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Police � nd drugs, guns at Prospect Drive homeLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

Nanaimo RCMP have seized “a signifi-cant amount” of drugs, firearms and stolen property from a home on Prospect Drive in the Yellow Point area and a home on Hare-wood Road in Nanaimo.

The Vancouver Island Emergency Re-sponse Team was called in to enter both homes on Dec. 4, and the RCMP’s clan-destine lab team was also involved in the searches. The bomb disposal unit was also required after a pipe bomb was discovered at the Prospect Drive home, according to an update provided by the Nanaimo RCMP on Dec. 11.“The drug warrants executed are the cul-

mination of a detachment-wide effort to address a group of offenders causing sig-

nificant harm in our community,” Superin-tendent Mark Fisher, Officer in Charge of the Nanaimo RCMP, said in the press re-lease. “It takes a significant amount of in-vestigative effort from both our front-line uniform officers and plainclothes inves-tigative units to get us to the stage where warrants can be obtained to enter these properties, and [we can] disrupt their il-legal activities. We are very pleased with the results from our investigation. For me personally, most satisfying was seeing the support we received from neighbours in the area whose lives have been disrupted by the activity associated with these illegal activities.”

Nanaimo RCMP spokesman Const. Gary O’Brien says police have been investigat-ing these two homes for several months.

The investigation, led by the Nanaimo

RCMP Projects Team, resulted in the sei-zure of guns, drugs and stolen property from the Prospect Drive home. As well, the bomb disposal unit safely detonated a homemade bomb found inside the house.

Police seized two loaded handguns with ammunition, one silencer and two cross bows from the home and found 400 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 650 grams of MDMA, a “small amount” of crack cocaine and 250 grams of powder cocaine.

Police also found a stolen Bobcat, motor-cycle, snow blower, three generators and chain saws.

Heroin, cocaine, crystal methamphet-amine, methamphetamine and oxytocin pills were seized from the Harewood Road home, as well as steroids, Ativan and ecsta-sy, scales, baggies, cellphones and money counters.

“The RCMP Clandestine lab members were active at both locations, dismantling and removing four industrial-size barrels of GHB and other chemicals used in the production of GHB,” O’Brien stated in the release. “These chemicals will be stored at the RCMP Clandestine lab facility in the Lower Mainland and will be later analyzed.”

As of Dec. 15, charges are pending against two males, aged 36 and 39. The 36-year-old male was released on a Promise to Appear on drug charges, with a court date set for March 31. O’Brien says that, as of Dec. 15, police have not yet located the 39-year-old male.

Five other adults were detained during the searches but are not facing any charges.

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Local stories in new Chicken Soup bookLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

Many of us have a touching, funny, heart-warming or cute story about Christmas. Lo-cal writers Robyn Ger-land and Liz Maxwell Forbes do, and they’ve had their stories pub-lished in the new Chicken Soup for the Soul book, Christmas in Canada.

Gerland, who lives in Chemainus, sub-mitted a story called

“On Guard” for the all-Canadian anthol-ogy, while Forbes, who lives in Crofton, wrote a story called “Baking on Christmas Eve.”

Gerland’s story is about a Christmas when her two nephews came to stay with them.

Chicken Soup has a theme or title, and there are criteria that writers have to meet when they submit sto-ries, she explained. The stories are sup-posed to be true, and they have to be person-al stories.“When they give you

a title or a theme, it’s pretty hard to know why you choose what you choose,” she said.

“It’s just whatever speaks to you about that. And sometimes there’s nothing.”

She thinks she chose the Christmas story she wrote about be-cause it was “just fun.”“It was just a good

story; it was fun,” she said. “We still hold most of the rituals that the kids had when they were kids and the ritu-als I had when I was a kid. It was just really a part of our Christmas, and it was one Christ-mas when things were a little bit topsy-turvy, but we held on to our Christmas traditions. It was us trying to hold onto traditions because things were a little mixed up.”

Gerland has two sto-ries in two different Chicken Soup books that came out around the same time this fall

— Chicken Soup for the Soul Touched By An Angel and Chick-en Soup for the Soul Christmas in Canada.“I write, and I was sim-

ply told by somebody who is a friend that she got published and that I should try, so I did,” she said. “They picked

up the Touched By An Angel story first and then the Christmas one second.”

Gerland is a retired teacher who has taught every grade from pre-school to college. She taught English, art and physical education, has a Masters in English and physical education and has taught on three different continents.

