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Ladysmith balks at Holland Creek planCraig SpenceTHE CHRONICLE

Ladysmith councillors are going to pull their hiking boots on, and go take a look at the potential impact of a request by Glencar Consultants Inc. to place 141 upscale strata units on what is known as the Ar-butus Hump.

The proposal is part of the 55 hect-are Holland Creek project south-east of the dip in Dogwood Drive, extending almost to the Heart Lake trail. Proponents of the project plan to develop 610 units there, includ-ing 300 residential lots, over the next 20 to 30 years.

Included in the mix would be 141 multi-family units on the east slope of Arbutus Hump, which is located at the western tip of their wedge shaped parcel. “This is the best view location on the site,” Glenn Carey told council, “and it has the best sun exposure on the site.”

But their request to put higher density multi-family units onto the site instead of 2,000 sqr. metre Estate Single Family lots, and to push the development higher up the slope, may run counter to the Holland Creek Area Plan (HCAP), which designates Arbutus Hump as

“a special natural feature and views-cape.”

Director of Development Services Felicity Adams said the commu-nity’s long-term vision in the HCAP is “to protect Arbutus Hump and its hillside as park and open space.”Another consideration is provi-

sion of fire fighting services. The areas of Arbutus Hump designated as park under the HCAP are also above the 130 metre limit that can be provided with water pressure adequate for fire fighting.

Carey noted in his remarks to council that the boundary being sought is 25 meters below the high-est point of Arbutus Hump, which

is located on an adjacent parcel to the north.

He also pointed out that a ‘finger’ of residential development has been permitted above 130 metres on the adjacent parcel. “The LAP (Local Area Plan) says the top of the Hump should be protected. We feel we have done that,” he said.

If multi-family development is not permitted higher up the slope in the Glencar proposal, there will be no-where else to relocate the density.

“We would be taking a big hit finan-cially,” he said, noting that up to 46.7 per cent of the projected multi-family units in the overall project would be lost.

For Ladysmith that would trans-late into the potential loss of more than $1 million in Development Cost Charges; $345,000 dollars per year in property taxes; 172 con-struction jobs and 45 permanent jobs, he said.

See Arbutus Hump, Page 4

The Town of Ladysmith has postponed approval of a request by Glencar Consultants Inc. to place 141 view strata units on the slopes of the Arbutus Hump. CRAIG SPENCE

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LadysmithGolf coursein the holeCraig SpenceTHE CHRONICLE

Facing ongoing costs to maintain its greens and fairways, and declining membership, Ladysmith Golf Course was hoping town council would agree at its Monday, Feb. 1, meeting to take over grounds keeping on the course.

But Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture Clayton Postings said it would cost $30,000, on top of $6,000 already provided to the club, to take over the grounds keeping duties, and council agreed that can’t be accommodated in the 2016 budget.

Instead, council agreed that the future of the golf course will be considered as part of the Parks, Recreation and Culture master plan pro-cess, that is currently underway, and any finan-cial relief that might come to the golf course will have to wait until 2017.

In the meantime, the club’s board will have to consider how to get more people onto its fair-ways, and more money coming into its coffers – a challenge that has a chicken and egg dimension to it.“The challenge is that it’s difficult to reverse the declining trend of participation at the golf course, even more difficult if the course is not in good

condition,” Mayor Aaron Stone pointed out dur-ing discussion of the club’s request.

He agreed with Postings’ suggestion that the fu-ture of the course needs to be considered as part of Ladysmith’s Parks, Recreation and Culture master plan. “I’m hoping there’s some significant discussion around it,” he said.

Things were made worse for the nine-hole par 3 course in December 2014 when a culvert collapse at the seventh hole eliminated a gorge crossing that allowed players to complete holes eight and nine.

So far no feasible plan for fixing that damage has been figured out. Cost estimates for replacing

the culvert with a bridge ranged from $250,000 to $450,000. The only other option discussed was to fit all nine holes on the south side of the gorge.

Despite reasonable green fees – last year it cost $14 to play nine holes, $20 for 18 – fewer players are using the course.

President Mike Smith said the board is looking for a less expensive way of replacing the crossing. He said it’s essential the greens be in good shape to attract players.“If the greens are in good shape, they will come,” he told council. “If the greens are in bad shape, and the fairways are in bad shape, they will prob-ably give it a pass.”

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A scientific paper re-leased Jan. 6 ‘provides the first published evi-dence’ that a virus which could cause extensive damage to salmon stocks, has been detected in B.C.According to an Eco

Media release the study presented “the first pub-lished evidence that a European variant of in-fectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV) is present in British Columbia.“European ISAV is the most feared salmon vi-rus in the salmon farm-ing industry,” states the release. “When ISAV spread to Chile in Atlan-tic salmon eggs, there was no response to con-tain it. In 2007, it spread rapidly, causing $2 billion in damages, and out-breaks continue.”

