and it runs Dec. 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23, 30 and 31.

More than 420 vol-unteer shifts need to be filled during the Christmas season, and Bell says they require 35 volunteers a night.

Bell sees two values in the service — keep-ing impaired drivers off the street and raising money for the community.“I think the best part

is it offers a free option to people,” she said.

Last year, Operation Red Nose raised more than $14,000 through ride donations, and Bell hopes to raise even more this year, as they’ve added two nights of service.

She says participa-tion was already up in the first weekend, as Operation Red Nose provided 68 rides Nov. 25 and 26 and drove 1,700 kilometres.

Operation Red Nose volunteers in this region drove more than 1,800 people home last year.“It’s something we strongly advocate for and support here in Ladysmith,” said Ladysmith RCMP Staff Sgt. Roger Plamondon.

“Even if they keep one impaired driver (off the road), it’s a suc-cessful community program for sure.”

To volunteer for Operation Red Nose, call 250-755-6969 or e - m a i l n a n a i m o @operat ionrednose.com. Call the hotline at 250-755-6969 for a ride home Fridays and Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Lindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

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While Ladysmith’s new-est council and mayor were sworn in at the inau-gural meeting yesterday evening, former coun-cillor Scott Bastian was sound asleep in his new home in Westminster, England.

The two-term coun-cillor and Ladysmith native is pursuing a brand new opportunity which had him leave his seat at council three weeks before the end of his term.“I was searching for a

new adventure,” he said. “I had the ability to apply for an ancestry visa for the United Kingdom, as my grandmother was born there. I started collecting visa docu-ments in September, submitted in October, received the approved visa soon after, bought a cheap one-way flight for November, and here

I am. My boyfriend had also applied for his visa, and we left within a week of each other.”

Bastian said he would have enjoyed carrying on with another term, but the appeal of a new beginning prompted his decision not to run in the Nov. 19 election.

Bastian is a fourth-generation Ladysmith resident whose great grandfather was an alderman with the town years ago. He was first elected in 2005, after submitting the nomina-tion papers two hours before the deadline.“I started attending

council meetings short-ly before running and the then-council and mayor, I suspect, used to wonder why I was there,” Bastian recalled.

“I attended for informa-tion purposes and was curious what the meet-ings were about. Then, meet ings general ly made no sense.”

Bastian said he vivid-ly remembers his first term as a councillor at the age of 24.“I was fresh into local

government, naive as can come, and a cohort to much older and wiser council members,” he said. “I struggled to keep up in my first term, not understanding all the ‘poli-talk’ and at the same time balance school, work and a per-sonal life.”

During his second term, which came in 2008, Bastian said he felt he was able to con-tribute to discussions and provide a unique perspective not other-wise included around the council table.“I may not have been a

big ‘mover and shaker’ within the council. I had a more subtle nudge, and a lot of work and research took place outside of meetings. This does not mean I did not accomplish any-

thing. I worked closely and built great relation-ships with my commit-tee members and tried to bring them into coun-cil perspective.”

He is most proud of the development of Lot 108 into Forrest Field and the relocation of the Ivy Green Mobile Park residents. “I remember writing a

passionate letter to the mayor about 14 years ago regarding the lack of development of Lot 108 at that time,” Bastian said. “In 2006, we signed a formal accord with the Stz’uminus First Nations which marked a formal working rela-tionship between the two governments. I was so proud to be part of that process.”

Bastian’s advice to new councillors includes reading as much as possible and connecting with constituents.“Local government/

politics is not the most creative or interesting topic, so find ways to engage the population rather than find ways to defend the process,” he said.

Bastian said he plans to return to Ladysmith at some point , although his visa allows him to apply for permanent residency in the U.K. after five years.“Ladysmith will always

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‘ T i s t h e s e a s o n t o h e l p o u t y o u r neighbours, and the Chronicle ’s annual Pennies for Presents campaign gives you a chance to do just that — while empty-ing your pockets and cleaning between the couch cushions.

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Last year, the LRCA gave out 164 Christmas hampers, and Lait expects to deliver more this year.“This year, we’re only part-way through reg-istration, and we’re already close to 90 applications,” he said.

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Seven-year-old Jalie Clark, a Grade 2 student at Ladysmith Primary School, mailed a letter to Santa a long time ago, and she was excited to get a reply from the North Pole on the weekend. “I like the letter because Santa always tells me what’s going on,” she said. Jalie drew a picture of a new dress she wants, and Santa wrote her a special note saying he liked her drawing and that her printing is neat. Santa is expected to receive 1.25 million letters this year. Children can still write to Santa Claus at North Pole HOH OHO, Canada.

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T h e L a d y s m i t h Community Heal th Centre could be usher-ing in the new year with a new roof.

Facilities manager John Vassallo hopes the work, which began in September, will be done before 2011 ends.

“It’s a project that was long overdue,” he said.

“It should be done by the end of this year or into January — I’m cer-tainly hoping it will be done by the end of this year.”

The old tar and gravel roof is being replaced with a torch on roof, which Vassallo says is much better.

“I think it’s good we were able to come up with the funding for a new roof to give an old building that’s serving the commu-nity a much longer life,” he said. “We’re good for many years to come now.”

The ventilation duct-ing on the roof is also being replaced.


I f the propaganda flow-ing over “tar sands” crude shipments across

B.C. were oil, the province would be out of deficit by now.

