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Zahida Khader and Carol Van Acker, representatives of the Bank of Montreal, passed out candy canes to children as they entered Santa’s house during An Old Tyme Christmas and Candlelight Walk Fri, Dec. 7. For more photos from this and other Ladysmith Christmas events, please see page 12.

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Business owners praise local feel of Old Tyme Christmas

Business was humming along above a usual pace last Friday night as holiday revellers descended on downtown Ladysmith for An Old Tyme Christmas and Candlelight Walk.

Carollers strolled along First Avenue by candlelight, singing as they made their way from Symonds Street to Roberts Street. Shops stayed open late, offering cocoa, hot apple cider and crafting oppor-tunities to customers.

The idea originated when the Festival of Lights committee came to a Ladysmith Downtown Business Association (LDBA) gen-eral meeting in the spring asking the association to do something special around the 25th anniversa-ry of Light Up. The directors start-ed tossing around ideas and got excited about roasting chestnuts on an open fire, horse and buggy rides down First Avenue and lots of other old-tyme Christmas ideas, explained LDBA vice-president Teresa McKinley.

When LDBA president Lesley Parent got Cathleen McMahon, who runs Mission Management Group, on board, the ideas took off. “We knew that many businesses are run by owners without any staff, so we decided to start with one night,” said McKinley. “We are hoping it may start a new tradition of staying open late every Friday between Light Up and Christmas.”

The festive frenzy fueled people’s appetites.

Kimmy Phan runs the Wigwam Restaurant with her parents Danny and Ninh. Kimmy said they weren’t open any later than usual, but she thought they were definitely busier

than they would otherwise be on an average Friday night.“We had people lining up for tables,” she said. “It was probably the same as the night of Light Up.”

Jenny Jarvis at Worldly Gourmet was equally enthusiastic regarding Old Tyme Christmas.“It was excellent,” Jarvis said. “It

was very cool, and I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed how much energy went into putting tonight on.”

Jarvis, like most business owners in Ladysmith, said she stays open late solely on Thursday nights. She doubted she would be able to keep up the pace if Old Tyme Christmas were expanded into a week-long event, but she thought this year’s trial was “fabulous.” “Light Up can be overwhelming,”

Jarvis said, “because you don’t get to say ‘Merry Christmas,’ you don’t get to say ‘Hello;’ whereas, this was more local. It’s a wall of faces at Light Up; I couldn’t tell you if I had a neighbour come through or not. Tonight was busy, but it was all local people, everybody that you knew.”

Vanessa Shebib and Sarah Clarke of The Vintage Rose loved the idea of expanding Old Tyme Christmas beyond a lone Friday night in December. “We’ll be totally burnt out, but yes!”

Shebib said. They were equally fond of this

year’s inaugural event. “We thought it was awesome,”

Shebib said. “It was very commu-nity-oriented. The whole street was full of energy.” “It should be like this every Friday night,” Clarke added.

Shebib said Old Tyme Christmas was great for business, adding that they had a “steady stream of people all night long.”

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LSS tour band raising money to go to Cuba

As Christmas approaches, images of turquoise waters lapping at palm-fringed white sand beaches will replace sugar-plums in the minds of a select number of Ladysmith Secondary School (LSS) students.

Rod Alsop, LSS’s music teacher and director of the school’s bands, said he usually travels to Moscow, Idaho, with the school’s tour band for “the biggest festival in western North America.”

This year, however, he has some-thing else in mind. Alsop will venture to Havana,

Cuba, next March with 35 of his students and a crew of chaperones. Alsop said he chose Cuba as

this year’s destination because bands from many Nanaimo area high schools have travelled to the Caribbean island nation every other year “and highly recommend-ed it.”

Canada Cuba Sports and Cultural Festivals, an Ontario-based compa-ny providing logistical support for groups of Canadian students trav-elling to Cuba, will arrange the trip for the LSS tour band, he added. “The company basically acts as a travel agent,” Alsop said, “and once you’re down there, they arrange everything in terms of your performance venues. We’ll play for a couple of public events and we’ll visit a performing arts school. Their band and our band will play for each other.”

The trip will feature a heavy dose of musical diplomacy while offering students a chance to explore Cuba’s tropical topogra-phy and experience its culture. Between performances, students will explore Spanish forts in Old Havana along with the tropical rainforests and subterranean riv-ers of Western Cuba. Optional jazz shows and salsa dance lessons round out their itinerary.

For the duration of their stay, the students will stay at Santa Maria del Mar, a seaside town east of Havana. “Havana has quite the night cul-ture, and we want to keep kids safe rather than out partying,” said Alsop.

The band’s director, now in his eighth year at LSS, said he “took a little Spanish in university,” but he’s forgotten most of what he once knew. But in spite of his lacklustre language skills, Alsop said he’s just as excited for Cuba as his students are.

“I’ve got 35 kids who’ve signed up to go and they’re all pumped,” Alsop added. “They all show up at 7 o’clock, on time, to play.”

The tour band is open to students in grades 9 through 12 provided they’re willing to commit to 7 a.m. practice sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They’ve been practising what Alsop referred to as “some crazy music,” including Manuel de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance and a selection of Cuban pieces. Alsop said they’re working on adding a pop song or two to their repertoire along with a Cuban classic or two featured in the 1999 documentary Buena Vista Social Club.

The tour band is scheduled to spend the week of March 17-24 in Cuba, and they’re fundraising every chance they get to cover the costs. “We’ve done car washes, bottle drives, hanging-basket sales, choc-olate sales and poinsettia sales,” Alsop said.

The tour band’s next fundraiser is a Christmas concert scheduled for Thu., Dec. 13 — part of their

“final big push” to collect and sub-mit all necessary funds by a Jan. 17 deadline.

The concert will feature perfor-mances by all five of LSS’s bands, including the tour band and the school’s junior and senior jazz bands. Alumnus Evan Miller will host the event and offer a cameo performance, Alsop said, and a selection of original music pro-duced by students of LSS’s senior composition class will serve as the soundtrack to the night’s auction.

The night’s fundraising routine will be rounded out by a bake sale

— baked items will be available at a dollar apiece — and a “silent and live auction event.”

Ted Girard, a former teacher and community theatre personality, will host the live auction, Alsop said. Girard will auction off a list of items including a Gibson Epiphone guitar donated by Long & McQuade, Alsop added. Other items up for bids include a pair of day passes to Mount Washington, two rounds of golf at Eaglequest Golf, tickets to Chemainus Theatre Festival’s production of The Buddy Holly Story, and gift certificates from two dozen local businesses.

The school’s multi-purpose room will serve as the concert venue. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and tick-ets are available at the door for a suggested donation of $10.

For more information, call LSS at 250-245-3043 or e-mail Rod Alsop at [email protected].

Christmas concert on Thu, Dec. 13 will include a bake sale and silent and live auctionNick BekolayTHE CHRONICLE

Amy McMillan and Peter Richmond share some of their favourite moments from the 49th Parallel Grocery staff Christmas party during an awards ceremony Dec. 4 at the store. McMillan nominated Richmond for a Community Living BC Widening Our World Award, and he was the winner for the Vancouver Island region.

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Peter Richmond honoured

Amy McMillan has worked for 49th Parallel Grocery in Ladysmith for six years, and last week, she had a chance to hon-our her boss, Peter Richmond.

Richmond, president of 49th Parallel Grocery, was recog-nized Dec. 4 for embracing inclusion and helping adults with developmental disabilities have a greater sense of com-munity and belonging in their workplace through Community Living BC (CLBC)’s fourth annu-al Widening Our World (WOW) Awards.

Five employees from different regions of the province were cho-sen from more than 100 nominees , and Richmond was the winner for Vancouver Island from 11 Wow Award nominees for the region.

Nominations of inclusive employers or co-workers were submitted by self-advocates throughout Community Living Month in October.

M c M i l l a n n o m i n a t e d Richmond for the award, and he was chosen by an indepen-dent panel as the most inclusive employer on Vancouver Island.“Peter is a great guy and fun to

work with,” McMillan said in her nomination. “He is always nice to me, is funny and helps me to learn how to do new and differ-ent things at work. That’s Peter

— you can’t do without him.”This is the fifth year of the

Wow Awards, and this year, the awards were launched during

Community Living Month in October and focused on com-munity leaders supporting inclu-sive employment opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities.

