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Music Hall:a museumand venueCraig Spencethe chronicle

Music Hall chef and impresario Robin Rom-alho tells the story of his grandparents operat-ing the first and for some time only Portuguese restaurant in Toronto: Sousas’, in Kensington Market, which they ran for 30 years or more.“Because of that, I never wanted to open a restaurant,” he said. “I always said to myself: ‘You’ve got to be half-crazy to want that kind of pressure.’”

So how did he get from there to the point, four months ago, when he opened the Music Hall on Roberts Street in Ladysmith, a restau-rant arguably 17 years in the making?

Well, first, you have to know that the Music Hall is not just a restaurant. It is a museum, the set for a music show which Romalho is produc-ing and hoping to pitch to a major network, and it’s a venue for youth talent in Ladysmith.And you have to understand that Romalho,

who describes himself as ‘overly ambitious’, is not your typical restaurateur.

Until 1998, when he moved to Ladysmith he had put in 27 years as a historical set designer and TV show producer. That ties into his pas-sion for anything historical, and his future plans for the Music Hall.“You’re talking to a guy who spent, at that point, 27 years of his life creating areas to make them look heritage, to make them look old – trying to hide a parking meter, or having a sign removed that’s cemented in,” he explained.

His first view of Ladysmith, during the shoot-ing of a TV episode of The Wind at my Back, convinced him this was a place he wanted to be, eventually. So on impulse he bought three buildings on Roberts Street, including the fu-ture location of The Music Hall.

In 1996, when he sold the rights to a TV show called Reigning Cats & Dogs, about people and their best friends, Romalho saw his chance. He sold up his heritage mansion in Toronto and moved here in 1998.

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Looking down the road the Town of Ladysmith is seeing not only bumps, but cracks, crum-bling shoulders, potholes and significant ex-penses to get its pavement back in shape, then keep it that way.

That was the news Director of Infrastructure Services John Manson delivered to council Dec. 7 in a Pavement Management Plan, developed by his department, working with consultants Tetra Tech EBA, who specialize in evaluating the condition of roads.

Manson said it could cost $750,000 per year over a 10 year period to repair or replace dete-riorating roads and maintain roads that are still in good shape.

Less could be spent, he said, but that would be compounding a problem that has been get-ting worse since 1998 when Ladysmith’s first Pavement Management Plan was developed.

Then just 2 per cent of the town’s roads were categorized in ‘poor,’ ‘very poor’ or ‘serious’ condition. That ratio had crept up to 13 per cent in the April, 2015 assessment.“We’re not putting enough money in since

1998 at least to keep the roads in good shape,” Manson said.

Spending less would mean increasing amounts of money dedicated to ‘maintenance’ of roads, with less available for ‘rehabilitation,’ the report says.After 10 years, if the town budgets $250,000 per

year for road work, almost half the annual aver-age budget would be spent on maintenance, 48 per cent, with 52 per cent available for repairs; at $500,000 per year, 20 per cent would be spent on maintenance; at $750,000 per year, 11 per cent; and at $800,000 per year, 9 per cent.

Repair includes things like milling and resur-facing roads, or even replacing them; mainte-nance, patch ups like sealing cracks and filling potholes. At $750,000 the average condition of the road network would be “maintained” over the next 10 years, the report says.

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The request came to council from the Agricul-tural Advisory Commit-tee, which is chaired by Coun. Maeve Maguire.

Council directed staff at its Wednesday, Dec. 2 meeting to report back on “possible amend-ments to the Firearms Bylaw, to allow farmers the right to discharge a firearm on their private agricultural lands to protect their crops from invasive animals.”

Maguire said bear, elk and deer were talked about during commit-tee discussion, and she said the intent is not to ‘destroy’ the animals.

“They do understand that it’s a very sensitive issue,” she said.

Under Bylaw 3077 a firearm includes: “a de-vice that propels a pro-jectile by means of an explosion, compressed gas or spring, and in-cludes a rifle, shotgun, handgun, air gun, air rifle, air pistol, or spring gun.”

It’s not clear if the re-quested bylaw change was to be with respect to single projectile type weapons, like rifles, which are mostly pro-hibited; or if the report will focus on shotguns, which can already be discharged in some ar-eas of North Cowichan.

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From Page 1There’s an ironic twist in the

tail… er tale, though. Romalho hadn’t intended to sell Reigning Cats & Dogs at all; he wanted to sell an episodic Canadian music showcase concept he was devel-oping.“What I was actually trying to sell was a show called The Music Hall Presents, it was a Canadian talent showcase episodic, featur-ing independent acts signed to record labels.”