U.S.-funded professional environmentalists and their aboriginal partners lined up with the NDP last week to peddle a range of half-truths and falsehoods about pro-posals to pipe diluted bitu-men from Alberta to a new port at Kitimat, where tank-ers would deliver it to Asian markets.

They staged a slick news conference in Vancouver where they claimed to have a seamless wall of aboriginal communities the length of B.C. opposing the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway

pipeline. A 10-year-old girl in a cedar bark hat warned of devastation to the coastal ecology, providing the kind of emotional visual that appeals to urban television audiences who know and care little about science or resource industries.

This event was co-ordi-nated with the publication of a report warning of huge risks from piping “tar sands” crude. The report was produced by the Natural Resource Defence Council, the Living Oceans Society and the Pembina Institute.

These three obscure orga-nizations are among those identified by independent researcher Vivian Krause on her website, www.fair-questions.typepad.com/rethink_campaigns/. These and other environmental groups have received mil-lions from U.S.-based foun-dations in recent years.

Here’s one of many exam-ples of the money trail that Krause has followed. U.S. tax returns show the Pembina Institute and a B.C. environmental group were paid $200,000 by the

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc. in 2006-07 “to prevent the development of a pipe-line and tanker port” on the B.C. coast. The same Rockefeller fund has invest-ments in competing pipe-lines going south.

Documenting this huge money spill, Krause con-cludes that U.S. interests are working to stop Canada from exporting oil to Asia so the U.S. will be the only mar-ket available. They dress it up as environmentalism; we fall for it.

Not surprisingly, the latest “tar sands” scare report was seized on by the B.C. NDP.

“The pipeline goes over mountains, across farmland, over the Fraser and Skeena Rivers and straight through the Great Bear Rainforest to the Pacific, where it will be picked up by supertank-ers trying to navigate our inland coastal waters,” said NDP environment critic Rob Fleming.

Fleming parroted the report’s claim that diluted bitumen is more likely to cause corrosion in pipes and tankers.

Enbridge issued a state-ment refuting the study. Its oldest bitumen pipeline went into service in 1979, and “a complete metal loss inspection of this line in 2009 revealed no increased risk or incidence of internal corrosion.”

Oh, and the proposed pipel ine route doesn’t cross the Fraser River. And claims of a huge increase in greenhouse gases from “tar sands” compared to conven-tional oil are grossly exag-gerated. (The vast majority of emissions from all crude sources come when the refined fuel is burned to truck in your groceries or get you to work.)

B.C.’s own Wilderness Committee chimed in, but this eco-show was organized by the local branch office of San Francisco-based ForestEthics. Those are the folks who blessed us with the faux-aboriginal name “Great Bear Rainforest.”Tom Fletcher is legislative

reporter and columnist for

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I know, I know — those 200,000 sparkling Christmas lights downtown are not for me.

But it is pretty awesome timing that I joined the Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle team just days after the Light Up. It really doesn’t get much more welcoming than that.

I grew up in Courtenay, and I’m really happy to be mak-ing the move down-Island.

Small towns and community newspapers are where my heart is. I’ve only ever worked at community newspa-pers, and I really can’t see myself being anywhere else. They offer me a great way to become part of the com-munity very quickly, and I think they’re the best way to give people the stories that matter to them — the ones that make them think, make them talk and maybe even make them laugh. There are so many interesting stories in a small town, and I am excited to hear yours.

After three years reporting at a weekly paper in eastern Ontario and four years reporting at a bi-weekly paper in Courtenay, I’m really excited to join a great team at the Chronicle, and I’m really happy to be making Ladysmith my home. I can already tell it’s going to be a great fit.

I’m so thrilled to be in Ladysmith and have a chance to shop downtown, to explore your hiking trails, to bask in the sun at Transfer Beach, to take in live music and the-atre and, most importantly, to get to know you better.

I know I have big shoes to fill with the departure of Matt Peterson, and I hope you won’t notice much of a differ-ence in the paper between him leaving and me arriving. I want to keep up the high standard at the Chronicle, and I want to keep giving you stories that you care about.

I want to be part of the community, not just a name in the newspaper, so, please, feel free to drop in and say hi, e-mail me at [email protected] or call me at 250-245-2277. I can’t wait to meet you.

— Lindsay Chung

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Editor:

Thank all you who organized that fantastic Cinnamon Bun Fun Run.

I had a ball cheering, shouting Hooray and waving my red Canada mitts as so many people ran by. Some walked, some pushed stroll-ers, some huffed and puffed, but they all looked happy. Waving my arms kept me warm.

Thank you runners and walk-ers for the amazing 2,900 pounds of non-perishable food that you brought for the Food Bank.

Thanks a bunch!

Caroline H. DavidsonLadysmith

Editor:

We had the opportunity to attend one of the shows put on by the Ladysmith Senior Secondary School Improv group last week, and it was amazing.

We would like to congratulate all the young people that participated in any way. It was a super show and very well done. The time and effort put in by all these young people is very commendable. We had a great time, and it was very humorous and entertaining.

The crowd that attended was comprised of a lot of young peo-ple that also attend LSS, and their response to the show was great. They showed great respect for the kids performing, as well as those who worked at the show.

The whole event speaks very highly of the majority of the young people that we have in our com-munity.

I would also like to thank the teachers involved for taking the time and effort in working with the students. Your dedication has truly paid off.

It was a great show put on by very hardworking people who are interested in others having a good time.

Thank you for a great time.