Michael McLellan, a self-advocate who works for CLBC, presented the Wow Award to Richmond.“This year, with the theme

of employment, it’s been one of the neatest things that ever happened,” he said. “We would like to thank Peter for being such an inclusive employer to people with diverse abilities.

It’s an honour to present this award to you on behalf of the Widening Our World Awards and CLBC, and I feel it’s nice to see another employer hiring people with diverse abilities.”

McLellan also presented a card to McMillan and to Richmond.

Richmond was honoured to receive the award.“It was quite a surprise to me

to be nominated by Amy,” he said. “Amy’s been working for us for six years, and it’s been a wonderful six years. I want to thank Tina Fabbro [program co-ordinator for Community Link Connexions Inc.] for all the great work she does in the community; none of this would be possible without the tireless

work of Tina and finding great matches like this. Amy’s been a great fit for us. It’s been fun to watch her grow with the 49th. I was talking to some of her co-workers today, and they are amazed at how Amy is learning more and more all the time, and she’s a very valued employee. Amy comes to work every day with a smile on her face and ready to do her job.”

Richmond says the 49th Parallel hasn’t been a perfect employer, and there have been issues that McMillan has brought up, but she always handled her-

self “amazingly well.”“We’re very proud of

how Amy has grown with us and very proud t o h a v e y o u a s a n employee,” he said.

When Richmond told McMillan he wanted to share the award with her, she told him that award belongs to him

and he should keep it.“You deserve this award more

than I do,” she said.McMillan says Richmond “is

No. 1 all the way.”“He is the kind of guy who

always teaches me the ropes at 49th Parallel,” she said. “Every time I hear the word Peter Richmond’s name, he knows anything when it comes to greeting people with a smile. He knows how I do it, and I know he does it way better than any-one in the world besides the Richmond family.

Richmond has also been acknowledged in the past as one of the 12 Ladysmith employers who has received a Diversity@Work designation.

“Amy’s been a great fit for us. It’s been fun to watch her grow with

the 49th.”Peter Richmond, 49th Parallel Grocery

Quoted in the Chronicle

Lindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

President of 49th Parallel Grocery receives a Community Living BC Widening Our World Award for being an inclusive employer


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Keyboardist Mike Young of Proud Animal plays during a recent presentation by the ReachOut Psychosis tour at Chemainus Secondary School. Nick Bekolay/chroNicle

Chemainus students rock out to ReachOut

A t o u r i n g b a n d w i t h a twist recently paid a visit to Chemainus Secondary School (CSS).

Proud Animal dropped by the school recently to back up Barbara Adler, Gavin Youngash and Mike Young, spokespersons for the ReachOut Psychosis tour, as they spoke to students at CSS regarding psychosis prevention and intervention.

Through music, humour and student participation, Adler and Youngash stripped away students’ misconceptions about psychosis — defined by Adler as a “cluster of symptoms that include hallucinations, behav-ioural and personality changes, paranoia and delusions”— before teaching them how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental illness and obtain help for themselves or their friends.

After a comical exchange of novel high-fives between Adler and a student volunteer, the band rocked out during one of several musical interludes. Youngash then invited a handful of teens to participate in a dem-onstration designed to convey to students what someone suffer-ing from psychosis might experi-ence. He asked one volunteer to play the role of the afflicted per-son and had them tell the audi-ence about their day. Meanwhile,

the remaining volunteers were asked to dance around the “vic-tim,” touch them on the shoulder or whisper in their ear to mimic the effects of visual, tactile and auditory hallucinations.

When asked how someone might feel after coping with these types of distractions for a day or even a week, Youngash said students often answer with

“exhausted,” a reaction echoed by the day’s “victim,” a student named Elizabeth. Adler put the exercise into con-

text following its conclusion.“We like to point out,” Adler

said to the audience, “that even though that demo is often very funny — we see some amazing dance moves — if this were hap-pening in real life, if all of these hallucinations were real, it obvi-ously wouldn’t be funny.”

She segued into a discussion regarding the signs and symp-toms of psychosis, referring to the exercise to help draw answers out of students.

Adler then reviewed a variety of ways in which students can help maintain a healthy balance in their lives, sharing the stage with Young as he disclosed the risks to a person’s mental health posed by drugs and alcohol.

The show concluded with a review of support and inter-vention services available to students, and judging from the number of students approaching the stage following the show, it

was well received.Adler has been involved with

ReachOut for “six or seven years,” she said. They tour for six weeks each school year and play additional shows while at home in Vancouver. Touring as extensively as they do has helped their message reach a multitude of students.“We hit our 100,000th student

last February,” Adler added, “and since then, we’ve seen a few more thousand people.” “We start the presentation ask-

ing if anyone’s heard of psycho-sis,” she added. “A lot of them put their hands up. We ask them if anyone wants to define it and that’s when we get answers like ‘It’s being crazy’ or uneducated answers. Some kids don’t want to talk about it, but by the end, you can feel them loosening up. We get a lot of students coming up to us after the show to tell us that they’re going through it themselves or that they’re con-cerned about a friend. It can really make a difference.”

Proud Animal has toured with the program since “the end of the school year last year,” Adler said. The band consists of Adler on vocals and accordion, Youngash on guitar, James Meger on bass, Skye Brooks on drums and Mike Young on keyboards.

More information on psycho-sis prevention and intervention is available at www.reachoutps ychosis.com.

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Grace Peng motivated by friendly rivalry

Grace Peng has been named as Chemainus Secondary School (CSS)’s recipient of the 2012 Governor General’s Academic Medal (GGAM).

Peng, a first-year engi-neering student at the University of Alberta (U of A) in Edmonton, said her parents first informed her of “an award” she’d received in late September. “I was thinking, ‘Oh, that’s nice, it’s a cer-tificate or something,’” Peng said.

It wasn’t until she s p o k e w i t h S i a n Peterson, her former principal at CSS, in October that Peng realized she’d won a GGAM. “I was blown away by

it,” added Peng. “This is a whole different class of award we’re talking about.”

P e n g , i n t u r n , explained the signifi-cance of the award to her parents who “were bursting with pride” as a result.

Peng couldn’t recall her grade point aver-age (GPA) from high s c h o o l — G G A M s are awarded to one student at every sec-ondary school in the country based on their cumulative GPA for grade 11 and 12 — but she admitted to being an “A-plus student” motivated by a long-standing, amicable rivalry with a fellow classmate.“It was that friendly

competition that really helped push me to attain the best of my academic ability,” Peng added.

Peng set her sights on an engineering degree from the U of A for sev-eral reasons.

Job prospects fac-tored heavily into her decision. “U of A is one of the

premier schools in Western Canada for Engineer ing ,” sa id Peng. “There’s millions and millions of dollars coming from these companies for research, for building new build-ings, for increasing the size of their librar-ies. I’m looking for an opportunity to get into the job market and U of A is where I’ll find it.”

A former teacher of

Peng’s played a pivotal role in her decision to attend the U of A, too.“Mr. Henry was one of

my most favourite pro-fessors ever,” Peng said.

Gord Henry, a former math teacher at CSS who now teaches at Cowichan High School, graduated from the U of A, Peng said.

Unlike the majority of people who eschew higher math, Henry made teaching it his métier.“He really loved math

in a world where peo-ple tried to stay away from math as far as possible,” said Peng.

“You know, they try to distance themselves from inverse sin func-tions and curves and third derivatives. He embraced it whole-heartedly and he tried his best to find inter-active ways to engage students. We made music videos and we danced in the halls and we made posters and it was great.”

The def in ing fac -tor influencing Peng’s decision to study at U of A, however, was her father’s ties to her cur-rent school. “My dad took his mas-

ter’s of electrical engi-neering at U of A,” Peng said, “and my dad’s always talking about his old school and the golden memories from his time there. That’s as clear a foot in the door as I could ever have.”