He hopes to bring that con-cept to fruition twenty years later in the little red house on the hill, which he’s transformed into what people think of as a restaurant where the over-40 demographic can “go out for a glass of wine or a martini in a comfortable, quieter, mellower place that’s historically bound to the community.”

It is all that, Romalho says. But in the overlapping collages of his active mind, it’s way more.

There’s certainly no shortage of historical ambiance to The Music Hall. At the entrance, for example, framed and displayed on the wall, is the surveyor’s transept used to lay out the streets of Ladysmith. The bar is a compilation of 27 his-torical fragments of Ladysmith memorabilia. On the wall is Little Joe’s concertina – Little Joe was the accompanist to the silent

movies that played at the Rialto Theatre in Ladysmith…

The Music Hall is a museum, and Romalho the curator is gre-garious to a fault when it comes to describing its artifacts and their fascinating stories. He al-ways nods to the memory of Ray Knight, his guide and mentor through Ladysmith’s past.“He just knew everybody and

everything, and he could re-member dates and times, and he could tell you things,” Romalho said, admiration still alive in his voice. He thinks people should get involved in the history of Ladysmith through its Historical Society, but as an appetizer, the Music Hall is a treat.“My goal with this building, and all my decorating in here, was to try to do that on a lighter note, so people could come in and eat a burger, have a beer, and learn a little bit about the history of the town.”

But then there’s the ‘way more’ part. The big picture perspective on The Music Hall is about bring-ing big name musicians – or mu-sicians about to top the charts – right here to the town on the hill, for intimate performances in a historically enriched setting, in front of a live audience.And it’s no pipe dream.“Now I’ve built the set, it’s a real restaurant. I’ve already shot five

episodes, two of which were Juno award winners – David Gogo and Morgan Davis, Cana-dian blues legend – and I’ve shot the Tequila Mockingbird Orches-tra, who are up and coming and signed to an independent label,” Romalho said, warming up to his vision. “It’s a venue with a menu, that’s my slogan.”

There’s more to come. If he pulls it off and sells the concept to a network, he and Ladysmith will be basking in some PR glory, and he’ll be eligible for a cut of the $440 million fund that’s been set up for the development of Ca-nadian TV programming.

Then lots of people will be tuned in to the little red restau-rant on the hill in the town that Dunsmuir built.“So when I bring in the guy from

54-40, when I bring in Valdy, when I bring in Bill Henderson, all big names, I’m going to shoot them here and – hypothetically – then I qualify for money, which would then, in turn allow me to bring in bigger names,” Romalho said. “I will fit right in, I would qualify for some of that money.”

So if you think of Ladysmith maybe ten years down the road, and imagine Romalho’s vision coming true, then we’ll all be say-ing he made some history of his own to add to the legends that surround him.

Music Hall owner plans big


Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District is sounding out parents and students to see if they are interested in a Grade 8 and 9 French Immersion program at Ladysmith Secondary School starting in Sept. 2016.“If your child is entering French Immersion

Grade 8 or 9 in September 2016, and/or is currently in Grade 8 at LSS and attended French Immersion in Grade 7, he/she may indicate interest for Grade 8 or 9 French Immersion at LSS,” says a Dec. 8 letter to parents from Assistant Superintendent of Schools Tim Davie.

Parents have been given until Dec. 17 to respond to the letter. “Once the information has been compiled, a decision will be made as to whether or not there is sufficient inter-

est to offer the program,” it says.Support for French Immersion was strong

in the community, up to June, 2014, when the French Immersion program at Ecole Da-vis Road was relocated to North Oyster and Davis Road was closed as part of SD68’s En-hanced Facilities Plan.

The school was operating at ‘200 per cent of its capacity’ and there was a waiting list to get into the program, even though parents knew the school might be closed, according to the Parent Advisory Commit-tee, which fought hard to keep the program open.

On the same day Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District sent its letter to parents about the level of support for a French Immersion program at LSS, the Canadian Parents for French and La Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique

released polling results that show “French is a huge hit in Canada’s most western prov-ince.”A commissioned Insights West poll shows

70 per cent of British Columbians support Canada’s two official languages; and 66 per-cent believe French is an integral part of the Canadian identity.“We’ve come a long way,” said, Patti Holm,

President of Canadian Parents for French. “Enabling youth to work, live, and grow in any part of our country is an incredible gift. It also continues to make our country stron-ger.”

The poll also showed British Columbians “see big benefits in multilingualism,” with 93 per cent saying they believe it is an impor-tant skill to have, and 75 per cent agreeing that speaking French opens “social, career, and cultural opportunities.”

