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Women urged to learn the signs of Alzheimer’s diseaseLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

Muriel Copp has always been very independent. But she’s been losing things. She says she now knows she is living with dementia, and it can be really hard.

Copp, who is going to be 85 at the end of this month, was learning more about dementia and brain health earlier this month during an information session put on by the Ladysmith Seniors Office at the Ladysmith Eagles Hall.

January is Alzheimer Aware-ness Month, and Jane Hope, the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s sup-port and education co-ordinator for Ladysmith and the North and Central Island, gave the presenta-tion, and Copp was happy to find out more.“Eighty-four has been a bad year and getting worse,” said Copp. “Up to then, it’s been pretty good, but I’m definitely living with it now. It helps to know this kind of thing. I can image in the olden days when people couldn’t know — at least we know. I gave up my driver’s li-cense because I was afraid I’d hit somebody. It’s kind of scary in one sense, but I’m not scared, I think.”

Women represent 72 per cent of Canadians living with Alzheimer’s disease, and 70 per cent of caregiv-ers are women.

The Alzheimer Society’s annu-al Alzheimer Awareness Month campaign has adopted the theme

“The 72%.” The campaign aims to inform women in their 40s and older about the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other de-mentias, brain health and how the programs and services of the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. can help.“The main reason that women are more impacted than men by Alzheimer’s is that women live

longer, and the biggest risk factor for dementia is age, so the older we get, the more at risk we are of developing some form of demen-tia,” said Hope. “What’s important for people to know, and especially women, is we’re trying to get the message out there that it’s impor-tant they are aware of what are the 10 warning signs, what are the things they need to look out for. And then if you are suspicious, go in and try to get a diagnosis, be-cause the earlier you get a diagno-sis, the more you can plan.”

Hope says that in Canada, more than 700,000 people — and she has heard that it’s now 747,000 — have been diagnosed with some form of dementia or mild cogni-tive impairment.“It’s 1.5 per cent of the popula-tion,” she said. “In Canada, some-body develops dementia every five minutes. They figure that by 2038, these numbers are going to double.”

Hope explained that “dementia” is really an umbrella term for a set of different diseases. “Technically, it’s the term that we use to de-scribe the symptoms, so memory loss, confusion, lack of judgment, trouble with language,” she said.

“When we put all those symptoms together, we usually tend to call that dementia. These symptoms are caused by changes in the brain or brain damage.”

The most common of dementias is Alzheimer’s disease.“It also seems to be the one that scares people the most, but it re-ally is the most common dementia that occurs,” said Hope, noting that Alzheimer’s disease impacts memory, judgment and reasoning and causes a lot of mood changes.

“About 65 per cent of all dementias are caused by Alzheimer’s.”

Hope says that seven per cent of

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Variances denied for Third Ave. propertyLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

An accessory building that has been the subject of neighbourhood controversy and a B.C. Su-preme Court ruling cannot be used as a coach house.

That’s because Ladysmith council voted unani-mously against issuing a Development Variance Permit (DVP) to vary the siting and height of a coach house within an existing accessory build-ing at 410 Third Ave. during the Jan. 19 council meeting, held at the Ladysmith Eagles Hall.

Now that the application has been denied, the accessory building can continue to be used as an accessory building, explained Felicity Adams, the Town’s director of development services. Because the DVP was denied by council, a development permit and building permit for a coach house dwelling could not be considered, she noted.

Currently, a single-unit dwelling and accessory building are located on the property. To permit a coach house in the second storey of the acces-sory building, applicant Charles Forrest was re-questing a variance for the maximum height for a coach house building, and the required distance between the coach house and principal dwelling.

Forrest was given an opportunity to speak about his application during the council meeting, which was held at the Ladysmith Eagles Hall, but he did not.

Although the Eagles Hall was quite full, only four people spoke to the issue.

Aaron Lafontaine, who lives next door to the property, told council that he has lost about

$30,000 off his property values since the acces-sory building was built.

Russell Barling urged council to adhere to its bylaws.“I would like to see bylaws adhered to in a way

that reflects our community spirit that we’re all so proud of in this town, everyone taking care of others,” he said. “If you allow this, where do you stop?”

Former councillor Glenda Patterson said there has been “possibly a lack of communication” along the way.“I think it has been bounced along for a long time,”

she said. “Speaking on this, I would personally like to say it’s very unfortunate this gentleman has been through hell, not allowed to live in a residence he built … I’m asking for consideration that this follows through to help this gentleman.”

Bill Drsydale, who sat on the previous council, said he has read accusations about himself on the Internet, which question his credibility, and it bothers him that council’s integrity has been brought into question.

He asked council to remember the Town’s com-munity visioning statement while making its de-cision and remember that 66 per cent of people were in favour of coach houses when surveyed. “In what way is this different than legalizing in-

house suites, which the previous council did do?” he asked.

Coun. Rob Hutchins is the one who made the motion that council deny the DVP.“This is a human issue,” he said. “Individuals are

impacted by our decision here tonight. However, we went through a very lengthy, comprehensive

public consultation process on establishing both secondary suites in our community, as well as coach houses.”

He said he didn’t believe that with the guide-lines established around respecting the privacy and views of neighbouring properties and fitting in with the neighbourhood, this building would not be constructed as a coach house today.