Peng’s father, Dale, grew up in Taiyuan, the capital of northern China’s Shanxi prov-ince. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1985 to attend the biophys-ics program at the Georgetown University

School of Medicine. A year later, Dale said he approached his super-visor to express his interest in pursuing a master’s degree. His supervisor called an associate at the U of A “right in front of him” and Dale Peng was accepted on the spot. He applied for his visa, booked his flight and soon found himself in Edmonton.

Dale completed his master’s in 1987 and remained at the U of A to pursue a PhD in physics and digital communications, but a “life changing event” distracted him from his work and he left the program in 1990. He “gradually shifted into construct ion,” Dale said, and now oversees small-scale real-estate develop-ments in Chemainus and Duncan.

Grace’s parents were “very, very excited” by the news, Dale said, adding that “she won q u i t e a f e w o t h e r awards, but this one was the highlight.”

A GGAM isn’t accom-panied by a scholarship, Grace said, but tuition won’t be a concern of hers for her first two or three years of study; she’s received several awards from Chemainus institutions alongside a scholarship from the U of A itself. “The generosity of the

local donors who set aside these bursary and scholarship funds for us is amazing,” Peng added.

Peng plans to work for a pharmaceutical company for a few years once she’s com-pleted a bachelor of chemical engineering.“That’s actually what

my uncle’s doing in the Netherlands right now,” she added.

Peng ’s ambit ions aren’t limited to syn-thesizing novel phar-maceutical compounds, however. “This one’s going to

leave a couple of peo-ple scratching their heads,” Peng said. “My dream job? To be a business lawyer.”

Peng said she hopes to pursue a law degree after spending a couple of years working as an engineer with her final goal being that of a mediator in dispute resolution.

Grace Peng is Chemainus Secondary School’s 2012 Gover-nor General’s Academic Medal winner.

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Oyster Bay Quay a step closer to adding usesOyster Bay Quay is that much

closer to being able to attract a larger mix of tenants to the light industrial building under con-struction at 1030 Oyster Bay Dr.

Ladysmith council gave the bylaws amending the town’s Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning bylaw for this spe-cific property third reading Dec. 3 following a public hearing.

The proposed changes to the bylaws for this property add to the definition of “industrial” by stating that the property at 1030 Oyster Bay Dr. is designated as Light Industrial and will contin-ue to provide “significant floor area” for light industrial uses. “Additional service commer-

cial uses are permitted at 1030 Oyster Bay Drive to take advan-tage of the visibility to the high-way and to complement other land uses in the industrial and commercial areas,” states the bylaw. “Permitted uses may include limited retail, offices and complementary commer-cial services. The maximum gross floor area for individual service commercial units shall not exceed 465 square metres (5,000 square feet) and the total service commercial use may comprise no more than one-half of the light industrial gross floor area.”

If the zoning bylaw is adopt-ed, it would add a number of additional uses under the Light Industrial zone for 1030 Oyster Bay Dr. only, including retail store, coffee shop, business or professional office, personal service establishment, finan-cial institution, business or commercial school, recreation facility, visitor centre or tourist bureau, animal hospital or ani-mal grooming, custom work-shop, and wholesale.

Council referred this appli-cation to the town’s Advisory

Planning Commission (APC), which recommended approval of adding the additional uses for this site and this site only, with the following concerns — industrial zoning should be pro-tected, parking shortages, dimin-ishing downtown, road access, and drive-thru fast food is not supported, explained Felicity Adams, the town’s director of development services. “The APC’s concerns have been

considered in the bylaws by ensuring half of the building is reserved for light industrial uses, by requesting the parking analy-sis and by limiting the commer-cial floor area and unit sizes, and drive-thru is not permitted, nor is one proposed for this develop-ment,” she said.

The application was also referred to the Stz’uminus First Nation, and no comments have been provided.

The applicant held an informa-tion meeting Nov. 21 and report-ed that there were five attendees, and there was support shown for the development.

The town did not receive any written submissions or ques-tions or comments by telephone or in person.

During the public hearing, proj-ect manager Bob Wall spoke on behalf of the applicants, Carol and Garry Wagenaar, owners of Terra-North Inc., the property’s developers. He told council this building is being considered a

“gateway project” for Ladysmith.“Some of the things that make

this project quite different is it borders on part of the Trans-Canada Trail. We’ll be putting trees and shrubs and a walkway to continue the trail toward the water,” he said. “We’re going to be putting a plaza at the corner with seating for those who need a rest because we really see this as part of Ladysmith. We’re try-ing to do everything we can to include it in the walking mental-ity of shoppers and users and

tourists in Ladysmith as well.”Wall told council that they

asked for some of these addi-tional uses because people were interested in the project but they didn’t fall into the current guide-lines.“Also, in some cases, we’re very

concerned that we fill it up fairly quickly and that the businesses that are there thrive, that we don’t just build a building and move on to the next project and it sits there empty — that’s a part of our commitment to our clients,” he explained. “The additional uses we’re asking for, a number of them are to complement the industrial uses that will be on the whole industrial level down below. A coffee shop in any significant development is, in our culture, a worthwhile amenity to put in a project. Some people like to have a chance to sit down part-way through their shopping trip and visit and have a cup of cof-fee and rest maybe before they walk back across the highway and back into town.”

Wall says they want to create ties with the rest of the town.“We see ourselves as part of

the town and really are trying to do a development here that makes that transition and ties us to the town, with the amenities and destinations that will bring people across and at the same time trying to respect, for exam-ple, the industrial use Home Hardware has across the park-ing lot,” he said. “At that level is where we’ll be marketing the space to fill it as much as possi-ble with any type of flooring, tile shop or a paint shop or anything that hopefully is going to make this area the home improvement magnet destination for the town of Ladysmith.”

After the public hearing, coun-cil gave the two bylaws third reading without any comment.

The bylaws still need to be adopted by council.

The developers of Oyster Bay Quay, currently under construction at 1030 Oyster Bay Dr., are hoping Ladysmith council will approve their application to add uses to the Light Industrial zoning on their prop-erty. LindSay Chung/ChroniCLe

Lindsay ChungThe ChroniCle

There’s a new aquatic feature at the Frank Jameson Community Centre pool, and it has children — and staff — literally jumping for joy.

Thanks to the gen-erous support of the Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary, Ladysmith Parks, Recreation and Culture recently pur-chased an aquatic tram-poline.

The Ladysmith Health Care Auxil iary has been helping improve the health, f i tness a n d w e l l - b e i n g o f Ladysmith residents by supporting Ladysmith Parks, Recreation and Culture in many ways over the years, includ-ing contributions to the therapy teach pool and the aquatic climb-ing wall, the provision of aquatic wheelchairs and the automatic external defibrillator with accessories, and a first aid training unit to ensure maximum staff competence.

Lil Kroll, president of the Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary, says the auxiliary wanted to he lp the Frank Jameson Community Centre acquire the aquatic trampoline because it is related to health care.

“It will encourage kids to learn to swim and have fun in the pool,” she said. “We contrib-ute to health care proj-ects as well as to hospi-tal equipment.”

Kroll says the fund-ing the auxiliary pro-vides for projects like the aquatic trampoline comes mainly from the Thrift Store on First Avenue.“ T h a t ’s o u r m a i n

source of funding, but we also have the gift shops,” she said.

Since the Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary started in 1909, this all-volunteer organization has contributed $4 mil-lion to the community.“We re ly on dona-

tions from the public. Everything we sell in the shops is donated,” said Kroll.

Lois Walkling, the aquat ic supervisor at Ladysmith Parks, Recreation and Culture, is excited to add the aquatic trampoline to the list of fun activities and toys at the pool.“What we’ve heard

from other facilities is it’s brought pre-teens and young teens back into the pool,” she said.

“That’s what they’re really excited about.”

Walkling feels the new aquatic trampoline is one more tool to help encourage children to be active.“It’s really become

critical for recreation facilities to do every-thing in our power to provide healthy choic-es in our community with the growing con-cern of such things as obesity and diabetes in schoolchildren,” she said.

Walkling pointed out that not everyone can afford to participate in competitive sports, and not all children are interested in the competitive aspects of sports, and they need exercise to be fun.“If there isn’t some-

thing fun, we might lose those kids,” she said.