Parents surveyed for French Immersion at LSS

N. Cowichanconsideringeasing bylawon firearms

The holiday sea-son is also a time where preventable residential fires – particularly around fire places – are on the rise. So during

National Home Fire Safety Week Nov. 24-30 the Canada Safety Council asked Ca-nadians to remem-ber that fire safety should be especially paramount.

Like any home ap-pliance, the fireplace should be kept safe, properly maintained, inside and out. En-sure the area around the fireplace is free of debris, like holi-

day decorations and wrapping paper.

Steps you can take:• Do not leave open

flames, including can-dles and fireplaces, unattended or smoul-dering;• Use a screen in

front of your fire-place to avoid having sparks or embers fly out.• Do not burn wrap-

ping paper in the fire-place. Due to the way

it is treated, it burns quickly and intensely, which could result in a flash fire.• Keep candles away

from flammable items such as cur-tains and trees, and ensure your candles stay on a stable, level surface.• Where possible,

use battery-powered candles to avoid the risk of an open flame entirely.


December 11, same day an ‘historic’ agree-ment on climate change was celebrated by 200 nations attending the United Nations COP21

conference in Paris, was celebrated by 24 BC communities – in-cluding Ladysmith and Duncan – as A Day for Our Common Future.

A media release from the Vancouver Island & Coast Conservation So-ciety, which is located in Cedar, noted that the Province of British Co-lumbia also marked the day on its official calen-dar for the second year.“Every year we see an increasing interest, and recognition of the achievements for sus-tainable development which the World Com-mission on Environ-ment and Development first advanced with publication of the book ‘Our Common Future”, said VICCS President Laurie Gourlay.

The Proclamation notes key goals and achievements which the Brundtland report helped to identify and to champion in its ef-forts to find a practical and principled balance between the environ-ment and economy, states the VICCS re-lease.

Signatories of the proclamation agree with the opening state-ment, that “our long-term economic, social, ecological and cultural

goals form the four pil-lars of sustainable de-velopment.”

That commitment to a holistic approach to development is further defined in the third state-ment, which embraces development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future gen-erations to meet their own needs.”

In order to achieve sustainable develop-ment, signatories agree that communities must

“include measures for conservation, biodiver-sity, habitat and water-shed protection that integrate renewable resource, climate-adap-

tive and sustainable development initiatives” in their planning.

Delegates to the COP21 meeting in Paris have agreed to:• Limit temperature rise

to ‘well below’ two de-grees Celsius – with the limit of 1.5 degrees as the long-term objective;• Implement an agree-

ment that is ‘universal’ and ‘legally binding’;• Provide “$100 billion

annually to developing countries by 2020” to help them combat cli-mate change;• Insist that nations

publish greenhouse gas reduction targets that reflect the “highest pos-sible ambition,” and are

revised every five years starting in 2013;• Achieve carbon neu-

tral economies some-time after 2050 but be-fore 2100.

The COP21 agree-ment comes as a re-sounding affirmation of actions taken at the local level to align with the 1987 Brundtland commissions report, Gourlay said“We see local govern-ments and communi-ties working hard to implement the prag-matic applications of sustainable devel-opment, with senior governments integrat-ing policies and pro-grams,” she said.


REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS:The Town of Ladysmith holds regular Council meetings on the first and third Mondays of each month unless otherwise noted. The meetings start at 7:00 p.m. and take place in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 410 Esplanade, Ladysmith, B.C. The 2016 meeting schedule is as follows:

Council encourages and welcomes your participation. For meeting agendas and minutes, please visit the Town’s website at www.ladysmith.ca or call 250.245.6400.

Municipal Services Committee meetings take place on the third Monday of the month, unless otherwise specified. Start times vary -- please call 250.245.6400 or check www.ladysmith.ca for details.

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As of Tuesday, Dec. 15, just five days re-mained until the 12 days of Christmas would be over for the Polka Dot Trail pop-up shop at 9768 Willow Street in Chemainus.

So if you’re look-

ing for a gift that will delight a special per-son in your life, and support local artists at the same time, then head on down to the Second An-nual Pop-Up Show and Sale.“Come and support

your local artists by selecting hand-crafted Christmas gifts for you loved ones,” says the Polka-Dot poster. There are refresh-ments, you can meet the artists in person, and there will be special prizes.

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Vancouver Island and North Coast NDP MPs are calling on the government of Prime Minister Jus-tin Trudeau to allow BC Ferries access to federal infrastructure grant funding.“BC Ferries is a criti-

cal transportation link for Island residents but years of dramatic fare increases have had a devastating im-pact on our coastal communities,” said Murray Rankin, MP for Victoria.“The coastal ferry system is a key trans-portation link like roads and bridges and should be treated the same when it comes to federal infrastruc-ture grants.”