She illustrated and wrote for Hysteria, a glossy magazine that came out of Kitchener in the 1980s, and was the editor for a number of years and wrote col-umns for the paper.

Gerland recently published a book of short stories called All These Long Years Later, which came out in March. The book, which is in the Vancouver Library and Vancouver Island Regional Library sys-tems, features short stories about growing up in the Dunbar area of Vancouver in the 1950s. She is currently working on a novel and maybe another book of short stories.

For Gerland, stories flow and can head in a new direction once she has started writing.“For a lot of writers,

myself included, sto-

ries just kind of write themselves,” she said.

“You just get going. Sometimes, where I started and where I ended up is quite sur-prising; the theme is still there, but I started out as one theme but now I have about five; they’re all intertwined.”

With this latest sto-ry, which is about a Christmas Eve when she volunteered for the Crisis Line, Forbes has her writing in three Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies — Christmas in Canada, Reboot Your Life, and O Canada, The Won-ders of Winter.

She has also had her stories included in the anthologies Some-body’s Child, Out of the Warmland 2, Out of the Warmland 3, and The Oyster Speaks.

Forbes is currently working on River Tales, a memoir of life on the Cowichan River, and she co-writes a column for the Chemainus Valley Courier.

Forbes says she al-ways wanted to be a writer, but she didn’t start until she retired at the age of 60.

Her son had pub-lished a book about the history of the Chemainus Valley, and

when Forbes joined the Chemainus Val-ley Museum, Ray Mal-lard asked her to go through old Chronicles and dig out old stories about the history of the Chemainus Valley. So she started writing for the museum and for Take 5 magazine.

Forbes belongs to the Federation of B.C. Writers, and last year, members received an e-mail saying they needed more stories for Chicken Soup for the Soul O Canada, The Wonders of Winter.“Of course, always

living on the coast, we don’t really have win-ter, but I remembered a story of my pig giving birth on Boxing Day and sitting with her

with the snow com-ing down, so I wrote it and sent it in,” she said.

“And they accepted it. It was really quite amazing. Somebody else, Jean Ballard in my writers group, sent a story in and hers was accepted as well. It’s very smooth and very easy. I got encouraged and altogether, I’ve submitted six stories and been published in three books in one year.”

Forbes says it feels wonderful to have a story accepted.“It’s amazing, it really

is,” she said. “Years ago, I was walking by a bookstore, it was Volume One Book-store in Duncan, and it was before I was

writing, and I looked at those books and I just thought ‘I want my book in that window one day.’ It was just a burning desire.”

When Forbes was five, she wrote a book and sewed it together with wool. She started to write a novel when she was seven, but she got stuck after three chapters and left it. She didn’t try to write again or even think about it until after she retired, but she says she always wanted to write. A pivotal point came in 2000-01.“In 2000, we went

down to Arizona for the winter, and my husband was paint-ing, and I was bored and there was a writ-ers’ group there, so I joined it,” she said. “I went out and bought a laptop, sat outside in the sun and wrote and wrote. When I came back home, I couldn’t find a writers’ group, so I put an ad in the pa-per saying I wanted to start one.”

Forbes founded the Chemainus Writers Group in 2001 and is one of three original members, along with Tom Masters and Ber-nice Ramsden-Firth.

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Local authors Robyn Gerland (left) of Chemainus and Liz Maxwell Forbes of Crofton have had their stories published in the new Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas in Canada book. LINDSAY CHUNG

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Last week’s severe rain storms caused the Ladysmith Waste Water Treatment Plant to overflow, but it is back to normal.

The Town of Ladysmith posted Friday (Dec. 12) on its website that the treatment plant is op-erating normally and processing all waste water and sewage as usual.

The heavy storm water runoff caused by the severe rain storms on Dec. 9, 10 and 11 forced the plant to process nearly five times as much waste water as it would handle on a normal day, accord-ing to Town staff.

“The large volume of waste and storm water resulted in some overflows from the plant during the week,” states the re-port on the Town’s website. “This dis-charge was mainly storm water, which diluted the sewage being processed at the plant, and went into the ocean be-yond the intertidal zone.”

Residents are being advised not to swim or wade near Trans-fer Beach. The Town

will post notices when this pollution advisory is lifted.

The high volume of water in Holland Creek also led to the collapse of a culvert at the Ladysmith Golf Course, which forced the course to close on Dec. 9. It remains closed until further notice.

Town staff say the silt that resulted from the collapsed culvert and bank erosion on the course was the cause of the brown-ish water in the har-

bour over the past few days.