The consequences could be even more seri-ous for B.C. because the virus could infect wild stocks.“Unlike Chile, B.C. has

wild salmon that con-tribute billions of dollars to the economy through tourism, commercial and sports fishing,” the release says. “The risk of an outbreak has the potential for severe con-sequences in B.C., the Northwestern United States and Alaska.”

Says UBC’s Dr. Daniel Pauly, one of the world’s leading fisheries scien-tists: “I have been follow-ing this work for many years. ISA virus is a seri-ous matter. A member of the influenza family in open ocean feedlots is a risk Canada should not be taking on the West Coast.”

The European ISA vi-rus genetic sequence was detected in 72 per cent of cutthroat trout in Cultus Lake, home to the endangered Fraser River sockeye population.

Government attempts to restore Cultus Lake sockeye through fishing bans, enhancement and habitat restoration have proven unsuccessful.“The potential that virus-

es such as ISAV are con-tributing to widespread decline in sockeye salm-on populations cannot be taken lightly,” states the study’s co-author Dr. Rick Routledge.“The findings in this paper should lead to de-velopment of more sen-sitive screening for this specific virus.”

Ladysmith Golf Course is struggling with declining participation and increasing costs. FILE PHOTO

Craig SpenceTHE CHRONICLE

Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson (NDP) introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons Thursday, Feb. 4, that would make the Canadian Coast Guard the ‘receiver’ of aban-doned and derelict vessels.“This is a signal to coastal com-munities that there is something on the books,” Malcolmson said.

Getting the bill debated will take time though. Malcolmson esti-mated it could take a year for it to come up for debate. And she said, as a private member’s bill the ini-tiative can’t go as far as she would like.

Private member’s bills cannot include funding, so they cannot di-rect specific actions on the part of government. They raise an issue as a priority, however.

Right now there is no clear line of authority or responsibil-ity when it comes to dealing with abandoned and derelict vessels. That means hazards like the Viki Lyne II in Ladysmith Harbour can sit for years while government de-partments avoid responsibility.“What it changes is the runaround and the finger pointing that we see from one ministry to the next,” Malcolmson said.

If the Coast Guard were named receiver of wrecks, she thinks it would have to take action on boats like the Viki Lyne II. “I be-

lieve it would be compelled to take action,” she said.

She stopped short of saying the government would have to pro-vide funding, but said it would give the Coast Guard a stronger case at budget time.

The initiative comes as good news to communities like Ladysmith, which was identified in a Transport Canada study as having the highest concentration of derelict vessels on the West Coast.

Her’s is the third private mem-

ber’s bill to be floated on the derelict and abandoned vessels issue. Her predecessor, Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder’s (NDP) motion was defeated by the Conservative government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper; a subsequent bill was introduced by West Vancouver-Squamish-Sea to Sky MP John Weston (Conserva-tive), who was defeated in the Oct. 19 federal election.“This absolutely carries Jean

Crowder’s work forward,” Malcol-mson said.

Although her bill would be a step in the right direction, Malcolmson said she hopes the Liberal govern-ment will look south of the border for a more comprehensive solu-tion.

Boats in Washington State have to be registered, and a portion of the registration fee is used to pay for the removal of derelict and abandoned vessels .“The Washington model, as a

coastal MP, is something I will continue to advance,” Malcolmson said.

Malcolmson takes aim at derelict vessels

Derelict and abandoned vessels are a problem that coastal communities like Ladysmith want to see solved FILE PHOTO

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It’s National Eating Disorders Week and as part of a provincial plan to better inform British Columbian families and health care providers about this deadly dis-order, a series of infor-mational videos are be-ing released across the province.

The seven videos fea-ture experts from the

Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Pro-gram, located at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, giving pre-sentations about medi-cal assessment and management, various therapies, meal support and more.

Included in the seven videos is one about the family experience, which features Rylee McKinlay, 20, and her mother Terri McKinlay. When Rylee was 16 she was hospitalized for 9 weeks at BC Children’s for her anorexia. At her sickest, her heart rate was so low she was at risk of dying of heart failure.

Eating disorders (ED) affect 1.5 per cent of young women age 15 to 24 in B.C. In recent years, rates of EDs have been increasing in men, too. EDs are the deadliest of all mental health concerns, with up to 15 per cent of those with the diagno-sis eventually dying di-rectly from the disorder.