All of Vancouver Is-land’s MPs, including Sheila Malcolmson in Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Alistair Mac-Gregor in Cowichan-Malahat -Langford, have added their names to the request.

Malcolmson and MacGregor both called for access to infrastructure funding during the September-October federal elec-tion campaign. “We will make ferry infra-structure, including terminals and fleets, an eligible category for federal funding un-der the New Building Canada Fund,” Mal-colmson said.

Conservative candi-date Mark MacDonald said during the cam-paign that BC Ferries

“is eligible for Build Canada funding for all

their shore-based fa-cilities.”

But the post-election call for infrastructure funding urges the Lib-eral government to take a new tack. “The former Conservative government stood by while ferry fares sky-rocketed for Island residents,” Rankin said.

“We are reaching out to this new govern-ment and asking them to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges facing our coastal communities.”

This could be a test of the Liberal prom-ise to treat regions like Vancouver Is-land, which have not elected Liberals to the House of Commons, fairly.

Comparisons have been made between the heavily subsidized

ferry routes on the east coast, but those subsidies have been claimed as an obligation because they are inter-provincial, whereas BC Ferries’ routes are not.

In his response to a Chronicle question about infrastructure funding Liberal candi-date Tim Tessier did not mention BC Fer-ries among the proj-ects and services that might be funded.

The Chronicle has asked for clarification from the NDP on sev-eral points, including:• How much funding

they think might be available for BC Fer-ries through federal infrastructure grants;• If the Province of

British Columbia sup-ports the use of federal infrastructure funding

for BC Ferries projects;• If there should be

restrictions on the types of projects fund-ed, since part of the Liberal rationale for infrastructure invest-ments is job creation in Canada.


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December 11 is being rung in as an historic day in communities all over the world, but whether the COP21 agreement will be judged ultimately as a tremendous victory for common sense and collabora-tion between nations, or as a day where the hot-air index went through the roof, remains to be seen.

History isn’t made with a proclamation; it’s made over the longer term, as the politicians, executives and administrators step out of the limelight, and head home, where they will have to show the grinding leadership necessary to make this dream of sustainable development come true.

Remember Kyoto?It’s heartening news that almost 200

nations have signed onto COP21, includ-ing the world’s largest economies, and – as importantly – developing nations, who will find it even more burdensome. We should pause to raise up each others hands and let out a collective cheer.

Then we should look to home, and the hard task of bringing everyone on board. Western Canada has much to consider, if it’s leaders want to make this historic day a milestone instead of a tombstone. COP21 lends weight to the argument that two-thirds of the world’s identified oil and gas reserves will have to remain in the ground.

Is Alberta prepared to transition from an economy dependent on the huge reserves identified in its bitumen sands, to one that embraces a green economy? Does the NDP government of Premier Rachel Notley have the stamina to negotiate that change? Is Premier Christy Clark pre-pared to reconsider her government’s am-bitious LNG dream, which would commit this province to decades of hydrocarbon production and dependency in the guise of offering a ‘transitional’ fuel?

It’s up to us to hold our leaders to their commitments. Let’s make sure COP21 gets the buy-in necessary to effect real change, and doesn’t turn into another document that allows governments to co-pout behind the scenes. As the limelight shifts, the impetus of Dec. 11, 2015 will have to be renewed every day from here on forward by you and me.

Your Words“our long-term economic, social, ecological and cultural goals form the four pillars of sustainable development.”

From the 1987 ‘Brundtland Report’, Page 4 / Climate commitments in COP21Let’s COP-innot copouton COP21

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When I was a kid, and such bullying was de rigor, if some-one was culpable of actions you thought ill-informed or downright stupid, you would call that person ‘a tool.’

The meaning of the epithet was quite clear, the accused didn’t have a mind of his own, but was simply a blunt imple-ment in the hands of whoever wanted to use him.

Donald Trump is a tool.The latest images of him

yelling like a squalling brat into a microphone, are ac-companied by headlines about his intention to im-pose a ‘total and complete shutdown of Muslims enter-ing the United States.’ This after he’s already committed to setting up a mandatory ‘Muslim database’ if elected president.

His is probably the most dangerous strategy that could be imagined, if your objective is to reduce the risk of terror-ist attacks inside the USA.

Even if it’s unconstitutional, the very ‘conversation’ about

this kind of bigotry is danger-ous, and increases the likeli-hood that recruiters will be able to find more converts to the cause of radical Islam.