Coun. Duck Paterson seconded the motion.“This building is too big,” he said. “We have gone

through a process to establish this type of living in our community, and to move immediately to such a big increase does not fit what our commu-nity and the previous council wants. This applica-tion does not fit the design of this community.”

Coun. Joe Friesenhan agreed with Hutchins and Paterson.“My big concern is if we approve something like

this at this stage, we will be hit by everybody who wants to build and ask forgiveness later,” he said.

Coun. Carol Henderson also spoke about deny-ing the application.“Although I think the coach house would look

lovely somewhere else, I don’t think it looks good here,” she said. “Over-height is a big one.”

Mayor Aaron Stone felt that approving this DVP would be an “extreme example” of a variance.“It seems in this case, we have a coach house

dwelling that does not fit the spirit of bylaw, which so much work has been put into,” he said.

The current siting, size and height of the acces-sory building on Forrest’s property conformed to the zoning bylaw at the time it was built, ac-cording to Adams, but it does not conform to the

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease72% of Canadians with Alzheimer’s are women

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Register now for Cooks in the Kitchen

The Ladysmith Resources Centre Association (LRCA) is taking registrations for its popular cooking program LRCA Cooks in the Kitchen. The pro-gram is open to youth aged 12-16 and offers a chance to gain hands-on cooking experience, learn about nutrition and sanitation, and pre-pare food to take home. The program begins Friday, Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the LRCA at 630 Second Ave. Call 250-245-3079 to register. Space is limited.

Safe Harbour training to be offered

The Town of Ladysmith, Ladysmith Downtown Business Association and Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce are co-hosting a training ses-sion next month that will help create more safe, welcoming loca-tions in our community.

Provincial Safe Harbour: Respect for All program training will take place Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 7-9 p.m. upstairs at the Ladysmith Legion. RSVP by Feb. 13 to [email protected] or call Teresa at 250-245-2277. Please provide all participants names as well as your business name for certification.

Safe Harbour: Respect for All is about creat-ing opportunities for businesses, institutions, agencies and munici-palities to celebrate our differences, helping to create safer, more welcoming communities that support diversity and reject discrimination.

The Safe Harbour program was originally created by the Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society

Each Safe Harbour-certified location dis-plays a window decal, certificate and other signage announcing to the community that their management and staff welcome and support newcom-ers, visible minorities, people with disabilities, youth, seniors and other diverse groups. Staff at these certified locations are prepared to offer immediate and tempo-rary safe refuge for any-one facing mistreatment or discrimination.

all cases of Alzheimer’s disease are familial Alzheimer’s, which runs through families and usually starts early, usually in your 50s, but most Alzheimer’s is called sporadic Al-zheimer’s — it just happens.“So just because your parent had

it does not mean that you’ll get it,” said Hope. “The other thing though is there is a slight genetic link in that if a parent had it, you are at a slightly increased risk of getting it; you’re not definitely going to get it, but there is a slightly increased risk. I think that’s when it becomes really important to try to take really good care of yourself.”

Hope says that people can be “do-ing everything right” and living a very healthy lifestyle and still get Al-zheimer’s disease. People can’t con-trol aging or genetics, but there is a possibly that they can reduce the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease or at least put it back five or 10 years. She says it comes down to taking care of your mind, body and spirit.“It’s important to remember that

dementia is not a part of normal aging; it is something that may hap-pen, but it doesn’t normally happen,” said Hope.

In terms of taking care of our mind, Hope says it’s important to build new connections in our brain. Good ways to do this include learning a new language, doing the crossword puzzle to learn new vocabulary, breaking your routine and taking part in cultural activities — which is also beneficial because you are likely being social as well.

“The more connections we have in our brain, the more we can afford to lose,” said Hope. “So, we want to build as many as we can, and in or-der to do that, we need variety.”

Hope says there is a direct link between Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease, stroke and diabetes, so if you have good cardiovascu-lar health, your brain will remain healthier.“What’s good for your heart is good

for your brain,” she said.Hope says it’s important to protect

your brain and reduce the risks of suffering head trauma.

Getting plenty of sleep is also im-portant, as is eating well, maintain-ing a healthy body weight and trying to limit stress.

Hope says that being socially ac-tive is also very important.“They say for brain health, when

we are socially connected, we are again reducing our risk of devel-oping dementia,” she said. “People who are social usually have a better attitude, they’re often calmer, and it says here social people don’t sweat the small stuff, but we might be more likely to remember the small stuff.”

The Alzheimer Society of BC has a resource centre in Nanaimo, and Hope often does educational ses-sions in Ladysmith. The Alzheimer Society of BC offers tele-workshops, educational programs and support groups. There is a dementia helpline at 1-800-936-6033, although it is not a 24-hour line. More information and resources can also be found on-line at www.alzheimerbc.org.