The videos were filmed last year in Kim-berley BC, when six ex-

perts from the provin-cial program travelled to the region to present a day long-workshop. Now the edited vid-eos are being released province-wide to help spread the knowledge more widely to other re-gions that may struggle with how to provide up-to-date and effec-tive treatment in B.C.’s more rural and remote locations.“We are thrilled to be able to make these vid-eos available. It is im-portant to us to share the knowledge and expertise of our special-ized staff with families and health care pro-

viders across all of BC, particularly in commu-nities that may not have easy access to this infor-mation,” said Sarah Bell, Provincial Executive Director, Mental Health and Concurrent Dis-orders Services at BC Children’s Hospital.

The videos are a project of the East Kootenay Local Action Team, which is part of the province-wide Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative.

The Collaborative is a province-wide initiative that aims to improve the awareness, coor-dination, and timely

access of children and youth to mental health services. It brings to-gether a wide array of people in Local Actions Teams designed to find collective community solutions to specific mental health issues.

There are now 65 local action teams across B.C. Funding for the Collaborative comes primarily from the Shared Care Com-mittee, a joint commit-tee of the Doctors of BC and the B.C. Gov-ernment.A link to the videos

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From Page 1Carey said that the issue of water pressure

could be resolved by installing a pump station as part of the strata project. That would be ex-pensive, he conceded, “But with that view it would be affordable.”

Because zoning has already been approved above 130 metres on the adjacent parcel, he added, “We’re not creating a new situation.”

Council directed staff to proceed with other aspects of the Glencar rezoning application but postponed its decision of the Arbutus Hump proposal until its Feb. 15 meeting.

Carey agreed to a request to mark the exist-ing boundaries, and those proposed for devel-opment up the east slope of Arbutus Hump so Ladysmith council can visit the site and have a look for themselves before their Feb. 15 meeting.

Councillors to tour Arbutus Hump site

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Ward Yeager of the Chemainus busi-ness Improvement Association urged North Cowichan Council to wake up and smell the flowers, the ones in hang-ing baskets that grace the town over the summer and – before 2015 – during the Christmas season.

He asked the municipality to fund the program fully, and to “take over the responsibility of operating both these programs.”

North Cowichan already provides $15,000 for hanging baskets from its

grants-in-aid budget, but that’s $7,325 short of what’s needed, and requires the BIA apply every year for the funding.“Without this increase the BIA has no

choice but to either reduce or cancel the programs,” a letter from the North Cowichan BIA to council stated.

Yeager said abandoning the program would be a step backward in plans to re-vitalize the downtown core of Chemainus, and ‘repurpose’ it as a vital ‘green’ area for business owners and residents.“The Chemainus BIA believes the beautification of our downtown area is vital to a successful, vibrant, healthy community,” he said.

“This investment benefits the total community and as such the costs for this need to be shared by both residents and businesses through their property taxes.”

He said the BIA has done a review of nine other Island communities and found that “no other municipality or city government requires their BIAs or Chamber of Commerce to take on both the financial responsibility and opera-tional responsibility of maintaining a flower basket program.”

Council directed staff to report back to the Feb. 17 meeting with a recom-mendation.

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Steps have been taken to ensure that two buildings at the Twin Gables Motel site in Crof-ton are stable enough to remain standing.A recommendation had come from staff that

one building on the site be demolished within 30 days, and that the former manager’s quar-ters be inspected by a professional engineer to ensure it did not need to be demolished as well.

Crofton Quay Developments spokesperson Blaine Mercereau told council that steps have been taken to brace the one structure, which was leaning over 8 inches out of true; and an engineer’s report has already been obtained certifying that the manager’s quarters are not in danger of collapsing.“They’ve put some substantial cross bracing in that building,” North Cowichan Director of Development Services Scott Mack said of the first structure. He also reported that the build-ings have been boarded up more effectively to prevent access.

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Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Mal-colmson (NDP) has tabled the third private member’s bill to be heard in the House of Commons in the past year on the issue of derelict and abandoned ves-sels. Isn’t it about time our government got the message?

Her predecessor Jean Crowder’s (NDP) bill was defeated by the Conser-vative majority in the House in Febru-ary, 2015. West Vancouver - Squamish - Sea to Sky MP John Weston (Conser-vative), who introduced a private mem-ber’s bill in June, was defeated in the Oct. 19 federal election.

The Liberal candidate in that election, Tim Tessier, said the time was “way past due” for the problem to be dealt with, and that he would “work with local and provincial officials to establish a plan for cleaning up the mess.”

So Malcolmson has relaunched the NDP initiative, this time from the oppo-sition side of the house, with the Liber-als under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau occupying the government benches.