Even if we could ignore the racist, some say fascist redolence in the slipstream of Trump’s increasingly stri-dent statements, they make no sense and will result in the exact opposite of what they are – perhaps – intended to achieve.

In fact, his message plays per-fectly into the hands of organi-zations like ISIS, which must be congratulating themselves on their success at having such a willing tool to manipulate.

There’s nothing ISIS wants more than isolated, angry com-munities of Muslims within the borders of its enemys’ territo-ries, and the kind of redneck reaction Trump is whipping up with his inflammatory rhetoric is a measurable step in that di-rection.

Thankfully most North Ameri-cans understand Muslim citi-zens and communities are part of the cultural mosaic that makes this continent something special. Most of us realize that now is a time for reaching out, not xenophobic diatribes.

So tools like Donald Trump are the last thing we need right now, worsening the situ-ation. Hopefully Americans and Canadians, too, will rec-ognize that fact, and put him and his ilk down.

Craig SpenceEditor

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Editor:When Christy Clark

said she would make a new softwood lum-ber agreement with the United States her top priority with a new federal government, New Democrats voiced support because forest dependent communi-ties, BC forest compa-nies, and those over 25,000 citizens directly employed in the forest industry deserve it.

Unfortunately, either Premier Clark forgot to mention it, wasn’t very forceful in making the case for softwood lumber, or the new

prime minister simply ignored her. There’s no evidence that trade consequences for the softwood lumber indus-try have registered with the federal government.

The new prime minis-ter’s long mandate letter to the federal minister of international trade fails to mention the trade consequences of softwood lumber at all.

It talks a lot about the Canadian-European Trade Agreement and about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, about the auto sector, about clean technology, about ener-gy, but doesn’t include

the words “wood,” “for-est” (or “forestry”), “tim-ber,” or “log.”

Forest-related prod-ucts remain British Co-lumbia’s largest single export, with a value of nearly $13 billion in 2014, which is more than a third of all our exports. Maximizing the health of our forest industry is crucial for business, workers and communities.

Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government’s record has been to the detriment of for-est-dependent com-munities, with the closure of more than

200 mills and the loss of more than 25,000 jobs. Meanwhile, raw log exports – which cost British Columbia jobs – are on pace for yet another record high this year: close

to seven million cubic metres.

So much for Christy Clark’s so-called first priority.

MLA Bruce RalstonNDP spokesperson

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Editor:The Ladysmith Food

Bank offers thanks to all the people who gave their bottle return money to the donation box that used to be in the Liquor Store in Coronation Mall.

We are grateful for all the money and non-perishable food items that you offer to help our neighbours. I remind you that the churches, who took over the food bank from Julian North a decade and a half ago, all have donation boxes and there are bins for food dona-tions at our local gro-cery stores.

The Food Bank is located in the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association, along with many other programs for

Ladysmith residents. The LRCA is also or-ganizing the Christ-mas Cheer Fund for our needy neighbours this month. You can give your own Christ-mas gifts to the Food

Bank and Christmas Cheer Fund and you will get a receipt along with a warm thank you.

Caroline DavidsonFood Bank

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Editor:The Ladysmith Fire/Rescue Haunted House

Committee would like to say a huge thank you to all our business sponsors and individuals who helped to make our first ever Ladysmith Fire/Rescue Haunted House such a success.

Our two-day event had a total of 560 people through our gates and raised a whopping $2,500 for Muscular Dystrophy.

This was a ‘by donation’ only event, and we were overwhelmed with all the positive com-ments we received from those who came, saw and were entertained.

Thank you for your kind and generous sup-port. Without you, our event would not have been as successful.

Kim IrwinLadysmith Fire/Rescue

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ten makes sense to replace utilities that run un-der them: so the town could end up replacing 19.3 km of sanitary sewers (28 per cent of the total); 22 km of water mains (26 per cent of the total) and an undetermined amount of storm drainage lines.A five year Infrastructure Improvement Plan

projects a total budget of $4.4 million for pav-ing, water, sanitary and storm sewer replace-ments (road maintenance costs are not includ-ed in the figures).“That stuff needs to be replaced when we’re doing the roads,” Manson said.

Council received the plan. Coun. Steve Arnett said the Pavement Management Plan contains valuable information. “It’s so important for us to make informed decisions,” he said. “The numbers don’t lie.”

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Is love in the air?That’s the question posed by Saltair photographer

Nancy Morgantini in her shot of two seagulls en-gaged in flight formation.“Nancy enjoys the challenge of capturing birds in flight, and she was inspired to capture the interac-tion between these two gulls while sailing in the Gulf Islands in June, 2015,” says a release from the Ladysmith Camera Club.