No other recreation centre on Vancouver Island has an aquatic trampoline, according to Walkling.“It’s been a success,”

she said. “It’s really fun; staff are even taking turns on it. For those children — and it’s a lot — who aren’t inter-ested in the competi-tive aspects of sports or their family can’t afford sports, exercise needs to be camou-flaged as fun. We need to promote just making exercise fun, drawing children to our facil-ity because of the fun, social atmosphere.”

For now, the tram-poline will go into the water Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m.

It will be available for rentals, although the people who rent the trampoline will have to pay for up to four l ifeguards, depend-ing on the number of swimmers.


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L a F F , o r t h e L a d y s m i t h F a m i l y and Friends Resource Program, was select-e d b y F R P - B C a s B.C.’s premier family resource program for 2012.

J a c q u i e N e l i g a n , L a F F ’s e x e c u t i v e d irector, t ravel led t o Va n c o u v e r l a s t Friday to receive the award. She said this was the second time LaFF has received a Distinguished Service Award from the FRP-BC in the last six years. “ We w o n i n 2 0 0 6

and then we were just awarded again,” Neligan said. “Winning g r o u p s a r e o n l y allowed to enter once every six years.”

Resource programs from across the prov-ince apply to the FRP-BC, submitting testi-monial letters along-side their applications. Applicants are then judged based on “what makes a great fam-ily resource program,” Neligan said. “Creating a safe and nurturing environment and vol-unteerism are really important.”

T h e a w a r d w a s accompanied by a $1,000 bursary that Neligan said would be used to support LaFF and offset the costs of travel to and from asso-ciation board meetings on the Mainland.

LaFF services 480 families, Neligan said, drawing participants from Duncan, Lake Cowichan, Lantzville, C h e m a i n u s a n d Ladysmith. Some travel from as far as Qualicum Beach and the Malahat.

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to short-term visitors, too.“There are quite a

few families that come to visit grandparents here,” she added, “and when they’re in town, this is definitely the stop for families.”

LaFF was founded in 1996 as a volunteer organization, Neligan said. She joined the program as a partici-pant 15 years ago.“As a young mom with

two children and no friends in the area — and limited family — it was a lifesaver for me at that point,” Neligan said.

Neligan joined the board a few years later and eventually became L a F F ’s f i r s t p a i d employee seven years ago when she was named as the group’s program co-ordinator.

LaFF employs seven staff members now, Neligan said. As execu-tive director — her new title as of last spring

— she remains LaFF’s sole full-time employ-ee, supported by six part-time staffers and a legion of 85 volun-teers, eight of whom sit on LaFF’s board of directors.

LaFF receives addi-tional support from service groups like Rotary, the Kinsmen and the Eagles, Neligan added, and from busi-ness groups like the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce and the Ladysmith Downtown Business Association. “This is definitely

more of a community award,” Neligan sug-gested, “because we’re

winning this award thanks to the collabo-ration and connections within the community.”

LaFF’s programs are diverse and include

both daytime and eve-ning activities. “LaFF in the Morning”

runs f rom 9 :30 to noon, Monday through Friday, at Aggie Hall and offers activities for children aged zero to six and their families.

“Family Frolics,” hosted Tuesdays from 5:45-6:45 p.m. at the Frank Jameson Community Centre, serves as a

“great gym time and a time to burn off energy before bed.”“We have more dads

participating in that one because they’re h o m e f r o m w o r k , ” Nel igan said , “and that’s time they can spend with their kids.”

Wednesday nights are “SEWcial Nights,” Neligan added, offer-ing children, families and seniors a chance to participate in activities ranging from sewing and quilting to baking and canning.“That’s a great multi-

generational time,” she said. “One member told me with a tear in her eye how she hadn’t held a baby for 33 years, and here she was hold-ing a baby.”

LaFF routinely hosts special events, too, Neligan said. These i n c l u d e c o m m u -nity events like last weekend’s Pancake

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At first glance, these shoes were indeed m a d e f o r m o r e

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Take a pair of shoes, add some embellishments and sparkle, and you have a pair of shoes worthy of Gypsy Rose Lee. And that is exactly what LAC mem-ber Chantelle Spicer is doing with her art. She’s taking it to the street. And these shoes are making heads turn.

Spicer is a mixed-media artist who works primarily in acrylic and collage. She is inspired by nature, curv-ing lines, flow, whimsical images and women and loves seeing the beauty in something that others might overlook, some-thing that might not be so beautiful. Like a pair of

old shoes. Spicer’s vision of wonder and delight becomes enshrined in a pair of shoes. The shoes, although decorative, can be worn — that’s the whole idea.

Spicer’s altered shoes were inspired by wanting to combine the practi-cal with artistic flair. She found an online tutorial, and she uses finishes that are weather-resistant and hardy. The shoes, once painted, decorated and trimmed, are sealed with varnish and can be wiped

down.The shoes come in a

variety of styles: high heels, flats, boots and pumps. Spicer’s shoes can be found at the LAC Gallery and will be part of the Drift Christmas Extravaganza from Dec. 14-16 in Nanaimo.

Spicer is also involved in Free-Art Friday, an international movement to make art accessible to everyone. It’s a simple idea that got the imagination of creative people around the globe. In 32 countries

around the world, every Friday, artists leave art in public places for people to take. There are no condi-tions, no sales necessary!

“I’m into the ephemeral quality of art, the beauty in the moment. Most artists strive for permanence, but by taking it to the street, you capture the ephemeral and public aspect of art,” Spicer advised.

She notes that Free Art Friday takes the elitism out of art. She is join-ing in with this creative movement to get art out to anyone. Nearly every Friday, Spicer leaves sev-eral pieces of artwork in random places; sometimes inside, sometimes outside. Attached to the art is her contact information and a letter congratulating the finder on their new piece of art.

So whether you are into finding a pair of new altered shoes or track-ing down some free art, Chantelle Spicer is the person to follow!

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Last week, we told you about the Christmas events taking place in our community, and we didn’t even have room to include the fundraising campaigns and activities going on in the area, so we’re going to try again. So many people, organizations and

businesses are doing great things for others.I know it’s a busy, expensive time of year, but please

remember that every little bit counts. Little donations add up to big ones when everyone contributes, and they can make a real difference in someone’s life this Christmas.

• The Ladysmith Resources Centre Association provides Christmas hampers to local families through its Christmas Cheer Fund. Registrations for a hamper take place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 630 Second Ave. until Dec. 14. Any donations of non-per-ishable food items, new or near-new toys, books or games will be gratefully received at the Resources Centre Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Dec. 16. Donations can also be dropped off at Ladysmith InsuranceCentre, the RCMP Community Policing station, Curves and Ladysmith and District Credit Union.

• Each year, the Chronicle raises money for the Ladysmith Christmas Cheer Fund through its Pennies for Presents campaign, and this year, our goal is to raise $5,000. Please bring your donations to the Chamber of Commerce at 411B First Ave. or the Chronicle at 940 Oyster Bay Dr.

• The Coats for Kids program has a new drop-off and pick-up location at Ladysmith Duncan Plumbing and Heating at 810 Esplanade (across from Subway). Coats, hats, mittens and scarves can be dropped off there Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or at the Ladysmith Resources Centre at 630 Second Ave.

• The Nanaimo Airport has launched a CAN-nection campaign to fill food bank shelves in Nanaimo, Parksville, Ladysmith, Duncan and Port Alberni with the support of area residents. Cans can be dropped off at the airport.

• The Cowichan Valley Neighbourhood House in Chemainus is looking for people who can adopt a fam-ily for its annual Adopt a Family Christmas Hamper program. For more information,call 250-246-3203 or e-mail [email protected]. — Lindsay Chung

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Editor:

Well done Festival of Lights committee for another sucessful Light Up.

I especially enjoyed the local musicians playing Christmas carols and songs on their brass instruments near the veterinary clinic.

The floats were lovely.My personal thanks to all who

played music, decorated floats, put up decorations and will take down decorations in the New Year. Also thanks to the business owners who served us with food and hot chocolate!

The fireworks were spectacular as usual.

This town has great community spirit, and this was a fine exam-ple of how we can all serve each other this Christmas season.

Looking forward to this season of love, hope and joy, and true light in our lives.