Hopefully the House will be third-time-intelligent and actually pass Mal-colmson’s bill. Hopefully they will do more than that, and provide the leader-ship and funding needed to get disasters in the making, like the Viki Lyne II, out of our harbours.

That would be a start. But more needs to be done, and only the government can take the necessary measures to ef-fectively clean up B.C.’s coast and elimi-nate threats to the environment and to the commercial and recreational oppor-tunities coastal communities rely on.

Liberal MPs in B.C. and their col-leagues on the East Coast, need only look toward Washington State, just south of the 49th Parallel, for a possible solution. There, boats are licensed and a portion of the licensing fee goes toward the removal and disposal of abandoned and derelict vessels.

It’s a model that works and one that should be considered in Canadian waters. In the meantime, we can only hope Mal-colmson’s private member’s bill will be giv-en thoughtful, non-partisan consideration.

YOUR WORDS“I think there’s a broad intent across all parties that we actually move on legislating pay equity...”

Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson, Page 11 / Pay equity motion passesMalcolmsonsteers us onright course

Events sometimes conspire for us letters

EditorLast Monday I was travel-

ing down First Avenue on my way to the Post Office. For the first time in my life, I was attempting to send a letter to Wisconsin – to the Kimberley-Clark Company, in fact. (Home of Kleenex tissues, I hoped.) I had spent some time attempt-ing to research their address on the Internet. No dice.

I finally found a viable ad-dress on the back of a some-what battered tissue pack. However, the tissues were well-traveled and the address barely legible. I could not tell if the printed ‘WI’ signified Wis-consin or part of something else like Washington, D.C. So I headed for the post office, hop-ing that a friendly postie could enlighten me.

But-on the way, what do you think I spied? A Wisconsin license plate on the street di-rectly in front of me! In all the

years I have lived in Ladysmith (nearly thirty) I have never en-countered a Wisconsin plate.

Remarkably, the elderly driver turned the corner and parked only half a block down, next to an empty parking space. I took it, got out and smiled at the lady sitting in the passenger seat. She rolled down her window and I told her my dilemma. She referred

me to her driver husband, ‘the American.’ He was friendly, helpful and scanned my entire envelope. He assured me that the address was in fact in Wis-consin, and also the home of Kimberley-Clark.

What luck! I headed to the P.O. wherein his expert advice was confirmed.

Again, my thanks to the gentleman from Wisconsin, who has facilitated the mail-ing of my little granddaughter’s art work, which she thought ‘might look good on the Kleen-ex boxes or napkins.’

Life is full of coincidences and ironies. Witness my Fifti-eth birthday party, held here at the Ladysmith Legion (too many) years ago. For the event I had skinnied down to 150 pounds. Exactly 50 people at-tended. I was turning 50 that night and somebody enclosed a Lottery quick-pik in my card. You guessed it – I won exactly fifty bucks!

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During the last ten years of Conservative rule, Canada’s share of global aid became the low-est of all industrialized nations. In 2014, the only G7 country with a smaller aid budget than Canada was Italy, which had an unemployment rate of over 12 per cent and whose economy was among the worst in Europe.

The usual argument for this parsimony is it’s somehow better to help Canadians than for-eigners, and yet I know of no recognized ethic, religion, or accepted system of morals that says ‘only help those that live near you and for-get everyone else.’

If human life has value, if we believe that every human being has potential, the accident of one’s location of birth shouldn’t be relevant. Recog-nizing this, Canada has pledged to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP on foreign assistance. We are now at less than half that, while our global partners have reached or are close to that goal.

The second usual argument is our weak econ-omy, but despite a deficit of nearly $200 billion, the UK still met their international obligations in 2014. At the height of the 2008 recession, Ire-land increased its aid, exceeding Canada’s. The difference between 0.24 and .07 percent is a rounding error in the federal budget, yet means life and death for millions.

The Conservatives and their tight-fisted poli-cies are now gone, and it’s time to fulfill your predecessor’s oaths, Mr. Trudeau.

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Last spring, a public meeting was held at Aggie Hall to determine interest and possible approaches for build-ing community involve-ment in watershed man-agement. There was a good turnout and lots of interest. But it has been quiet since then.

But since that meet-ing a small group with representatives from the Town of Ladysmith, Ladysmith Sportsman’s Club, Cowichan Valley Regional District, Tim-berWest and Otter Point Timber have had several meetings to talk about levels of interest and terms of reference for a Ladysmith Watersheds Round Table.

This group has pre-pared draft terms of reference that will now go to town council and senior management of TimberWest to deter-mine if the proposed ap-proach is acceptable to these organizations.