Duck PatersonLadysmith

Editor:

In the year 1981, my girlfriend and I [were] in Ladysmith.We were hitchhiking all over Canada.

On a rainy day, one lady with two young children picked us up.

She took us to her place, and we stayed in her basement.

We had a good meal, and [the] next day, she and her husband showed us around.

We could stay for one more night, and next they drove us to ferry, to Prince Rupert.

Now we are married, and often we think of these beautiful people who were taking care of us, but we lost the address shortly after we left them.

The lady was driving a gremlin car.

Jakob van der HeideNetherlands

Editor:

The local unit of the Canadian Cancer Society is hosting our annual Volunteer Appreciation Tea Tues., Dec. 13 at the Eagles Hall in Ladysmith from 1:30-3 p.m. We would like to invite all who have helped our unit raise an amazing $70,000-plus this year through the Door to Door Campaign, Relay for Life (fash-ion show) and Cops for Cancer/Tour de Rock. Without our unit and office volunteers, door-to-door canvassers, special event volunteers and business sup-port in Ladysmith and area, this would not happen.

The Canadian Cancer Society has been active in Ladysmith since 1946 and has its office in the new Ladysmith Resources building at 630 Second Ave.

Janice Grinnell

Unit President

Editor:

On behalf of Mid-Isle Soccer Club, I would like to thank some people who helped make our Light Up parade entry so suc-cessful:

Jag Basi of TRT/Coastal Trucking for the use of the float and for providing drivers; Richelle Colyer for the use of a generator; Porter’s farm for the hay bales; Kate Wilson, for all your help; Al Rankin, who came for a holiday and was pressed into service in miserable weather; Mike Rankin, for tak-ing a great idea and bringing it to fruition; and, most importantly, to the coaches and parents who were able to bring their kids and walk with us in the parade!

Look for pictures on the web-site soon!

Thank you all for your time!

Kathleen NichollsSecretary, Mid-Isle Soccer Club

Editor:

This holiday season, we’re asking everyone to share the responsibil-ity of being the designated driver. Is it your turn to get your family and friends home safely?

If you haven’t taken your turn as designated driver lately, there’s no time like the present.

Did you know? No amount of coffee, cold showers fresh air or food will make you sober — not even that extra serving of turkey and pie! The only cure is time.

Planning a hol iday party? Whether you are celebrating with family, friends or colleagues, make sure you’re prepared with an ICBC CounterAttack community kit.

The December CounterAttack campa ign i s on now. Th is December, police are stepping up roadchecks to catch impaired driv-ers. So, if you’re out celebrating, make the smart choice — take a turn to be the designated driver. If you don’t have a designated driver, keep money aside for transit or a taxi, stay overnight or call a sober friend. The best time to decide how to get home safely is before you start drinking.

Have a safe and happy holiday, and thank you for doing your part to keep our roads safe.

Staff Sgt. Roger PlamondonLadysmith RCMP

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Musicians from the community are offer-ing their time and tal-ent to the event to ensure both funds and food are available to the organization to get them beyond the busy holiday season.“Come January, their

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It was a miserable fall for residents of Ladysmith in 1918.

The Great War in Europe dragged on, the country was deeply in debt, and unemploy-ment remained a prob-lem. The city was still reeling from the divisive impact of the 1913 min-er’s strike, and regional economic development was on hold until war’s end. The struggling young city did not need another disaster, but one had already begun.

According to Wikipedia, in a 16-week period from mid-September to mid-December of 1918, roughly 500 million or one-third of the world’s population were infect-ed, and somewhere between 50 and 100 mil-lion died from Spanish i n f l u e n z a — m o r e people than any other outbreak of disease in human history. Recent studies have now con-clusively identified the 1918 and 2009 pandem-ics as being caused by the same virus — the infamous H1N1.

This particular virus c a u s e s t h e b o d y ’s immune system to over-react, which perhaps explains why so many otherwise healthy indi-viduals were victims.

According to medical historian John Barry, the 1918 flu outbreak began in theU.S. and was carried overseas to France from troops trained at Fort Riley, Kan. From there, it quickly spread around the world, including Canada.

The first mention of the virus in Ladysmith is found in the Sept. 24, 1918, issue of the C h r o n i c l e , w h i c h describes a flu outbreak in Victoriaville, Que. On Oct. 5, the same paper

reported that there were more than 100 cases of the flu in Victoria, and all public events in that city had been cancelled. By Oct. 12, the virus had reached Duncan, and the front page of the Oct. 19 Chronicle contains a public notice signed by Mayor E.G. Pannell prohibiting the holding of any public meeting in any venue in Ladysmith.

B y O c t . 2 6 , C i t y Medical Health Officer Dr. A.C. Frost had requested authorities to close all churches, schools and social clubs in Ladysmith, a n d c i t i z e n s w e r e urged to shop early so that store clerks could return home to their families before 6 p.m. By the following week, a total of 19 deaths from influenza were reported in Vancouver and Victoria.

This was not welcome news for the citizens of Ladysmith. There had been a breath of cau-tious optimism as the war in Europe wound down, but nearly 50 men from the town had lost their lives during the conflict, while many others had been severe-ly wounded and would require years to recover. News from the battle-fields still filled the pages of the Chronicle, accompanied by pleas for citizens to purchase Victory Bonds to meet Canada’s war debt of more than one billion dollars.