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1. Memory loss that affects day-to-day abilities

A person with Alzheimer’s may forget things more often or have difficulty recalling information that has recently been learned.2. Difficulty performing fa-miliar tasksA person with Alzheimer’s dis-

ease may have trouble complet-ing tasks that have been familiar to them all their lives, like pre-paring a meal or playing a game.3. Problems with language

Everyone has trouble finding the right words sometimes, but a person with Alzheimer’s dis-ease may forget simple words or substitute words, making sentences difficult to under-stand.4. Disorientation in time and space

It’s normal to forget the day of the week or your destination — for a moment. But people with Alzheimer’s disease can be-come lost on their own street, not knowing how they get there or how to get home.5. Impaired judgmentA person with Alzheimer’s dis-

ease may experience changes in judgment or decision-mak-ing, such as not recognizing a medical problem that needs at-tention, or wearing heavy cloth-ing on a hot day.6. Problems with abstract thinking

From time to time, people may

have difficulty with tasks that require abstract thinking, such as balancing a chequebook.

Someone with Alzheimer’s disease may have significant difficulties with such tasks, for example, not understand-ing what numbers are and how they are used.7. Misplacing things

A person with Alzheimer’s dis-ease may put things in inappro-priate places — an iron in the freezer, or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl, for example.8. Changes in mood or behav-iour

Everyone becomes sad or moody from time to time. Someone with Alzheimer’s dis-ease can exhibit varied mood swings — from calm to tears to anger — for no apparent rea-son.9. Changes in personality

People’s personalities can change in subtle ways over time. A person with Alzheimer’s disease may experience more striking personality changes and can become confused, sus-picious or withdrawn. Changes may also include apathy, fear-fulness or acting out of charac-ter.10. Loss of initiative

At times, it’s normal to tire of housework, business activities or social obligations, but most people regain their initiative. A person with Alzheimer’s dis-ease may become passive and apathetic and require cues and prompting to become involved.

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Staff WriterTHE CHRONICLE

One hundred and seven awards and bursaries adding up to around $97,000 are available for Ladysmith Secondary School graduates in 2015.

Grade 12 students are now being encouraged to apply for financial awards offered by the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation (NLSF). The 2015 awards booklet and application form are available online at www.NLSF.ca, and the deadline for applications is Friday, Feb. 27.“The Foundation, through the generous support from our many donors, is able to assist local stu-dents with the expense of higher education,” Crystal Dennison, ex-ecutive director of the NLSF, said in a press release. “There are many scholarships, bursaries and awards available to high school

graduates who are active in the community, excel in sports, are in-terested in pursuing specific areas of study or who have a financial need. We encourage students to apply for as many as are appropri-ate for them.”

Funds for the scholarships, bur-saries and awards are provided by local service clubs, community organizations, and private donors to encourage Grade 12 students from public schools in Nanaimo and Ladysmith to continue their education at a college, institute or university.

Last June, NLSF distributed a to-tal of $462,000 in financial awards to 372 high school students to help them pursue their dream of post-secondary education. Awards ranged from $100 to $5,000 each. Anyone who is interested in sup-

porting the awards fund is encour-aged to contact Dennison at 250-753-4074.

TOWN OF LADYSMITH

NOTICES & NEWSFebruary 2015

COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULECouncil Meetings .................................................................Monday, February 2nd and...............................................................................Monday, February 16th at 7:00 p.m.*Municipal Services Committee .................................................Monday, February 16thCity Hall (410 Esplanade) Business Hours ........Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Corner of Trans Canada Hwy. and Roberts St. .......................except statutory holidays*Please check the website or call City Hall at 250.245.6400 to confi rm time.

HOLIDAY CLOSURESCity Hall, Development Services and Public Works will be closed Monday, February 9, 2015 for the Family Day Holiday, reopening February 10thThe Frank Jameson Community Centre Pool and Fitness Centre - Please call 250.245.6424 or visit www.ladysmith.ca for Family Day times and programs.

FOURTH QUARTER UTILITY BILLS IN THE MAIL - DUE MARCH 4Utility bills for October to December have been sent out. If you have not received your bill, or have any questions about it, please call 250.245.6414, ext. 6206.

RECOGNITION FOR GOOD NEIGHBOURS - NOMINATION DEADLINE MARCH 31, 2015.Do you have a neighbour who really goes the extra mile to be helpful by helping with yard work and chores or doing other good deeds?

If you would like to recognize a neighbour who goes above and beyond, you can nominate them for the Good Neighbours Program.

All you need to do is send a letter or e-mail explaining why you would like to nominate your Good Neighbour. All nominees are eligible to win a cash prize and to be honoured at a Council Meeting.

Send nominations to: Town of Ladysmith Good Neighbours Program PO Box 220, 410 Esplanade Ladysmith, BC V9G 1A2 [email protected]

DOG LICENCESDog owners are reminded that 2015 dog tags are now available.The Town offers a discount for early purchase. Fees are as follows:

Price Before February 1st Price after February 1st

Neutered / Spayed $22 $32

Not Neutered or Spayed $40 $50

Licences (tags) are available at City Hall, (410 Esplanade) during regular offi ce hours, at Frank Jameson Community Centre, (810 6th Avenue) and Little Rascals Pet Store, (416 First Avenue).

SNOW REMOVALIn the event of a snowfall, the Town will make every effort to keep major arterial and collector streets open, and to clear snow from as many residential streets as possible.

The Town of Ladysmith will be responsible for clearing “heavily travelled” sidewalks along First Avenue and Dogwood Drive. For all other areas, property owners and residents are reminded you are required to clear snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of your premises. Removal should take place no later than 10:00 a.m. on each day of a snowfall. This will greatly help all pedestrians and add to the safety of the elderly and those with limited mobility.