The Town says its new, state-of-the-art waste water treat-ment plant, which is currently under con-struction, is expected to be up and running in 2016.“The new plant will provide secondary sewage treatment and will accommodate much higher volumes of sewage and run-off than Ladysmith received this week,” states the update on the Town’s website.

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The body of a Qualicum Beach man has been recov-ered from a Catalyst mill silo in Crofton.

On Dec. 11, the B.C. Coro-ners Service confirmed Perry Vernon Thomas, 66, was the man killed while making a rou-tine delivery of a truckload of wood chips to the mill on the night of Dec. 9“Mr. Thomas was employed

as a truck driver and delivered a load of chips to the Catalyst Paper mill at Crofton at about

5 p.m. on Dec. 9. When other workers could not find him about one-half hour later, they reported him missing,” coro-ner Barb McClintock said in a media release. “Emergency services were notified, and a search operation was launched. Mr. Thomas was recovered from one of the chip silos at the mill in the early morning hours of Dec. 11, but he could not be resuscitated. The silo is linked to the area where Mr. Thomas was to dump the chips by a conveyor belt more than 300 metres long.”

Investigators are working on

the theory that Thomas some-how ended up on the conveyor and was drawn into the silo.

Catalyst CEO Joe Nemeth said the mill activated its Emer-gency Response Plan, when Thompson — who worked for a trucking company indepen-dent of Catalyst — was discov-ered missing by mill personnel.“We are fully supporting the

investigations,” he said in a statement. “We are all sad-dened by this tragic accident. I know you join me in extend-ing heartfelt sympathies to his family and friends during this very difficult time.”

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The transformation of Waterwheel Square in Chemainus comes full circle this week as municipal workers put the final touches on the first of several revitalization projects planned for Mural Town.

According to John MacKay, director of engineering and op-erations for the Mu-nicipality of North Cowichan, workers are finishing up a little electrical and stone work and hope to have it complete in time for Little Town Christmas this Saturday (Dec. 20). “The majority of it is

done,” he said. “We’re just tying up loose ends.”

Construction on the Waterwheel parking lot began at the end of August so as to not dis-rupt summer traffic for businesses and tour-ism in the area.

The revamp has in-cluded a total redesign of the parking lot to include a dedicated parking area for tour buses in Waterwheel Lane, new trees, light-ing, benches, picnic ta-bles and power outlets for market vendors.“The background of

the trees and shrubs all makes it look very at-tractive, and yet we’ve managed to keep our most convenient park-ing spaces and also create a wonderful gathering area at the lookout, which we’ve never had before,” said North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure.

“We’ve always used the parking lot as a town square, but it really didn’t look like a town square. Now it’s going to be a focal point for anybody coming into Chemainus.”

The new multi-use venue has kept well within its $900,000 budget, says MacKay.

The budget had to be revised from prelimi-nary projections of $802,000 when tenders came in higher than expected, and a charg-ing station for electric cars was also added.“When it first started,

there was some nega-tivity, but as the proj-ect’s proceeded and people can see what they’re getting, the feedback has been very positive,” he said.

Chemainus and Dis-trict Chamber of Com-merce co-ordinator Jeanne Ross says the project will have a big impact on Wednesday Markets when they start up again in May.“Now there’s going

to be more shelter and trees — it will be a much nicer place for the market to be because it will be in amongst flowers and trees instead of a big, boring parking lot that was kind of cracked and ugly looking,” she said.

It’s a view Ross says she looks forward to enjoying when the Chamber’s Visitor Centre moves into the expanding Chemainus Museum building next spring, if all goes well.

Chemainus Valley Museum secretary and archivist Norma Greer says the exterior of the building should be completed by the end of the year, with interi-

or work getting started in 2015.

The Chemainus Val-ley Historical Society has raised approxi-mately $400,000 to add roughly 4,500 square feet to the current mu-seum building. They are looking to fund-raise an additional $200,000 to complete the project and hold a grand opening in time for the museum’s 25th anniversary in 2016.“It’s needed here be-

cause we’ve grown so much,” said Greer.

The expansion will double space for both displays and archives and improve the qual-ity of the displays.

The final phase of the project will involve the joining of the old with the new museum, fin-ishing and remodeling all areas and reorga-nizing all displays. “We’re hoping to do

all-new, better-appeal-ing displays and have more technology in the displays,” said Greer.