R. RestallLadysmith

Editor:

We’re proud to report that our eighth annual Cinnamon Bun Fun Run was our most success-ful event ever.

There was a record number of 492 walkers and runners this year, and they arrived in Ladysmith from points as far away as Victoria, Port Alberni and Campbell River.

Participants generously unload-ed their pockets and their shop-ping bags and left behind over 4,000 pounds of food and over $1,300 worth of cash and cheques in our donation box.

Overall, the amount of money raised for the Ladysmith Food Bank at the eighth annual

Cinnamon Bun Fun Run topped out at over $4,000 dollars.

The Ladysmith Striders take pride in their efforts to present not only a community event, but a family event where friends and family come together in a way that promotes wellness, fitness and a healthy lifestyle.

Thank you to everyone who made this such a success.

John MountainCinnamon Bun Fun Run race

director and registration co-ordinator

Ladysmith Striders

Editor:

Incredible though it may seem,

the report regarding a study by Golder Associates regarding the pollutants in the Ladysmith Harbour is old news.

This report was completed more than three years ago, and I wrote a letter to the Ladysmith Chronicle pointing out the prob-lems that Golder Associates uncovered.

Is it not strange that when an election is in the offing, politi-cians can dig up many old inter-esting bones to offer the elector-ate?

Don’t get too excited about this story because in Ladysmith, one should hold up one’s finger to try and gauge progress regarding anything of real consequence for Ladysmith.

I predict that after the provin-cial election in May 2013, this story and all it entails will once again be buried in the pit under our council table called Under Consideration.

Don HarrisonLadysmith

Thank you for another successful Light Up

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Schools in Ladysmith are receiving thousands of dol-lars to help support their students thanks to this sum-mer’s Stock the Lockers cam-paign.

This August, the third annual Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation (NLSF) Stock the Lockers campaign raised $54,000 for vulner-able students, and $8,000 was raised specifically in Ladysmith for Ladysmith students.

Last month, almost $12,000 was put into programs in local schools from the Stock the Lockers Campaign and the NLSF.“We saw a real outpour-

ing of generosity from the Ladysmith community during Stock the Lockers,” said Erin van Steen, executive director of the NLSF. “Ladysmith is a tight-knit community that has a growing number of vulnerable students who are struggling. Ladysmith recog-nizes the growing need and responded through fundrais-ing for the students in their local schools.”A large portion of the fund-

raising was co-ordinated by Ladysmith residents Mimi Zuyderduyn and Delana Sword, who volunteered

their time to rally the com-munity for donations. The NLSF is grateful for their energy and support.

The funds are being allocat-ed to Ladysmith Secondary, Ladysmith Intermediate, Ladysmith Primary and École Davis Road Elementary schools for their Student Support Fund. The schools

will utilize the monies to support vulnerable children in their school. Some of the areas of need include shoes, jackets, eyeglasses, swim program fees, soup and bun programs, breakfast and lunch programs, grad fees and school field trip fees.

The NLSF raises funds and works in partnership with

teachers, administrators and counsellors in School District 68 to deliver sup-port programs that better the lives of students in need. Supplies and programs that are not covered by the school board budget are supplemented through the Foundation.— Submitted

From left, Jon Ludtke, chef at Ladysmith Secondary; Parmjit Parmar, principal of Ladysmith Primary; Kim Needham, teacher at Ladysmith Intermediate and Erin van Steen, executive director of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation, celebrate a successful Stock the Lockers campaign.

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Money raised through Stock the Lockers this summer is spread around local schools

For the sixth year, a dedicated corps of vol-unteers in Chemainus is putting on Little Town Christmas, an o ld - fashioned fam-ily celebration with all the fellowship, fun and excitement of the season.

I n f a c t , t h e Chemainus celebration this Saturday (Dec. 15) may take you back a few years.“We’re all about old-

fashioned values and making sure everyone can enjoy themselves without breaking the bank,” promises Little Town Christmas chair Robyn Gerland. “All

our events are by dona-tion, thanks to the gen-erosity of local organi-zations like the Rotary, Legion, Eagles and many, many businesses. “As well, we’ve got a

tremendous group of volunteers who run the games, crafts, events and other activities, as well as sell raffle tick-ets and help us raise funds to put on Little Town Christmas.”

Gerland says the fun begins at 3 p.m. in Waterwheel Park and wil l continue unti l about 6 p.m. “Santa arrives at 4:30

p.m. and that will cer-tainly be a highlight,

but there’s entertain-ment, games, a fish pond, hockey shoot-out, a cake walk, live nativity scene and so much more going on,” she added.

There wil l be hot dogs and hot chocolate, music and a chance for youngsters to have their photo taken with Santa.

This year ’s L i t t le Town Christmas will feature some very special musical perfor-mances, according to Gerland.“We’l l have perfor-

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Choir members from St. Joseph’s School (left), the Ladysmith First United and Cedar Unit-ed Church children’s choir and Ladysmith First United Church and Cedar United Church’s adult choir sing during the 36th Annual Festi-val of Choirs Sun, Dec. 8 at Bethel Tabernacle. Participating choirs also included St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, St. Mary’s Cath-olic Church, Oceanview Community Church, Ladysmith Singers, the Rock Christian Fellow-ship and Bethel Taber-nacle.

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ribbon, Christmas balls and greenery, and the hall just sparkles.

The singers, dancers and musicians on stage are all very talented. The costumes are beau-tiful. The sound is fan-tastic.

Everything runs so smooth ly, and i t ’s easy to see why this six-year-old produc-tion by Katy Bowen-Roberts, who grew up in Ladysmith, has become a Christmas tradition.

T h e Ye l l o w p o i n t Christmas Spectacular transports you to a happy and fes t ive place for just over two hours. It’s a fun com-bination of Christmas music, other types of music — this year, it includes music from Singin’ in the Rain and Les Miserables, as well as tributes to Tom Jones, Neil Diamond and Marilyn Monroe — dancing and readings,

and you quickly find yourself singing and clapping along and laughing out loud.

The show is very dynamic, with the mix of readings, songs and dances providing differ-ent levels, along with an audience sing-along and a Christmas quiz for the audience, which are really fun ways to engage the crowd.

Th is year ’s show features 52 different pieces of music. Many of those pieces had the audience singing and clapping along, espe-cially the Tom Jones and friends medley, which seemed to bring a lot of energy into the hall. Felix Leblanc was a great Tom Jones, and the audience knew all the words to his songs.

Christmas Around the World was a fun sampling of Christmas songs from Australia, Hawaii, Ireland and Spain that included tap dancing and hula.

A ballet solo from

Swan Lake was beau-tiful and had the audi-ence silent for the dura-tion of the dance. Six White Boomers — an Australian Christmas

carol sung by Sam Plett in an Australian accent while a dancer in a kan-garoo costume danced around him — elicited lots of laughter, as did

the many Marilyns who took part in the Marilyn Monroe tribute, and the Neil Diamond tribute when Plett and Leblanc wore sparkly shirts with vees that went down to their stomachs.

There are so many highlights, and the fina-le is fantastic — but I won’t spoil the surprise if you’ve never seen the show.

T h e Ye l l o w p o i n t Christmas Spectacular celebrates everything that is great about this season — community and friends and family coming together, time-less songs that every-one knows the words to, the joy of music, laughter and fun. The press material for the Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular describes the Cedar Community Hall as a winter won-derland, and it really is. Besides the beauti-ful decorations, there is a Christmas gift shop and a concession offer-ing mince pies and but-ter tarts, and the smell of hot apple cider fills the whole room.

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The Nanaimo Clippers are hosting a champi-onship tournament this season, so they can’t be a patient team.

T h a t ’s w h y t h e y recently made a move to acquire a scoring forward who they think can help them right away.

Right winger Matt

G r a n t j o i n e d t h e Clippers two weeks ago after being traded from the Cowichan Valley Capitals in a deal that sent Luke Gordon and Jesse Neher the other way.

The trade wasn’t nec-essarily a surprise to the 19-year-old Grant.“You’ve got to suspect

it. The team wasn’t doing real good and so they were moving the

older guys around,” he said. “It’s nice to get traded to a place like Nanaimo, with a good group of guys.”