So the question arises as to how we get citizen input on the draft terms of reference?

One way is to watch the upcoming agenda’s of Ladysmith council to

see when they will dis-cuss the terms of refer-ence. You could attend this council meeting and have a say.

Or you can review the draft for yourself online. The terms of reference have been posted to the pilot web page for Ladysmith watersheds at ladysmithwater-sheds.weebly.com. They have also been posted on the Ladysmith Water-sheds Facebook page. If the terms of reference are implemented they would provide a forum for community sharing, learning and taking ac-tion on watershed man-agement. The round ta-ble would be open to the public and groups that have an interest in the watershed with a goal of ensuring we have clean water and healthy eco-systems.

I am interested in hear-ing from you. Is there interest in the commu-nity in the establishment of a round table? What do you think of the pro-posed structure? What are your thoughts on such things as:• Do we know enough

about the hydrology and

capacity of the systems? If there were a citizens’ stream keepers group would you be interested in helping with data collection and stream monitoring to improve our understanding?• Is water quality ad-

equately protected?• Are you interested

in watershed tours, if they were offered; what would you hope to learn? Would you be interested in a speaker series on watershed management?• Do you have concerns

about the capacity of the watersheds to support urban growth? • Is the return of salm-

on to Holland, Stocking and Bush Creek each fall important to you? What priority should be placed on maintaining flows, water quality and temperature to ensure the restoration and enhancement of these salmon streams?• Do you use the back

country in our water-sheds, and is access an issue?• Do you feel you have

access to good informa-tion on activities and the state of our watersheds?

Could a round table help keep people informed and improve decision making? Are you inter-ested or prepared to assist, listen or get in-volved in some way?

Send me your thoughts and comments to [email protected], or post them to the community watershed Facebook page at the Ladysmith Watersheds group.

The Town of Ladysmith, TimberWest and we hope the Stz’uminus First Nation will all re-view the draft terms of reference before we

decide how to proceed. The next meeting of the core group is in April, 2016. I would like to have a sense of com-munity interest and direction prior to this meeting.

If I hear back from enough people that there is interest in cre-ating a round table, we can organize a commu-nity meeting to discuss how citizens want to be involved. If there is not enough interest, will you be satisfied if we just leave these issues to the Town and land owners?

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Welcome Pole project at Ladysmith Secondary“We would like to bring aboriginal education to the forefront of our school’s journey. We would like to continue a conversation with our school community about truth… about reconciliation.”

Those are the opening words to a poster about nutsumaat syaays, which means “working together as one” in the Coast Salish language of the Stz’uminus First Nation.

It’s the spirit behind a year-long project at Ladysmith Secondary School which will see Stz’uminus master carver John Marston installing a Coast Salish welcome figure in the foyer of the school.

The journey is part of the story, though, and the carving will be an educational experience and ‘transformative journey’ from start to finish.

“We would like to have that 20’ tall figure carved in the foyer of our building,” says an information sheet from the school.

“We would like that carving to take place in a traditional Coast Salish house in the foyer of the school, accompanied by the teachings of elders.”

Said LSS Principal Margaret Olsen, “The nutsumaat syaays is an exciting project.”

A grant of $10,000 from Artists in the Classroom will help get things started. Timberwest has donated a 40 foot red cedar log, which was transported to Ladysmith, where it is being stored so that it can dry naturally. Community members and partners have donated $25,000 in materials and labour.

That’s a great start which “brings together the Ladysmith community with the Stz’uminus First Nation community in a year-long cultural art project,” says an information release.

But more is needed – $50,000 more – to reach the $75,000 nutsumaat syaays fundraising goal.

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Conservation watchdogs are eager to make ba-con out of the latest invasive species threat facing Vancouver Island.

Feral pigs have been spotted on multiple occa-sions in the Barkley Sound area north of Bamfield.And the Invasive Species Council of B.C. wants

the animals removed from the region before they begin to spread, wreaking porcine havoc on indig-enous plants and animals.“They are an animal that is not part of the natural

eco-system,” ISCBC executive director Gail Wal-lin said. “Pigs root and as they become wild, they become aggressive. They can absolutely devastate the vegetative cover.”

Wallin said she had no knowledge of how the animals – which have been seen near Carnation Creek on the south shores of Barkley Sound – were introduced to the area. Given the nature of the region, an abandoned attempt at a pioneer-style homestead is as likely a theory as any.

Because the pigs have only been reported on an anecdotal basis, it is not known how many exist.“I don’t have numbers, and I don’t expect there to be a lot,” she said.