The photo was the November pick for Photo of the Month, which was centered on the theme: Emo-tions.

The next meeting of the Ladysmith Camera Club, which will also be its AGM, will be Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Hardwick Hall on High Street and Third Avenue.

Everyone is welcome. There will be no drop-in fee for this meeting, but people are asked to bring something for a potluck.

The Camera Club welcomes new members from novice to pro. “Come explore and expand your pho-tography with us,” says a release about the AGM.

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I have to confess to feeling more than a little grinchy settling in to watch Dorothy Gets Scrooged, Ladysmith Little Theatre’s Christ-mas production. A mashup of my all time sentimental favourite, Dickens’ Christmas Carol, with The Wizard of Oz? Really?

Sacrilegious and high-ly unlikely, I thought.And the opening

scene left me even more doubtful: a nar-rated intro, explain-ing how Dorothy had been transformed from the immortal darling of many a childhood memory, into a self-centered, money grub-bing, bossy, snarky ‘bitch.’ One can sus-pend disbelief only so far, and turn a blind-eye to slander for only so long!

Written by Little The-atre’s own Bill Johnson

– who also directed the play, and took on the role of Scarecrow – my initial thought was: there’s no out here. If this thing doesn’t come off, Little Theatre will have no-one to blame but themselves, col-

lectively, for a home-grown misadventure.

Fortunately, my antic-ipated disastrous end-ing was blown out of the water the moment the witch Elvira Hav-isham (Lynnia Clark) wheeled out onto the stage on a kid’s scooter, and started singing the praises of exotic flow-ers and the fortunes to be made by growing and selling them.A neighbour’s tiff be-

tween her and Doro-thy (Lauren Semple) morphs into a busi-ness partnership that echoes the miserly example of Ebenezer Scrooge and Bob Mar-

ley, and follows the same pattern straight to perdition.

With interludes of dialogue, the play skips through favourite se-lections from the hit charts, all cleverly re-written to tie into the Scrooged theme.

This is not a produc-tion for the faint-heart to take on. Above all, it requires strong acting to carry off. Semple, in the role of Dorothy, is outstanding. Her strut-ting, pouting, shouting, sarcasm and general meanness and miser-liness are portrayed with just the right touch of exaggeration

to make it comic, yet believable.

But she’s not alone. The rest of the cast step up, with amus-ing performances, too. The Tin Man (Robert Bradford) and the Lion (Torry Clark) join Scarecrow in memo-rable three-part harmo-nies; Scratchet (Chris-tian Ostaffy) singing the blues with his im-poverished, somewhat dwarfish family.

If you’re looking for something a little dif-ferent this Christmas season, and don’t mind having a few iconic memories mashed, you’ll get a kick out of Dorothy Gets Scrooged. If you don’t like people having some fun with your traditional Christ-mas fare, well… Bah Humbug!

I don’t know what possessed Williams to write this play, or Ladysmith Little The-atre to take it on, but I’m glad they did. It took courage, brains and feeling to pull off.

Tickets available at the Ladysmith Little Theatre Box Office 250-924-0658. Open Mon, Wed and Fri. from 1 to 3 p.m. or online at La-dysmithTheatre.com,

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Scrooged at Ladysmith Little Theatre to Dec. 30

There’s still time to get in on the Yel-lowpoint Christmas Spectacular, with three shows remain-ing at the Port The-atre in Nanaimo Dec. 18, 19 and 20th.“The Yellowpoint

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The show is in its ninth year and is be-coming a Christmas tradition on Central Vancouver Island.

Included in the en-tertainment line up are: hits by the Beach Boys, a Rock of Ages medley, Bobby Dar-rin songs, songs from Grease and Moulin

Rouge, a Canadiana set as well as many more classical hits and Christmas favou-rites.A cast of 14 profes-

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Since then they have performed at two of three Vancou-

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By the time they wrap up on Dec. 20 at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo, they will have put on the show for appreciative audi-ences totaling over 7,000.

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In the Beantime is hoping custom-ers will ‘pay it forward’ and help those who can’t afford a coffee or a bowl of soup.“We are calling this the suspended cof-fee/soup program,” said Cam McIntyre.

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Look good. feel good.That’s the premise of Street Thug Barbers, a

threesome dedicated to ‘putting the hug back in thug.’ The Thugs were busy snipping and clipping in Ladysmith Tuesday, Dec. 8, putting theory into practice by offering free haircuts to all comers in the Soup Kitchen at the Eagles Hall.