The Chemainus Re-vitalization Plan was adopted by council in 2011 and calls for several more projects, including improve-ments to modernize Chemainus Road and Willow Street and the waterfront. In the new year, work will begin to remove the old fire hall in preparation for a new library.

“It’s quite a compre-hensive plan and it’s over a number of years, but we’re picking away at it,” said MacKay.

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Waterwheel Square expected to be completed this week

The transformation of Waterwheel Square in Chemainus is expected to be fin-ished this week in time for Little Town Christmas this Saturday. Photo Submitted

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A winter storm has struck Vancouver Island, damaging

ferry docks in Swartz Bay and Departure Bay. All sail-ings have been cancelled to and from Vancouver, and it could be weeks before repairs will be done. With the ferries out of commis-sion, there are only enough fresh fruits and vegetables to last us four to six days until there is no food left. Panic buying will ensue — people will consume everything in sight, result-ing in a food crisis for the island. This is the scenario broadcasted in the Island on the Edge documentary, and while it may seem far-fetched and over-dramatic to some, this may become a reality.

Vancouver Island could face serious food supply problems, and we need to take our local food se-curity on the Island more seriously by producing more locally-grown food. In the midst of rapid cli-mate change, we need to develop our local food in-dustry and supply in order to combat global depen-dence, strengthen our local economy and avoid rising food prices.

California agriculture

supplies 70 per cent of our imported fruits and veg-etables every year. With rising global temperatures, poor growing conditions are decreasing the amount of food available for ex-port, meaning higher food prices. Most of our food on the Island comes from the global transport chain, dependent on oil for trans-port and fertilizers impact-ing our climate, soils and our water.

Developing the local economy is a benefit of eating locally. Only five per cent of the food pro-duced on Vancouver Is-land is consumed by the local people; the rest is imported from elsewhere. Industrial agriculture and increased food import af-fects the success of small, local farms unable to keep up with growing food de-mands. These farms go out of business, increasing the need for imported food, fuelling the vicious cycle. With the increase in land prices, fuel, machinery and the monopoly the global-ized food market has on food consumption, local farmers are unable to af-ford enough land to grow an adequate amount of food to make a living and feed neighbouring com-

munities. The average sal-ary of farmers is $10,000 to $30,000, not nearly enough to sustain growth in the future or expand their farms. It is time we give the chance to these small farms to prosper and de-liver healthy, local food to the Island.

Canadians spend 10 per cent of their income on food, favouring cheaper food rather than splurging on local produce. When local farmers have to sell their food for lower than the price of production just to stay in business, it is a rip off to the entire local food economy. Today, less than six per cent is produced lo-cally; local food production is losing the race in the ag-ricultural industry in Cana-da to the cheap, global food alternatives.

Producing food locally creates a connection to our food and farmers, feeds into our local economy, and essentially drives the prices of food lower by eliminating the transpor-tation costs used in food import. Growing food in urban environments like community gardens, back-yard vegetable plots and urban farms are great ways to contribute to developing our affordable, safe and

most importantly, local food system on the island.

Organizations like Farm Folk/City Folk and the Land Conservancy of Canada are working to purchase land for farmers to increase the amount of agricultural land on the Island. The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America is attempt-ing to harmonize the food regulations with the U.S., which will greatly threaten our right to food sover-eignty and local food secu-rity. Regulations need to be modified from large-scale agricultural standards to small-scale local farms of-ten following a completely different protocol for op-eration. Government leg-islation needs to establish safe, secure and profitable local food rights for local farmers and consumers in order to protect our food security.

Without food in our bel-lies, we will have no need for the money in our pock-ets; we need to start feed-ing into our local food sys-tem to ensure a successful future.

Hayley Atkins is a third-year biology student at the University of Victoria. She wrote this for her Geogra-phy of Canada class.

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On behalf of Canadian Blood Services, I’d like to sincerely thank residents of this community who re-sponded to our recent urgent appeal for blood.

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We are fortunate to have such dedicated donors, some of whom experienced longer donation times during this critical period.

Thanks to you, we are no longer in a critical situa-tion. That doesn’t mean our work together stops here; the need for blood is constant.

We look forward to welcoming regular donors back again soon. If you’re a new donor, we hope you will consider making blood donation a regular part of your life.

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The Ladysmith Little Theatre is setting the stage to steal not only gold but hearts with this year’s Christmas pantomime produc-tion, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

Director Alan Watt said audiences can ex-pect the same British tongue-in-cheek hu-mour, double entendre, outlandish characters and toe-tapping music of past panto produc-tions.“It’s going to steal

their hearts and tickle their funny bone,” he said. “It’s very over the top … everything’s big and high energy and meant to be fun for the entire family.”