Ironically, many local businesses saw the influenza outbreak as a commercial opportu-nity. A Ladysmith Drug Company ad urged peo-ple to buy “compound essence of cinnamon to ward off the first attack of the Spanish

flu. 25 cents a bottle” — and an advertisement placed by Thomas & Harris on High Street proclaimed that the Spanish flu could be avoided by buying

“solid leather boots and shoes — we have them in all sizes.” The Colliery, however, remained open throughout the epidemic, although all workers were encour-aged to wear masks.

The early November issues of the Chronicle

were filled with news of the flu. Requests from the Board of Health asked school teachers and other volunteers to work in the emergency hospital established in the Temperance Hotel, and letters to the editor contained prayers for the sick and bereaved. Ladysmith reported 14 cases on Nov. 2, but these numbers did not include those from the nearby First Nations communi ty, where the flu mortality rate threatened to surpass the earlier ravages of smallpox.

On Sun., Nov. 3, the first death from Spanish inf luenza occurred in Ladysmith. Alfred

Spineto, 19, was taken to the emergency hos-pital with an advanced case, and medical staff could not save him.

To the families of the soldiers involved in World War I, the Spanish Flu was par-ticularly tragic. As the war dragged to an end in 1918, many families were filled with relief to learn that their sons (and in some cases, their daughters) had emerged from that ter-rible conflict wounded or exhausted but alive. Imagine the grief they must then have felt in learning that these young soldiers or nurs-es had succumbed to an attack of the flu.

On Nov. 11 at 2 a.m., a telephone message relayed from Nanaimo announced the signing of the armistice.

The depleted staff of the Chronicle man-aged to put out an extra and distribute it to Ladysmith business-es and miners going to work at six o’clock that morning. At 1:30 p.m., a parade left the Post Office travelling down Esplanade to Buller, up First Avenue

to Methuen and then to on the public school. The mayor and council lead the parade on the fire truck and were followed by “a number of returned veterans, members of the Junior Red Cross, citizens in autos and on foot and the crew from the United States Revenue Cutter Bear,” which happened to be in port at the time.

The war was finally over, and everyone not ill with the flu joined in the celebration.

The Spanish Flu had also run its course in B.C.

Although it is difficult to calculate the exact number of deaths in Ladysmi th caused by the virus, archival records indicate an unusually high number of fatalities aged 18-25 in the fall of 1918. As a sad footnote to

this moment in our town’s history, the front page of the Dec. 7, 1918, paper contained a glowing tribute to one of the last local flu casualties: Sam Carley, co-owner and publish-er of the Ladysmith

Chronicle.

The Spanish fl u strikes LadysmithHistorical writer Ed Nicholson recounts the tragic outbreak of 1918

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE LADYSMITH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Alfred Spineto Funeral Parade

The Mid-Island Spartans U14/15 Boys team played a good game against the Oceanside Diablos on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Spartans put in a good effort, with goals by Sam Street and Eric Armitage, but lost 3-2.Pictured, David Rankin, right, and Mathew Mor-gan, centre keep the ball away from their opponent.

T h e F u l l e r L a k e Skating Club will be hosting i ts annual Skate with Santa on Dec. 12.

Attendees can expect festive fun and a spec-tacular show after-wards as the Skating Club’s figure skaters present solo perfor-mances they have prac-tised since summer.

The performers range in age from six to 16, and compete in all lev-els from performance to pre-novice.“This is just a chance

for them to have fun and show off where t h e y ’ r e a t , ” s a i d head coach Shannon McKinlay. “And for people to see the local talent in Ladysmith and Chemainus.”

It will also give poten-tial new club members the opportunity to come get bitten by the skating bug.“There are lots of areas to succeed in skating,” McKinlay said. “It’s something you can do for a long time.”

In addition to the fig-ure skating program, the club offers the Power Skaters pro-gram, which teaches

skills on the ice.“They’re learning all the jumps and spins, and they’re part of the Skate Canada pro-gram,” McKinlay said.

“They compete all over

B.C. and take Skate Canada tests.”

Two Fuller Lake club members recently com-peted at Sections in Kelowna; Sarah Kedves in Juvenile came in 20th and Heather Robertson in Pre-Novice came in 39th. “We are very proud

of their results, as they were competing against skaters from all over our province,” McKinlay said.

The Skate with Santa is open to all Fuller Lake Skat ing c lub members and begins at 5 p.m., with the per-formance, open to the public, from 6 to 8 p.m.

There is no cost t o w a t c h t h e p e r-formance; however, attendees are asked to bring a donation for the Harvest Food Bank. For information, contact Fuller Lake Arena at 250-246-3811.

Come skate with SantaNiomi PearsonTHE CHRONICLE

Spartans take on Oceanside

SportsSports



LADYSMITH RESOURCES CENTRE

ASSOCIATION

19THANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Monday, December 12th, 2011 at 7:00 pm

Ladysmith Resources Centre

630 Second Avenue

Upper Meeting Room

We cordially invite any and all interested persons to attend.

Refreshments provided.

For further information please call 250-245-3079

Memberships will be available at the door and will be required for

voting on Association Business.

Take us with you when you travel and don’t miss any of the hometown news!

Keep in touch with local news! Keep in touch with local news!