Ross Wilson, Cameron Sterling and Josh Mal-colm have been offering haircuts to the home-less in the Powell Street neighbourhood of Vancouver for a while, but more recently they visited the Island, offering clips in Victoria, Duncan and Ladysmith to add to the more than 5,500 free haircuts they’ve already delivered on the sidewalks of Vancouver.“Each of the thugs have different life chang-ing experiences but together they all fight for the same cause, to end homelessness and bet-ter the world one haircut at a time,” says their

website at StreetThugBarbers.com.They were joined in the impromptu barber

shop by Shelly White of High Street Hair in Ladysmith, who wielded scissors and comb; and Erika Smith of Modern Beauty Supplies, who has helped organize the Thugs’ Island visit and hopes to bring them back again.“It feels great,” Candice Aleck said as Street

Thugs founder Ross Wilson trimmed her hair. She said she’d definitely do it again, “I’d recom-mend it.”

Timing of the Vancouver Island clip in mid-December added an extra touch to the expe-rience. “Just before Christmas, it’s good,” said Brian Kelso of his do. He thanked Street Thugs co-founder Cameron Sterling. “They’re all good guys,” he said.

Smith said she hopes to bring the Street Thug Barbers across the water every two or three months, and she plans to vary the times, so the service will be available to more people.“We want to do different times, so we can have school kids as well,” she said. “Next time it will be after three o’clock so we can have children.

Feedback has been good. She said people of-fer “big smiles, big hugs” when they get their hair done by the Street Thug Barbers because it “makes them feel good.”


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Allen Joan AnnMarch 27, 1957 – December 3, 2015

It is with heartfelt sadness we announce the passing of Joan (Joannie) Ann Allen (nee Fer-neyhough) on December 3rd, 2015.Joannie was born in Nanaimo BC March 27th, 1957.She is survived by her loving husband Keith, brothers, Paul, Robert and Russell, Moth-

er, Elaine and father, Bill and many nieces and nephews. Joannie married Keith in Maple Ridge, BC on April 26, 1992.She was known throughout the Province of BC for teaching First Aid for 30 years. She fought forest fires and worked at many logging camps on the BC coast. She worked as an instructor for 30 years with the Petersen Group. Joannie touched everyone she taught; she loved to teach people to be humble heroes. She was known as one of the best instructors in BC First Aid. Both Joannie and Keith worked as attendants in Go Cart Racing at Cassidy Tracks.A Celebration of Life was held Saturday De-cember 12th, 2015 at the Petersen Safety Group, 300 South Terminal Avenue, Nanaimo, BC from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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Alexander Wright (Alex)Alex passed away in peace December 5, 2015 at Duf-ferin Care Home at the age of 93 with his loving and devoted daughter Kelly Krymusa (David) by his side.

Alex was born in Lady-smith, BC on November 28, 1922. Predeceased by his wife Emily Wright on May 7, 2014 and his son William (Addie) Wright

on June 9, 2014. Survived by Addie’s wife (Susan), son Terry Wright (Bonnie), daughter Kelly Krymu-sa (David). Grandchildren Tina Warner (Troy), Lisa Krymusa, Terry Wright (Amanda) and Dave Krymu-sa. Great grandchildren Gage Hanna-Krymusa, Nico-las Warner, Hunter Krymusa, Reagan Wright, Casey Wright, also his sister Ann Wright, and many other family and friends.

Alex was best know as A. Wright Hauling Company, as well he had many other business adventures. He loved spending time on his property gardening and on his riding lawn mower. His other loves were camping, fishing and going to the Patterson Lake Cabin where he spent many good times with his two grandsons, Terry and Dave. Alex belonged to the Pentecostal church in Ladysmith where he led the song service for many years.

Alex spent the last couple of years at the Dufferin Care Home in Nanaimo, BC to the age of 93.

We wish to thank all the staff at Dufferin for the great care and friendship they provided.

No service by request.

Dahl Howard ChurchAugust 5, 1948 - November 25, 2015

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)I am never without it (anywhere I go, you go)Goodbye to a wonderful friend, husband, brother, cousin, and son, but most importantly to a father who loved his daughter with all his heart and soul.

Lindsay, you were his light!

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In Memorium

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December 23rd, 1930 - December 13th, 2013

Lovingly Remembered

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SVETIC - Dragutin (Drug)Passed away unexpectedly on December 8th, 2015 at the age of 77 years old. He is predeceased by his wife, Audrey. He is survived, loved and remembered by his family, children; Ivan (Elizabeth), Druggan (Andrea), and Kim (Fabio); grandchildren Katelyn, Emily, Sarah, Nicholas, Matia, Callum, Matthew and Tyler; a large extend-ed family and many dear friends.