Thank you for your assistance in keeping our streets safe.

2015 BUSINESS LICENCES – DUE FEBRUARY 28Business owners are reminded that 2015 Business Licence payments are due by February 28, 2015, to avoid penalty. After that date a $25.00 penalty will be applied to all outstanding accounts.

GARBAGE / RECYCLING - YOUR COLLECTION DAY IS CHANGINGFollowing the Family Day (February 9, 2015) statutory holiday, your garbage pick-up day will move forward 1 (one) day. Schedules are available on our website, www.ladysmith.ca or at City Hall, (410 Esplanade); the Frank Jameson Community Centre, (810 6th Avenue); and Public Works, (330 6th Avenue).

REMEMBER – ATVS AND OTHER MOTORIZED VEHICLES ARE NOT PERMITTED ON ANY TOWN TRAILS

ATTENTION TO Those Impacted by the December 8-12, 2014

Major FloodingThose impacted by the recent flooding event may be eligible for financial support under British Columbia’s Disaster Financial Assistance Program.

Assistance is available to qualifying homeowners, residential tenants (renters), small business owners, farm owners, charitable organizations and local government bodies that incurred more than $1,000 of uninsurable damage during the period December 8-12, 2014, and that are situated within the geographic boundaries of:

Lower Mainland:Delta, City of Douglas First Nation Fraser Valley Regional District Gibsons, Town of Lions Bay, Village of Mount Currie Nation North Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, District of Pemberton, Village of Richmond, City of Samahquam First Nation Sechelt, District of Skatin First Nation Squamish Lillooet Regional District Squamish, District of Sunshine Coast Regional District West Vancouver, District of Whistler, Resort Community of

Vancouver Island:Alberni Clayoquot Regional District Campbell River, City of Comox Valley Regional District (Areas A,B,C) Comox, Town of Courtenay, City of Cumberland, Village of Hupacasath First NationLadysmith, Town of Nanaimo Regional District (All Areas) Nanaimo, City of Parksville, City of Port Alberni, City of Powell River Regional District (Areas A,B,C) Powell River, City of Qualicum Beach, Town of Snuneymuxw First Nation Strathcona Regional District (Areas A,D) Tsehaht First Nation

Insurable damages, such as sewer or sump pit back-up, water entry from above ground including roofs, windows or other areas of the building that are not at ground level, are not eligible for DFA.

Assistance is limited to providing 80 percent of allowable items that are considered essential to a home, livelihood or charitable service, for the portion of the claim that exceeds $1,000.

To apply for financial assistance, individuals must complete and return an Application for Disaster Financial Assistance. Application forms are available from the Emergency Management BC web site at: http://www.embc.gov.bc.ca/em/dfa_claims/dfa.html, Government Agent offices, most local government offices, Emergency Management BC regional offices, or by e-mailing the EMBC Recovery Office in Victoria at [email protected] or calling toll-free at 1-888-257-4777.

Applications should be submitted as soon as possible but no later than March 12, 2015 by fax (250-952-5542), by e-mail ([email protected]), or by mail:

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In the newly-formed federal riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith, the Green Party has found its official can-didate in Paul Manly.

The filmmaker and social activist was voted in as the can-didate at a packed meeting of more than 250 members and supporters Jan. 12 at Nanaimo’s Beban Park Social Centre, according to a press release.

In his acceptance speech, Manly said that as the MP for the riding, he would be accountable to his constituents, not corporations, politi-cal insiders or party bureaucrats.“ N a n a i m o - L a d y -smith needs an MP who not only under-stands the complex-ity of the issues but is free to speak their mind, vote their con-science, and repre-sent their constitu-ents without fear of sanction,” he said.

Federal Green Par-ty Leader Elizabeth May told the over-flow crowd that her

pledge to Manly was that he would be ex-pected to answer to his constituents first, not to her as leader.

May predicted that Greens could hold the balance of power in a minority govern-ment, with the Green Party making major breakthroughs in B.C.“There’s going to be a green tidal wave coming from Vancou-ver Island in 2015,” she said. “In 2011, we made history by electing the first Green MP with the highest voter turnout in Canada. In 2015, we’re going to save Canada by electing more Green MPs.”

Manly, 50, came to the Green Party af-ter the federal NDP executive prevented him and 23 other potential candidates from running in the 2015 federal election.“I met Green rep-resentatives from across the country, I read Vision Green and I was amazed at the depth of the policy that the Green Party has and the vi-sion for the future, so I think the NDP did

me a favour in wak-ing me up to what the Green Party had to offer,” Manly said at a Jan. 5 announce-ment in Nanaimo.

During his public announcement that he was seeking the Green Party candi-dacy, Manly said he is less concerned about vote splitting among Green, NDP and Lib-erals in the region and more focused on voter apathy and wants to draw votes from people who didn’t vote in the last election.

He also wants to attract young vot-ers, plus voters who have become disen-chanted with other parties, including progressive-thinking conservatives.

Manly also said he would be willing to form a coalition with other parties.“The way things hap-pen progressively in communities, in the country, is when we get a minority gov-ernment,” he said.

“That’s when you get compromise be-tween political par-ties. There are things we need to do in this

country, like chang-ing our voting system to proportional rep-resentation and deal with climate change.”