Nanaimo isn’t far from home for Grant, who is from Ladysmith and played minor hock-ey in Duncan.“So that wasn’t that

big of an adjustment,

but team-wise, it’s a d i f ferent coaching style,” he said. “But it’s been fun so far. If you don’t know the systems, just keep it simple and don’t try and over-think things.”

Grant, who is 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, has scored 22 points in 22 games


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Nanaimo Clippers winger Matt Grant of Ladysmith will be looked upon to provide scoring after coming to the team earlier this month in a trade with the Cowichan Valley Capitals.

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L a d y s m i t h Secondary School Grade 8 girls’ volley-ball coach Anna Shupe says she couldn’t have asked for a better group of girls.

Only seven g i r ls showed up to play, and Shupe brought in a seventh-grader to give her eight girls, and she is very proud of her team for the hard work, enthusi-asm and commitment they showed at prac-tices and at games.“We just had so much fun,” she said.

There were 14 teams in the Grade 8 girls’ volleyball league this

season. Up against schools that were big enough to field two or three teams, the 49ers finished seventh in the regular season and advanced to the final eight tournament.

Shupe would like to thank all the parents who volunteered to support and drive the g i r l s , as wel l as teacher-sponsor Laura Mazurenko for her help and support, and the LSS seniors girls’ team and its coaches — Teresa McKinley and Nicole Godin-Neill — who came out and volun-teered at practices to help the Grade 8 girls get ready for the final eight tournament.

The team included D a n i c a M c K i n l e y, Odessa Kasprowicz, Gina Cambran, Hailey

Harrison, Jasmine S e y m o u r, M a d d i e D o y l e , B r i t t n e y Webber and Piper Doerkson, who is in Grade 7.

Shupe used to play for LSS, and she was excited to come back to the school to coach.“My goal was to end the season with solid, basic skills and a love of the game,” she said. “It was a plea-sure to coach such a great group of girls who showed team-work, sportsmanship and positive attitudes toward each other and other teams.”

this season. Mike Vandekamp,

Clippers general man-ager, said the newcom-er has a desire to get

better and succeed.“I told him from the

beginning that we don’t expect overnight miracles from him or anything,” Vandekamp

said. “Just go out and play hard and do the best that you can and take some time to find your way and get com-fortable.”

Grant played with a couple of different sets of linemates Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, picking up an assist in a 4-3 loss to Powell River Dec. 1.“I’ll try to find some

chemistry with who-ever I’m playing with and capitalize on my

opportunities …” he said. “I’ve got to work for everything I ’m going to get. Hopefully I’m going to be a top-six guy and put up some points here in Nanaimo.”

Grant said he consid-ers himself a two-way

forward, but he knows that when the puck is in the attacking zone, he’ll be relied upon.

He’ll look to pounce on that puck and also seize the opportunity of joining a team that’s bound for the Western Canada Cup, which

the Clippers will host in the spring.“I t ’s a ways away,

you can’t look too far ahead,” he said. “But it’s a big event,

and any team that’s hosting it, it’s some-thing to look forward to.”


THE LADYSMITH RESOURCES CENTRE

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CHRISTMAS

CHEER FUND

Registrations for a Christmas hamper will take place every

Tues, Wed & Thurs, 10 am -2 pm

Nov 13 to Dec 14 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 Second 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, 2012. Alternate drop-off locations are Ladysmith Insur-anceCentre, RCMP Community Policing Station at Coronation Mall, Curves, Ladysmith & District Credit Union.

Hampers will be delivered: Fri, December 21, 2012You 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.

Body Resource Studio would like to thank everyone who attended the Grand Opening of our spacious, brand new Pilates & Yoga Studio. The tremendous support from our Ladysmith Business community made our Silent Auction Benefi t fundraiser for Jenna Forster a great success! The evening was delightful! The aromas of fresh basil, garlic, truffl e oil & smoky sweet spice fi lled the air and tantalized pallets thanks to our very own Chef, Ryan Ramsay. As the guests enjoyed Chef Ryan’s delicacies, they chatted and also bid on the Silent Auction items. One of Ladysmith’s very talented musicians, Evan Miller, entertained us with his acoustic guitar. It was a lovely evening.

A gracious thank you to all of our sponsors who, with their generous donations, made our evening a wonderful success:

Atchison Palmer Leslie Chartered accountantsLadysmith Downtown Business AssociationUforikSea-legs Kayaking Adventures49th Parallel GroceryBill Cruikshank Granite & RepairsNancy’sBayview Framing & ArtLittle RascalsIsland SavingsBliss YogaPaul Mycroft Designs

The ChronicleBlack Door DecorRoxane Plourde - Lia Sophia JewelleryMarilyn Swallow, RMT/AromatherapyBetty LawsonTake 5Jean IrwinPeggy CorbettTitan ElectricRussell StaggDrayton Boylston The Executive Coaching University

We Thank You!

Further donations for Jenna Forster to support her ongoing medical expenses may be placed through a donation account at Island Savings Credit Union in the Coronation Mall. Please reference account num-ber 2245033. We are half way to our goal of $10,000. We are planning a spring garage sale to raise the rest of the funds. Please keep this in mind as you look about to fi nd any cherished, cared for items, furniture and jewellery that may need a new home.

We look forward to working with you all in the spring for this important community cause.

To Jenna’s continued health and success!

Jo-Ann & Alison

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Bruce & Carole Laxdal took us for a balloon ride in Kenya in East Africa (while celebrating

their 30th Anniversary!)The picture of us with the paper is at our champagne breakfast at the end of a sunrise balloon trip over the Masai Mara in Kenya. The

balloon ride was an incredible experience in the midst of an incredible safari experience. The balloon pilot took the photo for us. Three

photos taken from the balloon:• wildebeests near the shadow of the balloon• a very large mass of wildebeests in the midst of

migrating; they are a bit hard to make out because of the large numbers - look like ants on a food trail.• 2 adult & 3 young Topi

Grant considers himself a two-way forwardFrom Page 17

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Business of the Week

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Check out the delightful world of glass created by Marilyn Higgs

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Serving breakfast and lunch all daywith the BEST SOUP in town.

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BARKERRV SERVICES

• Parts & Accessories • Hitches Installed• Insurance & Warranty Claims• Trailers - Campers - 5th Wheels• Electrical Systems Solar, 12 Volt, 110 Volts

Brian Barker - R.V. Technician

• Electrical Systems Solar, 12 Volt, 110 Volts

Serving theRV Industry

for over30 Years

250-753-2151South Nanaimo • 1985 S.Wellington Rd.

Drive-Thru Bays2 large inside bays

(can accommodate 4 vehicles)2 elevated platforms

Outboard motor wash1 outside bay

Sani-dump3 Vacuums

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next to the Bottle Depot

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ALSO AVAILABLECleaning products

Pre-paid fleet cardsGift cards

Carpet, Hardwood,Hardwood Resurfacing

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AIRWESTHEATING & GAS Ltd.

For information or an estimateCall Steve at: 250-716-6220

Serving Ladysmith & Area Since 1990

Airwest Heating & Gas quality installationsof high effi cient heat pumps, gas furnaces,

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Telford’sBurial and Cremation Centre

LADYSMITH112 French St.

250-245-5553

NANAIMO595 Townsite Rd.

250-591-6644

Your local Memorial Society of BC Funeral Home, caring service at reasonable cost.

Greg Lonsdale

Congratulations to proud parents Justine & Ashley a handsome baby boy

Jayce Ronald Lee ChurchillBorn November 30, 2012

1:41 pm 8 lbs. 8 oz.