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• Dec.18, 7 p.m., The Celebration of Light at the Eagles Hall in Ladysmith. Area musicians will donate their time and talent for the fifth annual Christmas fundraiser for the Ladysmith soup kitchen and food bank. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.

• Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. & Dec. 20 at 2 p.m., Ken Lavigne Christmas Old Time Radio Roadshow at Chemainus United Church. The Island’s – and Chemainus’ – own internationally renowned singer and enter-tainer performs your Christmas favourites with special guests. Tick-ets at the 49th Parallel Grocery and the 49th Parallel General Store, Chemainus United Church and Ladysmith United Church for $32 in advance ($18 for students) or $37 at the door ($18 students).

• Until Dec. 17, The Christmas Cheer Campaign has started. Reg-istrations for hampers are now being taken, and donations will be gratefully received. Contact the Ladysmith Resources Centre at 250-245-3079.

• Coins for Kids - The Chronicle is once again running the Coins for Kids campaign. Over the years we have collected over $50,000 which all goes to the Ladysmith Christmas Cheer Campaign. The Black Press Island papers have collected more than $780,000 over the years, all providing funding for local communities/charities.

• Until Dec. 20, Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular’s cast of 14 sing-ers, dancers and musicians will whisk you away to a winter wonder-land. Hits by the Beach Boy, a Rock of Ages medley, and a selection of Christmas favourites. Eleven performances at the Cedar Commu-nity hall and four at the Port Theatre. More info at yellowpointchrist-masspectacular.ca.

• Dec. 20, Ladysmith Fire/Rescue Santa Claus Parade. Come meet Santa. This fun parade makes its way from Brown Drive Park at 4 p.m. ending at École Davis Road Elementary at 9 p.m. with four stops in between. See Ladysmith Fire/Rescue Facebook page for route and details.

• Dec. 20, 2 to 5 p.m., Crofton Hotel Pub, Salt Spring Island’s Sky Valley brings its ‘funky modern jazz arrangements’ back to the Jazz at Crofton series. The quartet made its debut last month. Led by bass-ist Alan Wardroper, with saxophonist Patrick Byrne, pianist Frank Huether and drummer Randall Miron, the band plays a mis of jazz standards, Latin and a few original tunes. Musicians are invited to join in a jam session during the last hour. The pub is at 1534 Joan Ave. For information, call 250-324-2245 or visit croftonhotel.ca.

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A window rattling ‘explosion’ heard Wednesday, Dec. 10 in several Ladysmith neighbourhoods may have been a sonic boom, but a Canadian ari-force spokseperson said there were no Canadian jet fighters on the West Coast that day.“It was a powerful enough blast that it virtu-ally rattled the dishes in the cupboard,” said David Milne, who lives in the 800 block, Craig Road. “It actually shook the house.” Several of his neighbours stepped out of their houses at the same time to determine what had caused the noise.

Milne, who was talking to a friend in Cour-tenay shortly after the boom was heard here, learned that the same phenomenon had been experienced there, and the event was widely reported on the Around Town Facebook page, including one report from Crofton. “I’m in Crofton and we heard-felt it here too,” said Linda Prowse.

Other reports came in from Roberts Street and Fourth Avenue; from South Davis Road; and from Saltair. Placed on a map, the reports all fall close to a straight line between Crofton and Courtney.

Sonic booms occur when aircraft break the sound barrier, that is, when they travel faster than the speed of sound: 1,225 kilometres per hour.At that point the sound waves become com-

pressed into the shape of a cone, trailing the plane. Where that cone intersects with the ground along the flight path, a sonic boom oc-curs.

It ‘fills out a narrow path on the ground,’ says a Wikipedia description of the phenomenon. This path is called the ‘boom carpet.’ The fast-er the aircraft is travelling, and the higher, the narrower the boom carpet and the louder the sonic boom.

That the reports came in from a relatively straight line along a flight path from Crofton to Courtenay, corroborates the suggestion that it was a sonic boom.

That they were reported at almost the same time could be explained by the fact that a fighter jet can travel at speeds over 1,900 kph, which would take it from Ladysmith to Courte-nay in about four minutes.

But Cpt. Alexandre Cadieux, a spokesperson for the Canadian air force, said there were no CF-18 Hornets on the West Coast that day, and that the CF-18 is the only Canadian miliatry air-craft capable of supersonic flight.

Windows rattledby sonic boom?

Reports from Crofton to Courtney about a loud explosion, which occurred Dec. 10, may have been triggered by a sonic boom. Above, a fighter jet, capable of flying at supersonic speeds, breaks the sound barrier at 1,225 kph.


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