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THE LADYSMITH RESOURCES CENTRE

ASSOCATION 2011

CHRISTMAS

CHEER FUNDRegistrations for a Christmas

hamper will take place between November 14 and December 16, 2011 at the

Ladysmith Resources Centre, 630 Second Ave., Ladysmith

Please be prepared to bring a Care Card for everyone who lives in the home full time as well as proof of residential address within the desig-nated Cheer Fund boundaries (West side of highway to Haslam Creek to the north, to Jones Road on the east side of highway, Old Chemainus Road to Lagoon Bridge and Stocking Creek.)

Tax-deductible contributions (cash or cheque), payable to “Christmas Cheer Fund” can be made at Ladysmith Resources Centre, 630 Sec-ond Ave. or Box 1653, Ladysmith, V9G 1B2. Any contributions of non-perishable foods, new or near-new toys, books or games will be gratefully received at the Resources Centre (Mon to Fri, 9am to 4pm) up to Dec 16, 2011. Alternate drop-off locations are Ladysmith InsuranceCentre, RCMP Community Policing Station at Coronation Mall, Curves, Ladysmith & District Credit Union, and Timberlands Pub.

Hampers will be delivered: Wed, December 21, 2011You must be home when hamper is delivered or it will be allocated elsewhere.

In the event there are surplus funds at the end of the Christmas Cheer program, (over and above what is set aside for start up costs each year), funds may be used to assist individuals and families through some other programs of the LRCA.

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Your independence may increase with home

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CHEMAINUS SENIORS DROP-IN CENTRE9824 Willow St., Chemainus 250-246-2111 www.chemainusseniors.org

LADYSMITH SENIORS CENTRE (55+)630 – 2nd Ave. - 250-924-1924 – 2012 Membership $15.00 – Covers Oct. 2011 – Dec. 31, 2012

We are operating out of our new locationMon. Dec. 5 ................................................... Soup & Sandwich .................................................... 11:30 am - 12:30 pmMon. Dec. 5 ................................................... WII ............................................................................................. 12:30 pmTues. Dec. 13, 20........................................... Bingo ............................................................................................ 1:00 pm Wed. Dec. 7, 14, 21 ....................................... Carpet Bowling ............................................................................. 1:00 pmThurs. Dec. 1, 8, 15, 22 ................................. Crib ............................................................................................... 1:30 pmFri. Dec. 2 ..................................................... Last Day - Practicing Tai Chi ................................... 10:00 am - 11:30 amFri. Dec. 2, 16 ............................................... NEW - Friday Night Drop -In ....................................6:30 pm - 10:00 pmSat. Dec. 3, 10, 17 ......................................... Whist ............................................................................................ 1:30 pmFri. Dec. 9 ..................................................... CHRISTMAS DINNER .............................................11:00 am - 2:00 pmTues. Dec. 20................................................. DIRECTORS MEETING ..............................................................9:30 amSat. Dec. 31 ................................................... NEW YEARS EVE PARTY ......................................................... 6:30 pmTues. Jan. 3 .................................................... GENERAL MEETING ............................................................... 1:30 pm

Pick up December Events Calendar at Seniors Centre.

LADYSMITH RESOURCES CENTRECheck out our new location 630 - 2nd Ave. (Corner of 2nd Ave. & Buller St.)

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• LADYSMITH HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY •Next General Meeting – Wednesday, Dec. 7– 2:00 pm – Eagles Hall (downstairs). We are always looking for volunteers to join our efforts in supporting Health Care. • Meals on Wheels – Pearl 250-245-3844. • Lifeline – 1-800-543-3546 Available to residents of Ladysmith area. • Canadian Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Program (H.E.L.P.) – Crutches, wheelchairs, walkers, canes and many other aids. Fees by donation. Call and leave a message at 250-245-9791. • The Gift Shops at the Health Centre and Lodge on 4th would love any hand made items donated from the community: glass making, card making, potters, stained glass, needle work, felting, jewellery, weaving, etc. Contact Cathy 250-245-2240

THE SENIOR’S PAGE - THE SENIOR’S PAGE - DEC. 2011DEC. 2011

BINGO – Every Wednesday at St Mary’s Church Hall – Loonie Pot, Lucky 7 & Progressive Bonanza 6:45 to 9:30 pm. Prizes are determined by cards sold and player participation. Monthly Draw of $100.00 Cash Prize – you must be present to win. Come and try your luck. “Know Your Limit Play Within It”

GOOD FOOD BOX – “IF YOU EAT YOU QUALIFY” – Deposit $10.00 with the Resources Centre by Friday, Dec. 9th, pick up your box of fresh fruits and vegetables on Wednesday, Dec. 14th in the Lower Meeting Room of the Resources Centre 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.

LRCA SENIORS VAN – Available to take seniors to medical appointments in Nanaimo and Duncan. For medical appointments in Victoria or Vancouver, call for a referral phone number.

50+ COMPUTER CLUB – Computer Club meets regularly 7:00 pm at the High School 710 – 6th Ave. the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month except July and August. December meetings Dec. 13th & Dec. 27th unless notifi ed otherwise.

SENIORS OFFICE – Pat Edge and Barb Champagne. Ladysmith Resources Centre 630- 2nd Avenue, 250-245-3079. For info, support, advocacy, assistance.

SENIORS ADVISORY COUNCIL – The fi rst Senior Advisory Council members are: Linda Brown, Gerald Fox, Michael Furlot, Truus Meijer Drees, Sharen Newton, Ed Nicholson, June Raabe, Gary Richardson, Pat Schulson and alternative member Trevor Stauffer. Leave a message at the LRCA 250-245-3079 for a call back from members of the council.