Manly’s father, Jim Manly, is a retired United Church min-ister and was MP for the area from 1980 to 1988, and his mother, Eva Manly, is an ac-complished filmmak-er and social activist.

Manly grew up in Ladysmith and went to school here from Grade 4 to 10.— With files from

Chris Bush


Manly acclaimed as federal Green candidate

Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May congratulates Paul Manly on his election as the official Green Party candidate for the newly-formed Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding. Photo Courtesy of Dirk heyDemann ha PhotograPhy

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When the B.C. g o v e r n m e n t last resorted to

shooting wolves from he-licopters in the 1980s, an emotional public outcry forced a retreat.

In the B.C. tradition, sen-sation-seeking urban me-dia and protesters led the way. An outraged reporter named Pamela Martin marched a BCTV crew off the road near Fort St. John to expose this pre-sumed crime against na-ture. With a metre of snow and temperatures dipping to -40, they didn’t get far, but public sentiment was aroused enough for politi-cians to overrule wildlife biologists.

This winter, while snow reveals the wolves’ lo-cation from the air, the choppers and rifles are out again. And my heart goes out to the biologists and First Nations hunters who face this grim task.

The South Selkirk moun-tain caribou herd, which ranges between B.C., Idaho and Washington, has been the target of in-tensive conservation ef-

forts by governments on both sides of the border. Six of the remaining 18 animals now wear radio collars. There were 46 in 2009, only 27 by 2012, and wolves have killed two more since last spring.

Targeted hunting and trapping haven’t been suf-ficient, so up to 24 grey wolves are to be shot from the air before the snow melts.

There are seven caribou herds in the South Peace, with the Graham herd the largest at about 700. It’s the control group, left to fend for itself as a mea-sure of wolf removal for the rest. The Burnt Pine herd is down to one bull, effectively extinct. The province and Treaty 8 First Nations are working on a plan to kill 120-160 wolves in that region.

It’s long been accepted that resource roads, log-ging and recreational trail use have increased herd disruption and preda-tor access through what would otherwise be seam-less bush and deep snow.

Snowmobiles and even back-country skiers can shift the balance. Smith-ers-area outdoor enthu-

siasts are currently being urged to stay away from the Telkwa Mountains, where the caribou herd is down to fewer than 20 an-imals. Local hunting and snowmobile clubs have observed a ban on mo-torized travel since 2003, but of course there will always be yahoos who chase animals for fun.

A mountain caribou re-covery plan was imple-mented in 2007, protect-ing 2.2 million hectares from logging and road-building, including most of the core habitat of the South Selkirk herd. The Nature Conservancy of Canada bought 550 square kilometres in that region to protect habitat.

Strategies include trans-planting animals from healthier to weaker herds to increase genetic diver-sity, and capturing and penning females with young calves to keep them from being picked off by wolves.

The B.C. grey wolf popu-lation averages around 8,500, with managed hunt-ing and trapping to protect livestock while preserving the wolf as apex predator in most of its wide range.

This context is seldom reported by Vancouver media, which mostly sees its role not as explaining issues but rather embar-rassing whatever political party is in power, and pro-viding an uncritical plat-form for the stop-logging-mining-energy crowd, which is seen as popular with urban viewers.

Remember the spot-ted owl, with the fringe of its range extending into southern B.C.? Our branch-plant enviros mar-keted that one for years. Its core habitat is Wash-ington and Oregon, where many sawmills were shut-tered to “save” them.

Now they’re shooting in-vasive barred owls, which have emerged as a greater threat to spotted owls than logging. Context is important.

I suppose we’ll never know what difference the 1980s wolf kill would have made if it hadn’t been shouted down for TV rat-ings and urban enviro-do-nations.

Tom Fletcher is legisla-ture reporter and colum-nist for Black Press. Twit-ter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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If you decide to appoint just one Senator this year, out of 13 vacancies, please consider the special place that Vancouver Island played in Confederation. Vancouver Is-land has 780,000 residents and no representation in the Senate. One of six seats apportioned to B.C. is vacant and could redress this imbalance.

Vancouver Island’s history is rich, having an upper chamber while still a colony and being the first elected Parliamentary democracy in the west prior to Confeder-ation. So too our size, Island culture and unique coastal attributes warrant a voice in our governance. If the Sen-ate is to balance regional representation in our country, then it is only fair and reasonable that at least one Sena-tor reside here and represent the interests and perspec-tive of Vancouver Islanders.

We know the Constitution presently ties your hands in terms of what Senate seats are allocated to each region and that your efforts for Senate reform were rejected by the Supreme Court last March. Our suggestion does not argue for or against a Senate, but does invite incremen-tal legislative change that will not contravene Supreme Court opinions or the Constitution. In the interest of good governance, we would applaud any initiative to identify Vancouver Island candidates for the Senate, in-cluding a referendum in the upcoming federal election.

Mr. Prime Minister, as your plans address the Senate, please consider Vancouver Island’s long and proud con-tribution to Confederation and act to strengthen our partnership in this fair country.

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The proposed coach house would meet the requirements of the zoning bylaw, ex-cept for two variance requests — it is four metres from the prin-cipal dwelling, and six metres is required, so a variance of two metres was requested.