Revelations of the pigs’ presence on the Island came during a three-day invasive species confer-ence held this week in Richmond.

Delegates reported ongoing damage to crops and property in the Chilcotin, Cariboo and north Okanagan regions, on the heels of more serious is-sues in the United States.

Rooting wild pigs attack the eggs of ground-nesting birds, destroy crops, and create erosion problems. They can also be a source of infectious disease.

In an attempt to address the issue, the B.C. gov-ernment declared open season on feral pigs in 2014, a situation that remains in force today. Any-one with a proper licence is free to hunt any feral pig within authorized areas.

Even though the presence of the pigs on the Is-land seems slight, Wallin said now is the time to be concerned. She points to the American bullfrog, a species that has devastated birds and small ani-mals throughout south Island wetlands after being introduced following a failed frog leg farm experi-ment.“We don’t want your pigs to become your frogs,” she said. “If the frogs were taken care of before they became a big issue, they wouldn’t be a big is-sue.”

Pigs are not the only battalion in this invading horde.

The Invasive Species Council of B.C. is a non-profit group dedicated to battling the spread of in-vasive plant and animal species and raising aware-

ness about how they are introduced.Members want people to know preventing the

introduction of problem species can be as simple as determining the suitability of any flora before planting, or not releasing the contents of your aquariums and terrariums into the wild.“We want people to be responsible,” executive di-rector Gail Wallin said.Among the current species plaguing Vancouver

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Litigation filed against Cat-alyst Jan. 22 says the com-pany has refused to “adopt technology that would dras-tically reduce the amount of air and water pollution gen-erated by the Crofton Mill.”

The trespassing suit report-edly seeks $2 billion and a permanent order to prevent Catalyst from conducting op-erations at the Crofton mill.

Catalyst denies the allega-tions, and says it intends to defend itself ‘vigorously.’At a Feb. 2 news confer-

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A pay-equity motion by Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolm-son passed Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the House of Commons.

The motion demand-ed government ac-tion to close the gap in pay between men and women. It’s an is-sue Malcolmson said wasn’t on the govern-ment’s agenda.“It did not appear in the Liberal election platform and it didn’t appear in any of the mandate letters to any of the ministers, despite the prime min-ister’s avowed com-mitment to feminism and gender equality,” Malcolmson said.“So we saw that we really would need to act early to get this on the parliamentary agenda and that’s just what happened …

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A rash of community mailbox thefts is afflict-ing Vancouver Island, says the RCMP.“It’s a significant issue,”

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Using registered mail or finding other alter-natives for the delivery of valuable material should also be a con-sideration.“What the public needs

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About 200 people packed the Saltair Community Centre Saturday, Feb. 6, for a celebration and chance to tour the building, which is located in the former Mount Brenton Elementary School at 3850 South Oyster School Rd.“I’m overwhelmed by

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Art lovers from Ladysmith and surrounding com-munities packed the Waterfront Gallery Saturday, Feb. 6, for the opening of the 2016 Ladysmith Fine Art Show.

From 7 to 9 p.m. they wondered, contemplated and puzzled over a collection of work submitted by 115 artists, listed in the show’s program. And many will return over the next three weeks to take in a show that runs until Feb. 28, daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Jurors John Marston, Ellen McCluskey, Grant Leier and Nixie Barton undertook the formidable task of choosing from amongst the hundreds of entries for the bi-annual show, which came from all over Van-couver Island.“A huge thank you to all the artists who brought in ex-traordinary art in all mediums,” says a message from