RCMP COMMUNITY POLICING - The RCMP Community Policing Station and COPS - If you are interested in getting involved in the community with various events and programs CITIZENS ON PATROL are looking for volunteers. Call 250-245-1118 or drop by the Community Policing Station at Coronation Mall.

“KIT” (Keep In Touch) is a free service for shut-ins needing daily contact offered through our local Community Policing Station. For more info or to register call 250-245-1118.

A SUCCESS STORY - A person is registered with “KIT” and three calls were made to this client = approximately 15 minutes apart. When no answer was received after the third call - a call was made to the client’s contact person. The contact person then went to the client’s home and found the client on the fl oor after a fall; the client was unable to get up. An ambulance had to be called to transport the client to the hospital. So.......it is a program that defi nitely has benefi ts and does work and is well worth accessing.

RCMP VICTIM SERVICES – Are you a victim of elder abuse? Victim Services provides support services and information to victims of crime and trauma. Located in the Ladysmith RCMP Detachment on 6th Ave. For info call 250- 245-6061.

CRISIS SOCIETY – 24 hour Crisis and Information line for Ladysmith 250-754-4447

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION (BRANCH 171) Ladysmith, 621 – 1ST Ave., 250-245-2273. PUBLIC WELCOMEPainting Group –Wednesdays (except Dec. 28) – 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. Line Dancing – Thursdays (except Dec. 22 & 29) - 9:15 to 11:15 am. Soup & Sandwich – Thursday – December 8th 11:30 am

LADYSMITH PARKS RECREATION CULTURE – The Winter 2012 Ladysmith Leisure Guide, packed with leisure opportunities, active classes, and events for all ages, hits mailboxes on December 12th, or you can pick it up later at the community centre. And don’t forget to usher in the New Year with the 23nd Annual Polar Bear Swim at Transfer Beach on Sunday,

January 1st (register at 11 am, take the plunge at noon!)...if you don’t want to swim, enjoy the fi rst and fastest special event of the year from the comfort of the beach! For information or program registration, call Ladysmith Parks, Recreation & Culture at 250-245-6424 or go to www.ladysmith.ca

CHRISTMAS HAMPER REGISTRATIONNov. 14/11 to Dec. 16/11 - Monday to Friday

Ladysmith Resources Centre Association 630 – 2nd Ave.Bring with you Proof of Residence (not drivers license) & Care Card for every

member of household. For more info call 250 - 245-3079

BINGO - Mon. Dec. 5th & 12th - Doors open at 4:45 pm Bingo starts at 6:40 pm Loonie Pot, G –Ball, Bonanza & 50/50 Draw. Everyone Welcome

DANCES - Doors open 7:00 pm Cost $7.00 –Sat. Dec.17th “Happy Hans” No dances until Feb. 11th

POT LUCK BIRTHDAY PARTIES – None in Dec. next one Jan. 21st - 5:00 pm All Welcome Entertainment “The Wrinkles”

MUFFIN MORNINGS – Wed. & Fri. 9:30 – 11:30 am

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC – Wed. Dec. 21st, 9:30 am – 11:30 am …Free

SOUP & SANDWICH – None in December - Next one Wed. Jan. 18th, 11:30 am – 12:45 pm Cost $5.00

MEMBERSHIP – Our 575 plus membership is increasing daily. New members (55+) are always welcome! Annual membership is only $15.00. Phone 250-246-2111



Murray & Paddy Chadwickwould like to take this opportunity

to thank their children for the overwhelming celebration of their

50th Wedding Anniversary. It was very much appreciated.

We also wish to thank everyone who sent cards, gifts, and

attended the party. Thank you all.

In Memoriam

Les BaylieDecember 7, 2009

Gone are the days we used to shareBut in our hearts you are always there

Never more than a thought awayLoved and remembered every day

Eve, Jayne & Steve

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAILEE MARIE

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Born on Dec. 8is now TWO. Your Grampa, Rob and Scotia have not

had the pleasure of meeting you yet. One day soon we hope!

We hope you have the best Birthday. I hope you get to eat lots of

cake and smear chocolate cake all over your face just like your Mom and

Aunty Karla did when they were two.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!LOVE GrampaRob & Scotia

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS





FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN MEMORIAM

CARDS OF THANKS


BIRTHSCELEBRATIONS

“Uncle” Chris and “Auntie” Aimee are pleased to announce

the birth of Rylee Lynn Whalen.

The 8 lb 10 oz baby girl was born on

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IN MEMORIAM

In Memory of Marjory K. Smith

December 10, 1996If roses grow in heaven, Lord, please pick a bunch for us; place them in our moth-er’s arms and tell her they’re from us.Tell her, we love her and miss her and when she turns to smile, please place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her for a while.Remembering her is easy, we do it every day, and cher-ish all our memories that will never fade away.Love Linda, Diane, Laura and families.

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Thank YouThanks to Ron Delcourt for buying me a coffee & providing several rides to Nanaimo.Thanks to Stuart North for fi nally buying me a strawberry swirl muffi n.Thanks to all the old geezers at the “waiting to die table” at the Bean-time.

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MUTUAL FUNDINVESTMENT CLUB – for women interested in learning investment strategies; meets 2nd Monday evening of every month at 7 pm Ladysmith Resources Centre, 630 Second Ave., Upper Floor Info: Wendy at 250-245-3079.