As well, the build-ing is 7.43 metres in height, and the maxi-mum permitted height for coach house build-ings is 6.6 metres, so a variance of 0.83 metres was requested.

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Sarah Kedves of Ladysmith and Lucas Pallard of Nanaimo finished 11th in Canada in novice pairs after earning personal best scores in both their short program and long program at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships Jan. 19-25 in Kingston, Ont. They also recently found out they are finalists for the Nanaimo Sport Achievement awards in the Partners of the Year category. The awards will be presented Feb. 13. Photo Submitted

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A Ladysmith Sec-ondary School gradu-ate who is about to complete her Master’s at Vancouver Island University (VIU) in Nanaimo is in the run-ning for a prestigious national honour — the Ernest C. Manning In-novation Award.

Breanne Quist has been nominated for her work creating The Privacy Compass ( w w w. p r i v a c y c o m -

pass.ca), a website designed to help B.C. teachers, parents and schools navigate priva-cy issues when select-ing and using learning management systems and social media tools.

The Ernest C. Man-ning Innovation Awards are considered the “most prestigious innovation awards in Canada.” Nominees have demonstrated re-cent innovative talent in developing and suc-cessfully marketing a new concept, process

or procedure. Quist will find out in March if she’ll receive one of two $10,000 awards from the Manning Awards Foundation.“I’m super excited

because being nomi-nated is a huge honour,” Quist, who graduates from VIU’s Master of Education in Educa-tional Leadership pro-gram on Friday, Jan. 30, said in a press release.

Quist holds two other VIU credentials — a Bachelor of Education degree and an Online Learning and Teach-ing graduate diploma (OLTD).

She lives in Nanaimo and teaches all sub-jects in grades 8, 9 and 10, and high school technology classes for Anchor Academy, a dis-tance education school in Salmon Arm.

Quist grew up in Ladysmith and lived here until she was 22, when she married and moved to Nanaimo. She graduated from Ladysmith Secondary School in 2005 and played for VIU’s wom-en’s basketball team while completing her Bachelor of Education.“Breanne started the

seeds of her Privacy Compass project in my Social Media 506 class as part of the OLTD program,” said VIU professor Julia Heng-stler, who nominated Quist, along with OLTD professor Randy La-bonte. “She continued her work on the Pri-vacy Compass project as a master’s student under my supervision.”

Quist’s Privacy Com-pass website was de-signed to provide the information and sup-port necessary to make informed decisions and support schools and teachers in se-lecting appropriate tools, support teacher knowledge and obtain informed consent from students and parents.“Breanne created a

framework for identi-fying key privacy con-siderations, evaluating them, communicating them to teachers and parents and creating relevant permission forms,” said Hengstler.

The website also in-cludes templates and submission opportuni-ties for other educa-tors to contribute to the available support

documentation.Quist’s work was re-

viewed by the Manning Awards Foundation nomination panel with experts in the field, and she was designat-ed as a national “quali-fied nominee” — much like a regional finalist, according to VIU.

Hengstler praises Quist’s dedication and commitment to the project and her studies, considering that she juggled motherhood and school responsibil-ities. Quist gave birth to two children within 18 months while com-pleting her OLTD and master’s programs.“A lot of my blog posts

for OLTD courses were posted at 2 a.m.,” re-called Quist. “I was up with the kids, so I fig-ured I’d be productive and get school work done. It was tough sometimes, especially when my husband was called out of town to work. I got through it thanks to the incred-ible support from VIU faculty like Julia Hengstler and others. I couldn’t have done it without them.”

The Privacy Company website showcases 10 online tools, but there are literally hundreds out there, explained Quist. She plans to en-hance the site by add-ing more tools and pos-sibly turning it into a business.“It has a good poten-

tial,” she said. “The first week my website was launched in Octo-ber, there were over 1,000 views.”

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This weekend, youth who are interested in making mu-sic can get a crash course in computer recording.“Let’s Record Music” is a new program that will be held at recreation centers across Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, including the Frank Jameson Commu-nity Centre in Ladysmith.

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Hanson is also known as DJ Eliazar, and he tours Canada and the rest of the world, with regular Speakeasy Elec-tro Swing nights happening in 15 cities in eight countries. He is also playing for Cirque Du Soleil in Seattle just days before the initial class at the Frank Jameson Community Center.

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“Let It Go” from the movie Frozen; Carlene Plourde performs

“Wildlife;” Samanta DeSouza smiles to the crowd after performing a routine she choreo-graphed to “I Was Here;” and dancers tap to “Banana Pancakes.” This year’s Dance Show-case featured 25 differ-ent routines, including group numbers, solos and duos performed by more than 50 students. LINDSAY CHUNG


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The Ladysmith Sec-ondary School 49ers won their final game of the tournament to take fifth place at the Dr. Dunk senior girls’ basketball tournament this past weekend.

The 49ers hosted the six-team tournament and finished fifth after beating St. Andrews from Victoria 49-39 on Saturday, Jan. 24.

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Pacific Christian School from Victoria won the tournament af-ter beating Tamanawis in the final. Duncan Christian School fin-ished third, while Cowichan Secondary School was fourth.

The 49ers are back to regular league play this week, hosting Kwali-kum Tuesday at 5 p.m.