the Ladysmith Arts Council. “You challenge us with the variety and quality of your work. It delights us that the imagination continues to fuel the art experience.”

~~~Best in Show went to Ellen Statz, for her sculpture Quiet Movement; People’s Choice to Richard Shaw, for his sculpture Remnant.Three Dimensional winners were: Heather Martin-

McNabb, Caution to the Wind; Richard Shaw, Rem-nant; Brian Faubert, Buh-ombs away.Photo/Digital: John Moore, Lantzville Beach Broach; Brandy Melville, Calming Waters; Jana Zachariou, Oneness with Nature.Two Dimensional: Leslie Gregory Morgan, Three Moons over the Cashah; Carmon Mongeau, Still Mo-tion; Peter Loebel, Untitled.


Friday, Feb. 12 • 7pmLadysmith Secondary School

$5.00 per person

First AnnualSolo and DuetSHOWCASE

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Beverage &Burger Night

Friday, March 4Cottonwood Golf Course

Doors - 5:30pm • Dinner - 6pmTickets $20 each from Ambassador Candidates

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People’s Choice winner Richard Shaw with Rem-nant, his carving of a salmon out of arbutus wood, was one of 115 artists listed in the program of the 2016 Ladysmith Fine Arts Show, which opened at the Waterfront Gallery Saturday, Feb. 6, to a packed house. Art lovers got to take in an eclectic collection of paintings, photographs and sculp-tures, including Buh-ombs Away by Brian Faubert, which took third place in the Three Dimensional category.

LAC’s Fine Art Showopens to huge crowdat Waterfront GalleryBest in ShowEllen StatzQuiet Movement

First Three DimensionalHeather Martin-McNabbCaution to the Wind

First Photo/DigitalJohn MooreLantzville Beach Broach

First Two DimensionalLeslie Gregory MorganThree Moons over the Cashah

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Paddy (Battie) ChadwickPlease help us celebrate

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At the Eagles Hall, LadysmithFrom 1:00 to 4:00

Laurence Victor MorganMay 31, 1940 - January 25, 2016

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband and father, Larry Morgan, on January 25 at the age of 75 years.He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Valerie, daughter Shelley (Pat) Miller, son Dean (Chris-tine) Morgan, grandchil-dren, Genni, James, Ashley

(Brian), Cheyenne and 4 great grandchildren. Also surviving sisters and brothers-in-laws; Jean, Bon-nie, Gordon, Elaine, Reg, Glenda, Gord, Vivian, Colin and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Larry was predeceased by his parents Percy and Eileen, siblings Jimmy, Mickey and Pam, in-laws Jack and Maggie and grandson Jamie.The Morgan family had a proud heritage of being hard-workers and Larry lived up to that heritage. He was very clever with his hands and built many things out of nothing. He farmed with his Aunt and Uncle, Dave and Elsie Morgan; logged with his Uncles Kit, Cyril and Tommy Morgan and later worked at Island Phoenix (Harmac) for 37 years. He acquired many friends during his lifetime, en-joying fishing, hunting and camping trips at Nanai-mo Lakes. His pride and joy were his family and friends.

A Celebration of life will be held at the Eagles Hall, Ladysmith,

Saturday, February 13th between 1 and 4 pm.

Love you to the moon and back, till we meet again.

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Please help this youth program!

Lynn Morrison (n. Copp)Lynn Morrison (n. Copp), 62, of Chemainus BC, passed away January 27th, 2016, at home in the loving arms of her family.

Lynn was born February 10, 1953 in Chemainus BC to Rose and George Copp. She attended school in Che-mainus and graduated there. She then met the love of her life in Chemainus, Ken Morrison. They married in 1978.

Lynn is predeceased by her sister Laurie Williams, her nephews Jason and Ryan Odlund, her son-in-law Nick Hawkins, and her best friend Sandi Moore. She is sur-vived and sorely missed by her husband Ken, sister Cin-dy Lunde, her children Quinn (Adam), Jesse (Jessie), Sheena, and Keeley (Dave). As well as her grandchil-dren Cailin, James, Trey, Kristine, Lucy, Isis, Athena, Payton, Myleigh, and Pacey.

Lynn was an avid volunteer in the Cowichan Valley, spearheading the start up of the Harvest House Food Bank in Chemainus. She was president of the Full-er Lake Figure Skating Club and dedicated volunteer for them, as well as president of the Chemainus, Sal-tair, Crofton Minor Softball Association and coach of MANY teams. She was a second mother to any child that needed it, and a staunch advocate for the less for-tunate. Lynn won a Golden Brush award as well as a Black Tie Award for her lifetime of selfless volunteer work. She loved playing games with friends and spend-ing time with her beloved dog Joey, her children and her grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Chemainus Le-gion February 13 2016, 12-3pm, followed by a “Lynn Morrison Memorial Ball Game” at Chemainus Ballpark after. Bring your glove and gear! In lieu of flowers or cards please make a donation to the Harvest House Food Bank in Lynn’s name.

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Nicholls, John DavidBorn July 6, 1946 in Sidney BC, John went to be with his Lord February 2, 2016, after a brief battle with can-cer. Predeceased by his fa-ther, William (1971), moth-er Beatrice (2004), brother Kenneth (1994), sister Mar-guerite (1999), sister Elsie (2005), brother-in-law Dan McKenzie (1994), and fa-ther-in-law Thomas McK-enzie (1989).