This year’s produc-tion tells the story of Ali Baba, a poor Per-sian boy who falls in love with Safiya, his brother’s slave.“He is trying to buy

her freedom so he can marry her,” said Watt.

He soon learns, how-ever, that Safiya’s sister Huma is also a slave, and he must find a way to free them both.

Fortune seems to smile on Ali when he discovers a secret cave holding the treasure of the show’s villain Mustafa Leikh, but it doesn’t last long.“He’s found the trea-

sure, he still can’t seem to buy his girlfriend, and the thieves are now coming after him

… and that’s just act one,” Watt said.

A few young fresh faces have joined the Ladysmith Little The-atre for the production. They include Hailey Primrose in the role of Ali Baba, Gracie Labou-can in the role of Huma, and Hannah Copp as Safiya. Veteran per-formers will include Inge Cathers, Mike Cooper, Ken Hiebert and Charles Harmon.

The pantomime has

become a Christmas tradition in Ladysmith since the 2005 produc-tion of The Tinder Box. Since then, they have generally sold out each year there has been a production, and Watt expects this year to be no different.

Pantomimes gener-ally take a nursery rhyme or fairy tale and recreate it on a grander scale with music, topi-cal jokes and slapstick comedy.

The formula usu-ally dictates there be a principle couple played by two female leads and an outra-geous dame (usually the mother of the pro-tagonist) played by a male lead.“It’s absolutely hilari-

ous when you have a gentleman dressed up as a woman coming on stage trying to be sexy,” said Watt.

Playing the role of Mum Baba is the tal-ented and herculean Torry Clark.“Anybody that knows

Torry Clark knows that he is as far as you can get from a wom-anly figure,” said Watt.

“He’s big, and he has a very deep voice.”

The key thing with pantomimes is that spectators are encour-aged to cheer on the hero and boo the vil-lain, and audience interaction is both typical and expected, explained Watt.

“The actors them-selves have a little lee-way to improvise with the audience,” he said.

“If they see an opportu-nity, they’ll take it.”

Music featured in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves will appeal to all ages, with num-bers such as “Sisters” from the movie White Christmas, “Love is an Open Door” from Frozen, Petula Clark’s

“Downtown” (with sub-stituted lyrics “Bagh-dad”) and “Consider Yourself” from Oliver Twist. There will even be a throw-back trib-ute to 2012’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with the adapted “Trag-edy Tomorrow, Puppet Show Tonight.” Ali Baba and the For-

ty Thieves premieres Friday, Dec. 19 to a sold-out show, and will run at 7 p.m. on Dec. 26, 29 and 30. Matinees begin at 1 p.m. and will run Dec. 20 (sold out), 21, 27 and 28.

A special New Year’s Eve show and celebra-tion will take place Dec. 31. The show will run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. with appies being served during intermis-sion. Cast members will join the audience following the show for a late-night meal and to help ring in 2015. Tickets for the celebra-tion are $40 each.

Tickets for all other performances are $15

each and are available at the Ladysmith Little Theatre Box Office, by

calling 250-924-0658 or online through www.ladysmiththeatre.com.

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Vancouver photographer shares tips and imagesShelley A. LeedahlFOR THE CHRONICLE

Vancouver photogra-pher J. Evan Kreider faced a full and appre-ciative audience for his presentation on street photography Nov. 25 at Hardwick Hall. The Ladysmith Camera Club’s amiable guest speaker drew frequent laughter from club members and guests as he interspersed practi-cal shooting tips and screened images with humorous banter.“I am 72 years old and

realize this may be the last time I present to a photo club,” he began.

“This is also the first time I’ve presented to a photo club.”

Preparedness was a key theme. Kreider, who is a music histori-an and Professor Emer-itus at UBC as well as an avid photographer, began the evening by drawing a large lens from his backpack and demonstrating how ef-ficiently he changes lenses to minimize his Canon 5D II’s exposure to debris. He was at-tired in a multi-pock-eted vest and explained that he knows exactly where everything is in-side it. He often shoots directly from waist-level, which makes him less conspicuous and thus able to get more natural shots, and uses Adobe Lightroom soft-ware to make neces-sary adjustments like straightening, contrast, and cropping. “Lightroom’s cheaper

than Photoshop, and does everything I need. I’m still married, so I don’t have to take my spouse out of every

pic I’m in,” the amateur photographer joked.