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If you’ve looked up Ladysmith’s trails on Google Maps lately, you’ll find updated, accurate information courtesy of Ladysmith resident Brian Thom.

Thom, an assistant professor of anthro-pology at the Univer-sity of Victoria (UVic) who established the university’s Ethno-graphic Mapping Lab, has added informa-tion about trails in Ladysmith and Saltair to Google Maps.

In 2012, Thom ap-proached Ladysmith council to explain that the Town of La-dysmith’s maps of the local trails were inac-curate and distorted, particularly on the south end. The Town responded by putting stickers on every map that say “map not to scale.”“The main thing was

when I was out with my family walking the Stocking Lake Trail, we thought from the maps that we were going to have a simi-lar hike to the Hol-land Creek Trail,” said Thom. “Well, when we got out there, we real-ized that this was tak-ing a lot longer, dra-matically longer, and so the maps weren’t to scale. The south end of the Town of Ladysmith maps are all compressed, so the actual distances aren’t what you see on the map in relation to the ground at the south end, although they are to scale on the north end of the map. In my view, first of all, it’s terrible cartography, and we shouldn’t have such shameful maps in our big public display, but the second thing as

a public service and providing information for people who are making their plans, it’s a very different animal to take kids out for a five-hour hike than it is for a one-hour hike. So, I thought it was impor-tant to correct that mistake and provide accurate information.”

Through Thom’s ongoing research collaboration with Google at UVic, he has learned how to edit the Google Maps basemap.

Over the summer, Thom collected GPS data for many of the hiking trails around Ladysmith and en-tered that data into Google Map Maker, the software that Google uses to collect data to edit the base-maps.

Now, when you pull out your phone to use Google Maps or look at Google Maps on your computer or tab-let, you can find the details of our local trail systems.

Thom has added detailed information about the Holland Creek Trail, including all the entry points from different streets, and has also added de-tails about the Heart Lake Trail and Stock-ing Lake Trail, as well as the Stocking Creek Trail in Saltair.

Thom has also added information about the Rotary Lookout on the Heart Lake Trail and the Frog Pond Trail, which he says is a

“famous or infamous” high school party spot, which he feels could be useful for emergen-cy services.

Now, people who use Google Maps can measure the distance and how long it will take to get there by clicking on the icon for the trail in Google Maps.As well, when you

are out hiking and you take a picture of something, you can get the properties of it by clicking “show on map,” and you can ask your phone to show

you how to get there because it has GPS in it.

Thom and his family were quite impressed when one day, his wife took a picture on her phone of an in-teresting mushroom she saw on the Hol-land Creek Trail. She forgot exactly where it was, but with her Android phone, she could simply click on the photo, select

“show in Maps” and then ask Google Maps to navigate to that lo-cation. Because the trail data was in there, it calculated exactly how long it was going to take to walk to that mushroom along Hol-land Creek Trail, and they easily found it hiding under a pile of leaves.Another time, this in-

formation was helpful when Thom received a call from his mother-in-law wanting them to come help her. They were out hiking the Heart Lake Trail, and by calculating the distance on Google

Maps, they were able to tell her precisely how long it was going to take to walk back from where they were.

Thom explained that Google has opened up its basemap — which is the map that ev-erybody sees on their phone — so that peo-ple in the community can edit it.

To edit the Google basemap, Thom used Google Map Maker (www.google.ca/map-maker). All he has to do is log in with his Google ID, and it will allow him to start making edits to the basemap. “If I look at the town

of Ladysmith, if I wanted to add some of the trails down at Slag Point down by Transfer Beach, I can add a trail, and then I can just start draw-ing that trail,” he ex-plained.

Thom brought a Gar-min GPS with him and hiked all of these ar-eas, and he saved the file from the GPS in a format that Google

Map Maker could read. He then added the file that he had saved from his GPS as an overlay and traced that in Map Maker.Any changes made

to the basemap go to Google to get re-viewed. People like Thom who submit changes to the Google basemap can also become reviewers, and Thom is one of Google’s reviewers for the Ladysmith area and can approve edits made by other people for this area.“All the things you see when you use Google Maps like phone numbers of businesses or hours of operation and all that, that’s added through this system,” he explained. “Any-body can do this.”

Thom’s work is a re-sult of a presentation he made to council

in 2012, when he ex-plained that the Town needed new maps. He recalls that back then, he had talked to a number of other families, and he was surprised to find he wasn’t the only one who had been fooled by the map.

The maps didn’t change, although the Town put stickers that indicate the maps are not to scale. So Thom decided to do some-thing about it himself.“I think in the 21st

century, more people are probably relying on the phone in their pocket anyway, so this probably makes more of a difference,” he said. “I think it’s great Google gives lo-cal people the power to edit their basemap and disseminate ac-curate, useful infor-mation to the commu-nity.”


Ladysmith trail details now in Google Maps

Above, Ladysmith resident Brian Thom shows how his smartphone can find the details of the Holland Creek Trail on Google Maps. In top photo at right, Thom’s phone shows him the route for the trail, while in bottom photo, the new trail data is shown in a screenshot of Google Maps. Trail PhoTos by lindsay Chung

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Employees at the Crofton mill have ex-ceeded their fundrais-ing goal for the United Way in the past year.