BINGO - LADYSMITHEvery Wed - 6:45 pm, Doors 5 pm, St. Mary's Church Hall. Info call 250-245-3079. Sponsored by Ladysmith Resources Centre Association

CANCER SOCIETYThe Ladysmith Branch needs volunteer drivers to provide transportation for Ladysmith cancer patients needing help to and from cancer-related appointments. Volunteers needed for all aspects of the society's work. Weekdays call 250-245-0671, 10 am - 1 pm.

HAR VEST HOUSE FOOD BANKChemainus. Friday, Info call Lynn Morrison. 250-246-9060.

BINGOChemainus Senior Drop-in Centre. Mondays, 6:40 pm. Info: Murray 250-246-9968.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Volunteers needed. 250-245-1118.

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LADYSMITH LEGIONMondays, crib, 7 p.m. Meat draws: Saturdays 2 - 5:15 pm, Fridays 4-6 pm, Sundays 3-5 pm, Darts: Wednesdays, 7 pm, Line dancing: Thursdays 9-11 am,

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BASTION CITY WANDERERS - Volkssport Club 6 or 12 km Ladysmith Christmas Lights walk, Sat, Dec 10. Registration 6:30 pm, upper Cornation parking lot near Ricky's Restaurant, walk starts at 7 pm For more information, call Ethel at 250-756-9796.

LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - Annual pot-luck social night & gear exchange, Tues, Dec 13, 7 pm, Hardwick Hall, High St at 3rd Ave, Ladysmith. Public welcome. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. For info, www.LadysmithCameraClub.com

MT. BRENTON GARDEN CLUB - Christmas Party, Tues, Dec 6, 1:30 pm, Calvary Baptist Church, River Road. Prizes for best homemade Christmas craft. A group Christmas mosaic will be crafted from materials brought in by members. Goodies needed for the party, also items for Harvest House. Guests welcome. $2 drop-in fee. Info: 250-246-5351

35TH ANNUAL LADYSMITH FESTIVAL OF CHOIRSSunday, December 11, 2011. 6:30 pm. St. Mary's Church, 1135 Fourth Ave.Freewill offering for the Ladysmith Christmas Cheer Fund

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Fridays: pool, 8 pm,250-245-2273.

CANADIAN FEDERATION of UNIVERSITY WOMENNanaimo branch. Meets 4th Monday of each month. St. Andrews Presbyterian. 7 pm. Karen: 250-756-9508.

BINGO Every Fri, 6:45 p.m., Chemainus Legion branch #191. Doors open 5 p.m.

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTSOrganizers meet 3rd Thursday of each month at the FOL building at 4th & Strathcona Ave. 7 pm. 250-245-5888 or 250-245-2263.

LADYSMITH FAMILY AND FRIENDSParent/caregiver & children age 0-6 drop-in, Sept to June: Mon - Fri 9:30 am. - noon at Aggie Hall. July to August: Tues to Thurs: 9:30 am - noon. Info: 250-210-0870.

LADYSMITH EAGLES AERIE #2101Meets every 1st & 3rd Wednesday. 8 p.m. 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/COPSCitizens on Patrol & SpeedWatch need volunteers. Contact the Community Policing Station at Coronation Mall. 250-245-1118.

LADIES GOLF Ladysmith Golf Course, Tuesdays, 10 am. Call 250-245-7313.

TOPS #4456 - LadysmithMeets each Thurs 9-11 am in the Pentecostal Church on 4th Ave. Call Sheila 250-722-2613.

THE ORCAS SWIM CLUB Ongoing registration. Call Registrar Denise Rae at 250-245-7925.

MOUNT BRENTON POWER & SAIL SQUADRONMembership meeting. Ladysmith Legion hall. Every 3rd Tuesday except holidays & July

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LODGE ON 4TH FAMILY COUNCIL - Family & friends advocating on behalf of the residents. Next meeting info contact Judy at 250-245-3438.

LADYSMITH NEWCOMERS CLUB - Welcoming new residents to the Ladysmith area. Couples & singles welcome. Sharon at 250-245-9334 or [email protected]

LADYSMITH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP Meets on the 1st & 3rd Friday of the month 1:30 pm basement of Ladysmith Resource Centre.

LADYSMITH CELE BRA TIONS SOCIETY Ladysmith Days. Ladysmith city hall, on 1st Thursday of every month, 7 pm 250-245-2263. www.ladysmithdays.com

DAD'S GROUP - Drop In Breakfast - Program of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association. 630 - 2nd Ave., Upper Floor, Saturdays, 10 - noon. 250-245-3079.

ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Call Jane Hope, Alzheimer Society of BC at 250-245-7939 or 1-800-462-2833.

COWICHAN VALLEY HOSPICE Emotional support for those facing a life threatening illness, family and friends and for those grieving the death of a loved one. 1-888-701-4242. Group, telephone & individual support available.

NORTH OYSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETYEngraved bricks fund-raiser. Info call Bob Handel at 250-245-0919.

LADYSMITH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETYNew members welcome. Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month. 2 p.m. at the archives. 250-245-0100.

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LADYSMITH NEW-COMERS CLUB Friendship and social club, open to singles & couples new to the Ladysmith area. Meets last Sunday of month, Aug. to May. Aggie Hall, various times. Call Jillian 250-245-4132.

LINE DANCINGChemainus Seniors Drop In Centre. Tuesdays, 10 - 11 a.m. Jo Kelly: 250-245-1185.