Most of the photos he presented were shot in Vancouver, Seattle, and Paris. He recommend-ed that a photographer begin by taking a shot of a street sign when initially shooting in a new city. This “places” the photos that follow. If at first he’s feeling uninspired or sees nothing immediately to shoot, he begins with macro photography, ie: an extreme close-up of graffiti renders it into

“abstract art.”“I shoot so that I learn

to see the world I live in, in a new way. I don’t shoot to please others, and that’s very freeing.”

Kreider showed nu-merous examples of effective subject ma-terial for street pho-tographers. Alleys and scenes of chaos, like a rusted car surrounded by refuse in an un-kempt alley, make for interesting studies. He suggested shooting af-ter a rain, during twi-light.

“They call this the ‘magic hour,’ but that’s a bit of a stretch. It’s actually more like a magic 10 minutes.”

He uses a bean bag he sewed together himself decades ago as a quick and porta-ble tripod. Other tips included looking for shots with contrast-ing themes and shapes, adjusting the orange in a photo when skin in a black and white image appears too dark, shooting subjects while they’re engaged in cellphone conver-sation, and watching for a “sea of faces,” ie: people looking in dif-ferent directions while in group conversation, or photographing a va-riety of subjects on an urban sidewalk with a billboard of a face in the background. Kre-ider explained that he always shoots in “Raw,” and said that “every time you save in jpeg you are losing pixels.”

Another simple but easy-to-overlook prac-tise regards perspec-

tive. “Turn around to see

what is behind you. The light will be differ-ent.”

The question of eth-ics was raised and dis-cussed. Kreider said one can take photos of anyone outside in a public place (exclud-ing playgrounds and school yards) as long as the photos are not shot for profit, and he added that the issue of posting these photos online remains “a grey area.” If someone ques-tions Kreider when he’s taking his or her photo, he offers to send it to them via e-mail and provides them with the option of deciding whether or not he can use it. One time, he showed a subject the photo on his camera, and ensured the man also saw him delete it.

The next meeting of the Ladysmith Camera Club takes place this Wednesday (Dec. 16) at 7 p.m. and is the club’s AGM and Christmas potluck.

Ladysmith Camera Club guest speaker J. Evan Kreider, following his street pho-tography presentation Nov. 25. SHELLEY A. LEEDAHL

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CSS boys 11th in provinceDon BodgerFOR THE CHRONICLE

Great expecta-tions didn’t even en-ter the thoughts of Chemainus players and coach Andrew Easson heading into the provincial A senior boys’ high school vol-leyball championships last month at Abbots-ford Christian.

They were just happy to be there.“I think the wishful

thinking was that we would finish in the top eight,’’ said Easson.

“Realistically, just not last.’’

And Chemainus at-tained the latter goal by placing 11th in the 12-team event after winning its final match over Carver Christian 25-23, 23-25, 15-7.“It was a great expe-

rience,’’ said Easson, who did a rapid-fire assembly to get a team ready for the Island tournament that it won to advance to provin-cials without the ben-efit of a league game.“It was a good learn-

ing experience for all of our guys,’’ said Zach Diewert, one of just three players from the 10-member squad who’s graduating.

“Chemainus doesn’t have much provincial experience ... I loved it, even though we got kicked around a bit.’’

Chemainus started with an 8-25, 9-25 loss against Mount Sentinel.“That was our first

match and the guys were fairly over-whelmed by the expe-rience,’’ said Easson.

After that, the players

settled down and put up a good fight against highly-regarded Credo Christian, losing 19-25, 20-25.“It made us feel like

we could compete against them, almost beating the top seed,’’ said Diewert.

Credo went on to place fourth, and host Abbotsford Christian finished first.

Chemainus rounded out pool play with loss-es against Fernie (14-25, 22-25), Kelowna Christian 25-19, 17-25, 5-15 and Bulkley Valley

16-25, 16-25. In conso-lation play, Chemainus fell to Cedars Christian 18-25, 18-25 before its big win over Carver.“We had a great group

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weeks before the pro-vincials when the sea-son actually started, to go through provincials and actually compete with some of these teams was an accom-plishment,’’ added Easson.