Management and staff at Catalyst Croft-on Division, along with employees from Pulp, Paper and Woodwork-ers of Canada (PPWC local 2) and Unifor 1132, formed a strong partnership this year, raising $31,000 for the community through their United Way campaign efforts, sur-passing their goal of $25,000 by 24 per cent.“We are very im-

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Veterans MC donates funds to communityLindsay Chungthe chronicle

Late last year, the Ladysmith chapter of the Veterans Motorcycle Club (MC) spent two nights de-livering donations to local volunteers.

Each year, the Veterans MC raises money for the community through the Corporal Mike Starker Me-morial Poker Run. Starker was a paramedic with the City of Calgary and was killed May 6, 2008, while serving in Afghanistan.

This year, the Ladysmith chapter of the Veterans MC held its sixth poker run in Ladysmith and donated $800 to the Ladysmith and District Marine Rescue So-ciety and $700 to the Roy-al Canadian Legion Poppy Fund.

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue cox-swain Rob Hoban was very thankful for the donation.

He explained these funds will help them pur-chase EPIRB personal locator beacons for indi-vidual crew members.“We consume equipment

and we use things, so we’ll definitely put that money to good use, absolutely,” said Hoban.

The EPIRB is an emer-gency position-indicating radio beacon. When it is needed, an antenna de-ploys, and it sends out sig-nals about who the person

is and where they are that can be picked up by boats in the area in real time, ex-plained Hoban.“We want to equip every member of our crew with one of these on their vests,” he said. “That’s a critical piece of safety equipment.”

Bill McCasky, past presi-

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Along with the marine rescue society and the Legion, the Veterans MC also donated funds to the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association this year.“We do what we can,” said McCasky. “We’re not a huge group here, but we do what we can when we raise some money.”

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At left, Nathan Zwiers, vice-president of the Veterans Motorcycle Club Ladysmith chapter, presents a donation to John Davis, vice-president of the Ladysmith and District Marine Rescue Society. At right, Roy Empey and Gary Phillips from the Ladysmith Legion receive a cheque from the club. Lindsay Chung (Left) and submitted

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2000 GMC Savana Van. 105,585 km, Auto V8, AC, Suitable: tour/taxi co., church grp, sports team, seniors home, “trades” van, Reduced to $4750. 250-246-4684, view at 3298 Cook St, Chemainus.

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What’s Happening

OnGoing

LADYSMITH CELE BRA TIONS SOCIETY Ladysmith Days. Ladysmith city hall, on 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7 pm 250-245-2263. www.ladysmithdays.com

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

ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Call Jane Hope, Alzheimer Society of BC at 250-734-4170.

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

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

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

LADYSMITH SALTAIR GARDEN CLUB - Every third Thursday 7 pm, St Johns Anglican Church, 314 Buller St. Garden meetings June, July, August. New members welcome. $15 membership. Join the "growing" group.

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

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

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Up Coming

CHEMAINUS GARDEN CLUB MEETING - Tues,

Feb 3, 1 pm, Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Road, Chemainus. Guest speaker is from the Leaf and Petal Flower Shop in Duncan presenting flower arranging. Guests welcome. Brag table, $2 drop-in fee, door prize. Come see what we are all about! For more info 250-246-1207.

HIGH STREET COFFEEHOUSE - Sat, Jan 31. 7 pm, 232 High St, all are welcome. Donation to the Foodbank appreciated.

LADYSMITH CAMERA

CLUB - presents “Become A Better Photographer”, by award-winning Nanaimo-based photographers Inge Riis McDonald and Ken Meisner, who will show you how to evaluate your own photographs. Tues, Jan 27, 7 pm, Hardwick Hall, High St at 3rd Ave in Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www.LadysmithCameraClub.com

FOL IS GEARING UP... BELIEVE IT... FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOME MORE HELP.

We are very fortunate that when we have the work parties we have volunteers but we really would like to get some folks out who would be willing to be on the committee to help plan the 2015 Light Up program. The more minds the easier the task. Festival meets the Third Thursday of each month at 7 pm and the meetings usually run about 1.5 hours. The meeting is at the FOL building next to the Ladysmith Cemetery. If you’re interested please contact Duck Paterson at 250-245-2263 or email [email protected]

Association.

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

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

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

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

PROBUS CLUB OF LADYSMITH (for information see www.probus.org), meets every third Wed morning of the month at the new Seniors' Centre Hall, 2nd Ave. and Buller St. Doors 9.30. Call Rob Johnson 250-245-5001 or Grant Bridgeman 250-246-1496.

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

LADYSMITH HEALTHCARE AUXILIARY GIFT SHOP is in need of volunteer clerks for our shop at the Healthcare Centre. We are also looking for knitters to contribute to our shops. For more information please call Cathy @ 250-245-2240.

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Kiwi Cove Community Garden is looking for volunteers to grow organic produce for the Ladysmith Food Bank. Please contact Bill Tilland 250-924-5269.

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

NANAIMO/LADYSMITH COMMUNITY BAND - Wednesdays, 6:30 pm, NDSS Band Room. New members welcome in concert and/or dance band. Ted: 250-722-3088. LADYSMITH HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY - New volunteers are welcome. Please pick up application form at the Thrift Store or phone 250-245-5225.


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