Very proud grandparents Robert & Dianna Churchill, Auntie Doobie

and uncles Christian & Nathan

Perinatal Outreach Worker Born Healthy Program Ladysmith Resources Centre Association Ladysmith, B.C.Born Healthy, a Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program in Ladysmith, is currently accepting applications for a part-time Outreach Worker. Canada Prenatal Nutrition Programs provide education and support to women throughout pregnancy and during their infant’s first year. Duties:

preparing lunch and clean-up and interacting with participants and their babies

Qualifications:

infant development

Weekly Hours: 9 hours

Hours: Tuesdays: 10-1:30 pm, Wednesday: 9:00 -3 pmOn-the-job training provided.

or [email protected]

Ladysmith Resources Centre Assn, 630 Second Avenue, Ladysmith, B.C. Attention: Karen Fediuk Fax: 250-245-3798 Deadline: December 18, 2012

NOW HIRINGWestern Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results. We currently have the following openings:

Quality Control CoordinatorSales Rep TraineeFuel Truck Driver

Heavy Duty MechanicsDetailed job postings can be viewed at

http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careersWFP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to:

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FUNERAL HOMES

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Call today for a free copy of:

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Iain S. Smith Manager Nanaimo

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Nanaimo 250-753-2032Proudly Canadian

IN MEMORIAM

In Memory of Marjory K. Smith

December 10, 1996

Christmas is a time of joyBut now without you, Mom,

Memories surround usAnd it’s easy to be sad

But knowing you’ll be watching

With a Mother’s gentle prideWe’ll celebrate the

happinessThose memories provide.

Miss you Mom, love

Linda, Diane, Laura & Family.

IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE BC

Help tomorrow’s families today – leave a gift in your will.

[email protected]

BIRTHS

FUNERAL HOMES

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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LEGALS

Notice to Creditors and Others

Re: The estate of Arthur Henry

McWhinnie, deceased, formerly of Ladysmith,

British Columbia

Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Arthur Henry McWhinnie are hereby notifi ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Ad-ministrator c/o Landmark Law Group 780 – 1333 West Broadway, Van-couver, British Columbia V6H 4C1 on or before January 23, 2013, after which date the Adminis-trator will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having re-gard to the claims of which the Administrator then has notice.

BIRTHS

FUNERAL HOMES

JOIN OUR TEAMArbutus RV, Vancouver Island’s industry leader, is offering Sales Team opportunities in our Nanaimo and Mill Bay Locations, to meet the demands of our ever-increasing market. If you have previous proven sales skills or are an enthusiastic learner and self-starter looking for an above-average income this would be the perfect opportunity for you. We offer training, an employee benefi t program, and an exciting work environment along with the scope and credibility that 5 Island locations can bring. Demonstrate your interest by applying via email to [email protected]

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

LEGALS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND OTHERS

Notice is hereby given that Creditors and

others, having claims against the Estate of

Patricia Eve Edge, deceased, formerly of

476 Thetis Drive, Lady-smith, British Columbia, are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the under-signed Executor, c/o

Henley & Walden LLP, #201-2377 Bevan Ave-nue, Sidney, BC V8L

4M9, on or before January 9, 2013, after which date the estate’s

assets will be distributed, having regard only to the

claims that have been received.

Chad Bowman, Executor

By his Solicitors Henley & Walden LLP

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HELP WANTED

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Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a mini-mum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Scheduled Days Off. Call Lloyd 780-723-5051

TRADES, TECHNICAL

HINO CENTRAL Fraser Valley is seeking a Commercial Vehicle Technician (Senior Apprentice or Journeyman) to add to our growing team in Langley. We offer a com-petitive salary and full benefi ts in a fully-equipped ultra-modern facility. Visit www.hinocentral.com Apply to: [email protected]; fax: 780-638-4867.

NORTHERN ALBERTA clear-ing contractor seeks experi-enced Buncher and Skidder Operators for work in Northern Alberta. Subsistence and ac-commodations provided; email [email protected] Fax 780-488-3002.

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ELECTRICAL

1A ELECTRICIAN, licenced, bonded, Small Jobs Specialist, panel upgrades and renos. All work guaranteed since 1989. Rob at 250-732-PLUG (7584).

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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& MOVING STORAGE

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)753-6633.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

SMALL ADS, BIG DEALS!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PLUMBING

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ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Trent DammelAll Types of

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Professional Service Since 1992250-245-7153

PETS

PET CARE SERVICES

CAT SITTING in my home. No cages. 7day to long term stay. Limited space. 250-740-5554

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

MAYTAG SXS fridge, $300, white 17 cu ft fridge $300, 30” almond 30” range, $125, white 30” range $150, white self clean convection range $250. Kenmore full size stacking washer/dryer $350, Washer dryer sets $200-$350. Wash-ers $150-$250, Dryers $100-$150. Built-in dishwashers $100-$150. 6 month warranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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BIG BUILDING sale... “”This is a clearance sale you don’t want to miss!”” 20x20 $3,985. 25x24 $4,595. 30x36 $6,859. 35x48 $11,200. 40x52 $13,100. 47x76 $18,265. One End wall included. Call Pio-neer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

REAL ESTATE

HOMES WANTED

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

210 BULLER- 2 bdrm, $695. Call Ardent Properties, Call (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

2 - 2 bed, 1 bath. F/S, DW, W/D, elevator, parking, stor-age, bike rack. Ref. Req. Avail. Jan 1, 2nd fl $900 & 3rd fl $950/m. Ph: 250-816-9853

Chemainus: Ashley Court. Ground fl r unit, 2 bdrm, 5 ap-pliances. Small pet ok, avail. now. $775/mo 250-924-6966.

Chemainus: Lockwood Villa, well kept bldg, (2) 1 bdrm $625, incl. heat & hot water, avail. now, sm pets welcome. Call Karen 250-709-2765.

Ladysmith: 1 & 2 bdrm suites from $700/mo incl. heat & hot water, ocean views, small pets ok. Ask about our incentives. 250-668-9086.

Ladysmith: 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 55+, available immediately, $1150/mo. 778-426-4089.

LADYSMITH DOWNTOWN- 900sq ft, 1 bdrm suite, new W/D, range & D/W. Newly re-no’d. Street level entry. $850. To view: (250)245-2283.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

CHEMAINUS DUPLEX, 2 bdrm, 2 bath w/ the second being an ensuite off the mas-ter. Ocean view, lights of grouse Mtn at night, 6 appls, shared laundry. Heat & hydro. incl’d. $990 mo. N/S, N/P, ref’s req. Avail Jan. 1st. Call 604-846-5519 or 1-604-798-3412, leave message or email: [email protected]

DUNCAN 2-BDRM, clean, bright 2-level, close to schools, bus route, park, on cul-de-sac. 5 appl’s, propane F/P. fenced backyard. NS/NP. Refs req’d. $895 mo. (250)477-5859 (250)746-8128.

LADYSMITH 3-BDRM duplex, avail Jan. 1st. F/S, W/D hook-up, 1.5 baths, yard. Close to schools, rec centre. DD & refs req’d. $1025/mo. (250)245-4020 or (250)616-6791.

HOMES FOR RENT

1653 PEQUOD Cres- Gabriola Island, 2 bdrms, 1 bath, $695. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

694 COLONIA- 3 bdrms, 2 bath, $1450. Call Ardent Prop-erties. (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

Ladysmith: 2 bdrm home, D.T., fenced yard, $785/mo. Ray 250-616-2345

LADYSMITH: 4 bdrm house, close to all schools, incl. wa-ter, sewer, garbage. Hydro not incl. Avail. immed. $1000/mo + damage deposit. Leave msg. Call 250-245-4869.

Royal LePage Property Management

Ladysmith: Gifford Rd., 2 bdrm, 2 bath townhouse, available Nov. 1, N/P, N/S, $1000/mo.Ladysmith: Symonds St., 4 bdrm duplex unit, close to shopping, N/S, N/P, available now, $1400/mo. Ref’s required.Ladysmith: Warehouse/re-tail space, 2000 square feet approx., Westdown Rd., available now.Chemainus: View St. 2 bdrm ocean view duplex, f/s, w/d, n/s, n/p, $750/mo, available now, ref’s required.Cassidy: Country setting, 2 bdrm mobile, f/s, electric heat, avail now, $850/mo + util, n/s, n/p, ref’s required.

Call Royal LePage250-245-2252

OFFICE/RETAIL

WANT TO GET NOTICED? Prime retail/offi ce space for

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2 bathrooms, small kitchen, new fl ooring, A/C

Call 250-245-2277

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

CHEMAINUS 1 bdrm groundlevel garden suite, priv ent,shared laundry, heat & hydroincl’d, NS, NP. Avail Dec. 15,$675 mo. Call 1-604-846-5519or 1-604-798-3412, leavemessage or email: [email protected]

LADYSMITH- ATTRACTIVE 1bdrm suite, 4 piece bath, levelentry, patio & garden, walk totown & beach, sm pet ok. AvailJan 1. Refs. $630 inclds heat& hydro. Call (250)245-8475.