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(Robbie)June 30, 1987 -

December 6, 2014It is with broken hearts and unbearable sadness we must announce that our irreplaceable Robbie has proudly earned

her wings and made her way to Heaven after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. She peacefully left us early in the afternoon surrounded by her loving parents, adoring sisters & brother-in-law, beloved nieces, nephew, Aunt Cheryl, cousin Emily and her one true love Derek.An Extraordinary person is an ordinary person with an extraordinary commitment. Our Robbie was committed to living, but not just living - living in kindness and love. Robin was born in the Cowichan Valley and raised in Saltair. She is a proud Graduate of Ladysmith Secondary School and was eager and excited to develop her career in the Insurance Industry. In her short but meaningful time here with us, Robin has left a legacy of kindness, compassion, generosity, selfl essness & love. Even though she is no longer here, her presence is always with us. We will feel her, hear her and see her in everything. Over these past few days, weeks and months we have had overwhelming amounts of love and support from her family, friends and community. We are forever grateful our beautiful angel was able to be uplifted by the outpouring of unconditional love and support and be comforted by her community’s arms tightly wrapped around her as she took fl ight. She touched more hearts than even she knew. We always love you Robbie. Robin is survived by her parents Richard and April Ryce, her sisters Tracy Berrow (Don), Jessica de Courtney (Ron), her nieces and nephews Mariah, Elijah, Jaidah, Lainah, Anabella, Brody, Jaiden and Jax, her one true love Derek Vioen, her eternal best friends Brittany Wilkes (Steve) and Emily Faught (Clayton), numerous Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and extended family, an endless list of close friends and her most beloved fur babies Mia, Milo and Millie and Chico in heaven.On behalf of the family we would like to thank all of the Doctors, Nurses and health care providers and support staff who made Robbie feel so loved along the way.A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at New Life Baptist Church (1839 Tzouhalem Road, Duncan BC) from 1:00pm - 5:00pm. Christmas ornaments were placed on a beautiful memory tree being created in Robbie’s honor. It is Robin’s wish to help others on her same journey, donations can be made to the new foundation being created in her name, RobbiesPresence@gmail.com

Condolences may be offered online at www.sandsduncan.ca SANDS of DUNCAN 250-746-5212

LAYCOCK, Penelope AnneAugust 7, 1941 – November 25, 2014

Penelope passed away peacefully and courageously in her home, as was her wish, with her three sons gathered from around the world. A private cremation has taken place, and at Penelope’s request there will be no funeral service in Canada, however a ceremony and celebration of Penny’s magnificent life will be held in Chipperfield (England) in the summer of 2015, where she has asked to be reunited with her maternal grandparents of whom she had very fond memories.

A loving and much loved mother of Graham Western of Barrie, Ontario, Paul Western of Sydney, Australia, and Mark Western of Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong; grandmother to Kara Western, Taila Western and Healy Western. Sister to Fenella Ellis and Tony Gordon-Laycock; and aunt to Peter Ellis and Amanda Blinco and Stephen and William Gordon-Laycock. Daughter of Joan and William Gordon- Laycock; and former wife of John Western (recently deceased). Always there to nurture and support her three sons, her loss is deeply felt but softened by the knowledge she is now free of pain and at peace.

Penelope was born in Chipperfield (UK) and spent much of her childhood abroad – in India, Barbados and France. These early experiences influenced Penelope deeply, giving her a lifelong passion for travel & adventure; and fuelling her genuine care and concern for those less fortunate. Penelope married John Western (her “only true love”) in 1962, and had her first two sons (Graham & Paul) in England. The family later migrated to Canada in 1964 where her third son (Mark) was born, and where she spent the rest of her life. In the early years living in Pickering, Ontario, where the boys fondly remember holidays to Prince Edward Island, learning to sail dinghies on Frenchman’s Bay, canoeing and playing ice hockey. At the same time, the family spent seven years building a 40ft sailboat and eventually sailed it to the Bahamas in 1978 on a one-year journey. John and Penelope separated in 1979 and Penelope returned to Toronto (with a mere $7 in her pocket) and continued to raise her three sons as a single parent, living in Cabbagetown and The Beaches. In the boy’s teenage years she is remembered for her compassion, opening her home and heart to boys less fortunate and more troubled then her own. She built a respected career at the University of Toronto (Scarborough campus) as the Manager of Student Residences & Conference Services, receiving many awards and the respect of her colleagues and students. Always curious, Penny travelled widely and continued her passion for sailing yachts, bravely crossing the Atlantic Ocean, plus numerous other sailing adventures around the globe. Penny was also interested in theatre (acting in several plays), golf, gardening, philosophy, and at the young age of 60 received her scuba certification. After retiring in 1997, Penelope moved first to Brighton Ontario where she acquired her beloved dogs (Poppet & Chipper) and lived on the water (a lifelong dream). Penny later moved to Ladysmith, BC, where she settled in a cozy home, surrounded with flowers in the garden and a view of the mountains. It was here that Penny passed away.