AL-ANONMeets Tuesdays, 7:30 pm downstairs at Ladysmith Resource Centre Association.

NARCOTICS ANONYOMOUSMeets Sundays, 7-8 pm Downstairs at Ladysmith Resource Centre Association.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUBMeets Tuesdays weekly, 1 pm. Beginners welcome. Town and Country Mobile Home Park. 250-245-4522.

LADYSMITH LEGION LADIES AUXILIARYMeets 2nd Wednesdays monthly, 7 pm.

NANAIMO-CEDAR FARMER’S INSTITUTE Cedar United Church Hall. 2nd Thursdays Oct. to June. Visitors welcome. Info: 250-722-3397.

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. No mtg. in August. Call Vince Devries 245-0907 or Don Fisher 245-5965.

LADYSMITH MEDITATIONDrop in Wednesday nights, 7 pm., 281 Dogwood Drive. Meditation lessons, discussion & goodies. Free. 250-245-4102. [email protected].


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This week, the 49th Parallel Grocery marks its 6oth Anniversary in Ladysmith. The corner of First Avenue and Symonds Street has been

continuously occupied by a business carrying that name since December of 1951. Prior to that date, Verna and Arvo Mackie had purchased the Lot 3 portion of City Block 31 and built a home on the site. By 1940, the front of their home had evolved into a small serving area with several tables and chairs where Verna served the “best coffee and soup in Ladysmith.” As Comox Logging and other businesses in the area expanded, so did the popularity of “Mackie’s Fish and Chips” on First Avenue.

On December 5, 1951, the Mackies sold both lots 3 and 4 to Frans (Frank) and Lempi Paivarinta for $9,500. (According to a Bill of Sale, the business itself and store contents were sold separately for $500.) On December 14, the store reopened as the 49th Parallel Grocery - in recognition of its unique geographic location in Ladysmith. According to Arvo Paivarinta, (now residing in Nanaimo), he and his mother “ran the show.” The three of them lived in the back part of the house while his cousin, Pentii, lived upstairs. As his mother couldn’t stand the smell emanating from the deep fryer, an expanded deli counter soon replaced the fi sh and chips side of the business, despite its success.

In May 1960, a new store of 3,000 square feet was

built next door on Lot 4 by Ross Harris Construction. The Pavairintas continued to live in the rear of the original building on Lot 3, but the front part of the house was leased to Faye Chadwick, where she operated Faye’s Beauty Shop for seven years. (This original building was also used as the passenger and parcel depot for Vancouver Island Coach Lines until it was torn down in 1990.)

On February 29, 1964, Frans (Frank) Pavairinta passed away. Lempi continued to operate the new store with help from Arvo and Pentii. In 1966, Arvo offered to buy the store from his mother for $66,000, but she refused. Finally, in 1973, the café and grocery business and both buildings were offered for sale at $135,000, but Arvo was no longer interested. Later that same year, Lempi Paivarinta leased the building, contents and the 49th Parallel name to Alex and Jo Campbell.

In 1977, Alex Campbell was driving back to Ladysmith with Wayne Richmond after looking at stores for Wayne to buy. Wayne and Alex had worked together in the 1960s and 1970s for Shop Easy and were old friends. During a “rest stop” on the Malahat, Alex Campbell suggested to his friend that he should buy his grocery business in Ladysmith. Wayne immediately

agreed, and on August 15, 1977, Wayne and Harmina Richmond signed a lease for the main store, the 49th Parallel name and some equipment. This was later purchased from Lempi Pavairinta in 1981.

By 1990, the Richmonds owned all of Block 31 and decided to build a new grocery and liquor store facing onto Symonds Street with a total area of over 17, 000 square feet. A further expansion and modernization was undertaken in 2010 – just in time for Light Up. Today’s state-of-the-art 49th Parallel Grocery has a total retail and administration area of more than 22,000 square feet. The 16- year stock boy at Super Valu in Duncan may not have moved very far in his 54 years in the grocery trade, but the 49th Parallel had certainly come a long way!

Nevertheless, the Richmond family remains committed to their original goal of honest and reliable service to the community – just like their good friends and neighbours, Campbell’s Thrifty Foods. “This is a people business.” says Richmond, “and I don’t just mean the customers. You have to deal fairly with your staff and your suppliers and support your entire community as well. I just want to say on behalf of Harmina, Peter, Kathy and myself that it has been a pleasure to serve our friends and customers in Ladysmith for 35 years. Just like the Paivarintas, we’ve had fun growing with the community, and I hope the 49th will be here for (at least) another 60 years.”

A Ladysmith Landmark:

The 49th Parallel Grocery

Frans and Lempi Paivarinta in front of original Mackie House circa1951

Mackie house used as fi rst 49th Parallel grocery store by Pai-varintas. Note storefront addition to Mackie Home. December 1958.

Original 49th Store (later used by Richmonds for Bulk Food Sales from 1981 to 1990)

49th Parallel Grocery built by Paivarintas in 1960 and bought by the Richmonds in 1981. This 3000 sq. ft. store faced on to First Avenue and included a small café.

First Richmond-built 49th Store facing Symonds Street in 1990. Note liquor store on left.

The Richmond family, clockwise from foreground, Harmina, Wayne, Peter and Kathy.

Lempi Paivarinta congratulates Alex and Jo Campbell on tak-ing over 49th Business. This picture was taken in the summer of 1973.

The 49th Grocery Today on its 6oth Anniversary as a Ladysmith business

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