SHORT-TERM Rental Suite in Yellowpoint Area. Tastefullyfurnished, self-contained, 2bedroom, garden level suitewith private entrance. Locatedin a quiet single family homeon 5 acres. Rates: $400/wk or$1,300/mo. Call 250-924-5454

SUITES, UPPER

#21- 1158 Rocky Creek Rd- 1 bdrm. $925. Call Ardent Prop-erties, Call (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

TOWNHOUSES

$1100 - Avail immed, Renovated, 3bd 2 bath, N/S N/P W/D, 711 Ma-lone, 250-619-2914

#307-1244 4th Ave- 2 bdrms, 2 bath, $1225. Call ArdentProperties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

3-BDRM, 2.5 bath Town-house. 5 appl’s, new fl ooring &kitchen cupboards. Recentlypainted. N/S. $950./mo. incldsstrata fees, garbage & water.Avail Feb. 1st. (250)245-2978.

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$469,900Spectacular Ocean View 3 bedroom (each with an ensuite) 2169 sq ft home. With hardwood floors, 9 ft ceilings, gas fireplace and a wrap around deck all sitting on a beautiful private yard.

$369,900Ocean View & SuiteExtensively renovated 5 bdrm, 3 bath home with mortgage burner suite. Close to golf, shopping, restaurants.

$185,000Solid and affordable. 2-3 bedroom home on a large fully fenced corner lot close to all Schools, hospital and rec center.

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OnGoing

LADYSMITH DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION - meets on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30 am upstairs at the Legion. This dedicated group of business owners discuss everything business-related in Ladysmith from partnerships with organizations, upcoming events, business strategies and tips, website performance and sometimes, a guest speaker.

CHRONIC PAIN

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LADYSMITH FIRE RESCUE - Christmas tree chipping & children's car seat installation check. Sat & Sun, Jan 5 & 6, 9 am-4 pm. Drop off your tree behind the firehall or get pickup by calling 250-245-6436. Donations go to restoring their 1942 fire engine.

LADYSMITH CELEBRATION OF LIGHT - A Christmas event for the food bank. Fri, Dec 21, 7-10 pm, Eagles Hall featuring many local talents, desert, coffee, tea, & hot chocolate. $7.50 PLUS a food donation. Tickets: the Resource Centre, & Ladysmith Health Care Centre reception/X-ray dept.

2012 COATS FOR KIDS PROGRAM - sponsored by Ladysmith/Duncan Plumbing and Heating! Coats, hats, mittens and scarves can be dropped off at Ladysmith Plumbing and Heating, 810 Esplanade between 8 and 4 Monday to Friday or at the Ladysmith Resources Centre, 630 2nd Ave until December 14th. Keep our community warm!

RECYCLE YOUR OLD CHRISTMAS LIGHT STRINGS. Contact ladysmith festival of lights at 250.245.5888 or [email protected]

LRCA FRIENDLY VISITOR/PHONING TREE PROGRAMSNow taking new volunteersignups for an upcomingtraining session. Improvequality of life for shut-in or isolated seniors byscheduled weekly contact. Call Barb at 245-3079.

NANAIMO/LADYSMITH COMMUNITY BANDNew members welcome in both concert and/or dance band. Rehearsals are Wednesdays at 6:30

pm at Dover Bay School band room. Contact Ted, 250-722-3088 for more info.

ST. JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH - 314 Buller St., Ladysmith, Rev. Daniel Fournier 250-245-5512Dec.14 - Taise Service - quiet serene meditation and chants.Dec 23 - Sunday Pot Luck Breakfast (9:00 am). Service at 10 am.Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve Services - 4:30 pm & 10:30 pm.Dec 25 - Christmas Day Service 10:00 am.

SUPPORT GROUP - meets 3rd Mon of each month 5:15-6:45Ladysmith Community Health Centre - 1111-4th Ave, Room 101www.chronicpainsupport.ca 250-667-5587

SING FOR PURE JOY! - meets on Saturdays, 7-8:30 pm in the 2nd floor lounge of The Lodge on 4th [email protected] or (250) 285-3764

STROKE RECOVERY GROUP: Survivors and caregivers meet every Thursday at 11 am in the basement Activity Room of Bethel Tabernacle, 1149 Fourth Ave. Programs include exercises and tips for managing activities. Call Ken or Flo 250-245-8199.

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 250-246-3455.

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

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Volunteers need-ed. 250-245-1118.

MEALS ON WHEELS Ladysmith meals delivered Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Volunteer drivers needed. Call Pearl: 250-245-3844.

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, 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

Kenneth Mulholland

Long time resident of Ladysmith passed away suddenly

Sunday night, December 9, 2012.

Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly.


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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. 7:30 pm Auxiliary meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30 pm Eagles Hall.

CHEMAINUS THEATRE COSTUME SHOP Needs volunteer seamstresses to help build for upcoming shows. Contact Crystal Hanson 250-246-9800 ext. 7117.

SPEEDWATCH/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 & August, 7:30 pm.

LODGE ON 4TH FAMILY COUNCIL - Family & friends advocating on

behalf of the residents. Next meeting Sept. 18th @ 7p.m. - Contact Judy at 250-245-3438 for location.

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

SINGLE LADIES: INTERESTED IN MAKING NEW FRIENDS? We are a small group of ladies, mostly over the age of 60 who meet once a week for coffee and good conversation. We sometimes go on outings as well. If you think you might be interested, please call Sheila at 250-245-2985.

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 3rd Tuesday 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 250-734-4170.

COWICHAN VALLEY HOSPICE Emotional support for those facing a life threat-ening illness, family and friends and for those griev-

ing the death of a loved one. 1-888-701-4242. Group, telephone & indi-vidual support available.

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

SINGLE LADIES: INTERESTED IN MAKING NEW FRIENDS? We are a small group of ladies, mostly over the age of 60 who meet once a week for coffee and good conversation. We sometimes go on outings as well. If you think you might be interested, please call Sheila at 250-245-2985.

LADYSMITH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY - urgently requires volunteers as Museum hosts, also, the archives need interested people to assist with research etc. 250-245-0100.

LADYSMITH SALTAIR GARDEN CLUBEvery third Thur at 7:30 pm, First United Church Hall, (corner of High St & 3rd Ave) with in-garden meetings June, July, August. Come& grow with us! New members always welcome. $10 membership, $2 drop-in.

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]

LADYSMITH HEALTHCARE AUXILIARY GIFT SHOPS are in need of volunteer clerks for our 2 shops at the Healthcare Centre and the Lodge on 4th. We are also looking for knitters to contribute to our shops. For more information please call Cathy @ 250-245-2240.

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Kiwi Cove

Community Garden is looking for volunteers to grow organic produce for the Ladysmith Food Bank. Please contact Bill Tilland 250-924-5269.

KINSMEN/BROWN DR. PLAYGROUND PROJECT HAS SET UP A FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT at the Junction Bottle Depot, on Ludlow Rd. in Ladysmith. Take your empties to the bottle depot, funds credited to the Kin. Park Playground account.

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Prices in effectMonday, December 10 to

Sunday, December 16, 2012unless otherwise stated

CEDAR STOREIn the Cedar Village Square

Open Daily7:30 am to 9 pm 250-722-7010

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DUNCANThe OldBruce’s Store CHEMAINUS

Next to the Ferry DockOpen Daily8:00 am to 9 pm 250-246-3551

LADYSMITHBeside the Liquor Depot

Open Daily7:30 am to 9 pm 250-245-3221

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Grade A Young

Turkeys 96¢lb.Limit 1 with a

$49 family order excluding

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POTATO CHIPS180 gram box. Limit 3 3/$4

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ISLAND FARMS

CREAMY BUTTER1 lb. print. Limit 2 297

MONDAYDECEMBER 17

SATURDAYDECEMBER 15

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