Survived by his loving wife and best friend, Chris; mother-in-law Mae; brother Gordon (Evelyn – de-ceased); sister Carol (Milton); sister Ethel (Allen); sister-in-law Nan; brother and sister in law Bill and Marijke McKenzie.

John is also survived by his children: Johanna (Eric), David (Kathleen), Susie (JC), Josh, and Amy (Nikos). Grandchildren: Amellia, McKenzie, Made-leine, Georgia, Ryley, RJ, Mary, Eli, Timothy, Zach-ary, Ezekiel, Lucas, and Lily. He was also survived by many nieces, nephews, and lifelong friends across Canada and throughout the US.

John was an amazing, giving person, always will-ing to help out, whether it was building something, or just lending a friendly ear. He was a family man, and enjoyed nothing more than to visit with friends and family. John always planned fun activ-ities, like car rallies, and scavenger hunts for his grandchildren, which will be remembered forever. He enjoyed his work as an electrician for Doman’s Flagship Ladysmith Division, where he was em-ployed from 1974-2009, and the many friends he made there. Once John retired, he and Chris en-joyed traveling, and undertaking house renova-tions, which were always expertly done. He also enjoyed his many woodworking projects, but most importantly, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends.

A service will be held at Bethel Tabernacle, Ladysmith, BC, February 8, 2016 at 1:30pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family would ask that donations be made to the Salvation Army.

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LAST WORD FOR FEBRUARY 9, 2016

• Feb. 11 to 28, Ladysmith Little Theatre pres-ents The Clean House. Directed by Brian March, this ‘tender’ play with its ‘oddball hu-mor’ follows developments when a Brazilian housekeeper hired by a driven American doc-tor, discovers she is allergic to Windex and feather dusters. Non-members $20, members $18, groups of 10 or more $18. Box office 250-924-0658 (Wednesday and Friday 2-4 p.m.) or online at ladysmiththeatre.com

• Feb. 12, Chemainus Theatre, Opening night for Million Dollar Quartet, Get ready to be-come flies on the wall of a landmark day in American musical history. A young Jerry Lee Lewis is playing piano for a Carl Perkins re-cording session, when the sudden appear-ance of chart-topper Elvis Presley and rising-star Johnny Cash transforms the night into a red-hot recording session. Box office 1-800-565-7738 or chemainustheatre.ca.

• Feb. 13, Sleeping Beauty, performed by Canada’s Ballet Ballet Jörgen, 7:30 p.m. at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre. Sleep-ing Beauty is one of the world’s most famous classical ballets and holds a place in the rep-ertoire of virtually every major company. Af-ter more than 25 successful years, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen has created its own unique classical ballet rendition with its World Premiere Tour during the 2015-2016 Season. Tickets $37, Students and Seniors $33, Child $20, eyeGo $5. Phone 250-748-7529 or visit cowichanpac.ca.

• Feb. 14, Obsession’s Garden, Chemainus classical concert, 2 p.m. at St Michael’s Church. In this unique performance the au-dience will be treated to a delicate program melding intimate works from the 16th centu-ry masters with a world premiere of Canadi-an composer Terri Hron’s new piece Petrified Gorgon. Tickets at the door $20; under 18, $5.

• Feb. 18, Light up the Night, a Rotary Club of Ladysmith event, 7:30 p.m. at Transfer Beach. Celebrate Rotary’s 111th birthday and help raise funds to aid in polio eradication. People will release floating, biodegradable Chinese lanterns, each costing $5. “Come down with the family and enjoy a serene and awe inspir-ing moment.” Lanterns to be released at 8 p.m.

• Feb. 24 - Mar. 30, Chronic Pain Self-Manage-ment, 1 - 3 p.m. Wednesdays for six weeks. A free program to help people living with chron-ic pain and their caregivers better manage symptoms and daily activities. At Cowichan Neighbourhood House, 9806 Willow Street, Chemainus. See CNHA.ca for more details and to register. Participants must register online or by calling 1-866-902-3767.

• March 4, Ladysmith Ambassadors beverage and burger night, 5:30 p.m. at the Cottonwood Golf Course. Fundraiser for the Ambassador youth program. Besides a great dinner and beverage, there will be specials and an oppor-tunity to meet the Ambassador candidates for 2016. Tickets are available from any Ambas-sador candidate or by calling 250-245-5750 or 250-245-2263. Funds are needed to help these young people promote our community.

• March 14-24, Art Camps at the Nanaimo Art Gallery. During Spring Break the Nanaimo Art Gallery offers a series of Art Camps (each four or five sessions) at its Art Lab, including: Yvonne Vander Kooi, exploring ideas about art, learning and creating using traditional and contemporary approaches to sculpture, painting, video, and photography.; and Car-ole Brooke, inspired by the work of Ron Tran, who likes to “change the way we see ordinary things by placing them in a different setting.” The camps cost $100 each, materials are in-cluded. For more information, or to register, call 250-754-1750.


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