The family would like to thank all the wonderful and compassionate carers that supported Penelope with her final wish – allowing her to stay in her home – and the kind and caring Dr. Kilvert and nursing staff that assisted the boys to provide palliative care in her final weeks.

Penelope’s sons will keep a remembrance book for Penelope’s grandchildren. If you knew Penelope and would like to share

your memories of her, please email messages and/or photos to: pmwestern@gmail.com

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Krutz,Roberta (Bert) Irene

Oct. 16, 1925 – Nov. 25, 2014Survived by her sister Elsie Smith; children Henry Krutz, Bill Krutz, Donna (Bruce Hobson), Roberta (Chris Westfall predeceased 2006), Laura Krutz (Galan Akin); and grandchildren Kyle Krutz, Amy (Craig Webb), Adam Hobson, Layla, Carly, and Gia Akin and many nieces and nephews.

Mom was an exceptional Mother and Grandmother who taught a lot of people about the importance of love, tolerance, and delicious baked goods. Her legacy of family and values transcends generations. She had a tenacity for life and a smile that lit up our world. “Ciao for now Momma”

Please gather with us at 1:00PM on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Telford’s, 595 Townsite Road, Nanaimo, BC.

You can’t stop time passing by...

WILLIAMSON, Barry Alexander Donald1932 - 2014

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Barry Williamson, peacefully on November 25, 2014 at the Lodge on 4th in Ladysmith.He is survived by his wife Carol Yvonne Williamson, seven children, 20 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and special friends Pat & Donna Reynolds. Barry was born in North Vancouver and spent time in Prince Rupert, Ocean Falls, Nanaimo and Gold River.No service by request.

In Loving Memory of

Beverley May WelchDec. 23, 1930 – Dec. 13, 2013

Forever in our hearts.

With love from Tracey and George

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15 CU.FT. upright deep freeze, $125. 8 cu ft deep freeze, $150. Almond 15 cu ft fridge, $175. White apt. size fridge, $200. White 30” range, $150. 30” almond range, $125. White 30” propane stove, $150. Black 30” range, $200. Kenmore Washer dryer sets, $300-$350. Washers, $150-$250. Dryers, $100-$150. Apt size staking washer/dryer, $250. Built-in dishwashers, $100-$150. White portable dishwasher, $150. Black Ken-more built-in dishwasher, $150. 6 month warranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

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For donating the prize money

Shop in-store specials at these merchants

A huge THANK YOU to

GRAND CHRISTMAS

Ladysmith GRAND

CHRISTMASCHRISTMASThe Winners Are:$500 - T. Nielsen$200 - J. Hilton$100 - Sheila Charette$100 - Bonnie Peerens$100 - Wendy Cooper

Bouma MeatsTime to order your Christmas

free range turkeys, and local smoked hams.

250-245-8131412 First Ave., LadysmithOpen Sundays 11 am-4 pm 26 High Street 250-245-9922

Ladysmith Auto Supplys‘

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Tool Kit$15495 lifetime guarantee

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Mon. to Fri. 9 to 8, Sat. 9 to 6, Sun. & Holidays 12 to 5

www.ladysmithpharmasave.com Locally Owned & Operated

Abbott Reallite Flameless Candles

25% off• with timers & moving wick• assorted colours & sizes

LDCU Staff member Kay Bafaro

presents winner, Bonnie Peerens

with $100.00 in gift certifi cates

(middle photo) and

LDCU Staff member Danielle Buck presents winner, Wendy Cooper

(bottom photo)with $100.00

in gift certifi cates toshop local on behalf

of LDCU and theLadysmith DowntownBusiness Association

Grand Christmas promotion.

Lesley Parent (left) President of the

Ladysmith Downtown Business Association

(LDBA) and Kim Judson of Ladysmith

& District Credit Union (LDCU) pull the winning entries

for the LDBA’s Grand Christmas promotion

on December 12, 2014.The $1000 in prize

money was donated by the LDCU

to help promote shopping local.

539 - 1st Ave.250-924-5452

Thank you to everyone for entering

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CHINESE

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144’s

Ted RoseTea Bags 499

Betty Crocker

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99¢510 gramsLimit 4 total

300 grams

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