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Crowd-funding a kids’ bookLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

Colin Pickell of Ladysmith has always dreamed of writing a book. And now his dream is one crowd-funding campaign away from be-coming reality.

Pickell — who manages The 49th Café in town — has written a children’s book called Who Will Tuck Me Into Bed?, featuring illus-trations by Amanda Key, a recent graduate of the Vancouver Island University graphic design program.

Pickell and his wife have two sons, aged seven and five, and when his oldest was a baby, as a new dad, Pickell loved singing him to sleep at night. One night, he had an idea that made him laugh

— what if he were an opera singer, and he didn’t know how soothe his son to sleep because all he knew how to do was belt out operas?“From there, I just kind of imag-ined what about a family where ev-erybody has a talent, and they’re very worthwhile talents, but not when you’re trying to soothe a child to sleep,” he recalled. “So I created this family of really loving, really sweet people who try really hard to tuck him into bed, but it doesn’t work because it makes him more awake. The father’s an opera singer. The mother’s a writer, but she only writes thriller novels so all of her stories scare the heck out of him. And there’s a grandma and a brother and a sister and an uncle, so I just kind of got this idea, kind of a twist on the bedtime routine. It’s a little bit funny because the boy knows that this isn’t going to work, but he lets

them each take their turn because he just loves them and he doesn’t want to offend them.”

Who Will Tuck Me Into Bed? is a rhyming book because those are the books Pickell loves to read to his children.

Pickell says he started making a conscious effort to write the book about two and a half years ago.“I had the idea, but every time I’d sit down to write it, I’d get frustrat-ed because I couldn’t get past the first paragraph or two and gave up, so about two and a half years ago, I started really actively writing it,” he said. “I’d take breaks, and I’d get writer’s block. Then I contact-ed a lot of publishers and agents. The children’s book market’s pret-ty saturated, and I wasn’t able to crack it, so I decided to look into doing it myself, and that’s when I found Amanda. Along the way, I had Kickstarter recommended to me by a few different people.”

Pickell says it is frightening to take this idea that was in his head for so long and put it out there, ready for people to enjoy or cri-tique.“I’ve never really done a creative project like this before, and it’s a little bit intimidating,” he said “But it’s exciting, and the response has been great.”

Pickell’s campaign had already raised 16 per cent of its goal be-fore it had even been up for 24 hours.“People are really getting behind it, and I feel really lucky to have a community of supporters,” said Pickell. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and I think writing

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In brief Residents concerned about hydrocarbonsRoss ArmourTHE CHRONICLE

A group of Ladysmith resi-dents are still frustrated at the lack of response with a hydro-carbon issue along Forward Road.

Russel Barling led a delega-tion of residents speaking at the June 2 council meeting with the issue still to be resolved.

Hydrocarbons were first de-tected closeby in 2005, and it was concluded the source of contamination was Dalby’s Ser-vices Ltd., which is now closed.“I wish we didn’t have to

be here,” Barling said at the meeting. “Hydrocarbons have migrated onto Forward Road. None of our recommendations have ever been followed up. The Town needs to have the problem resolved. Hydrocar-bons are still present nearly a decade after they were first dis-covered.”

Barling stated the hydrocar-bons are a threat to public health, and studies into the situ-ation have cost town taxpayers around $40,000.

The Town of Ladysmith has consistently stated it is the re-sponsibility of the Ministry of Environment to clean up the problem. In 2005, the ministry said “the contamination pres-ents a high risk under normal conditions.”“This has been a long stand-

ing problem,” said Coun. Gord Horth. “It’s important to note this has been an active file. It’s been taken seriously by coun-cil. The challenge has been a matter of jurisdiction, and it’s the ministry’s jurisdiction. The Town has petitioned the minis-try many times to do something.

It’s been a frustrating process, and the levels of government have chosen not to work on the jurisdiction.”

In 2005, the Town asked the ministry to reconsider its po-sition on the site, and late last year, the Town sent letters re-questing more assistance.

The ministry indicated it would pursue if the problem be-came “high risk.”

John Manson, the Town’s di-rector of infrastructure services, also spoke at the meeting.“I have done a quick review of

the file,” he said. “In 2005, tests did show hydrocarbon con-tamination. The management of contaminated sites is provin-cial legislation. We’ve written to the ministry at least seven times. The responsible party is the property owner that created the contamination. The prop-erty has been offered for sale. If a new party was to come in, they’d be required to follow a contamination site profile, and that wouldn’t go well.”

Manson admitted the chances of the site being sold with hy-drocarbons still present are pretty slim.“We’re open to talking to any

interested parties but we can’t approve a building permit un-less the work from the ministry is done,” he said.

All of the council members present and Town staff believe the Town must continue to lob-by the ministry for action.“I would like to take the stron-

gest action possible, stating our frustration, and see us write a letter not just to the ministry but to the MLAs as well,” said Coun. Steve Arnett, who chaired the meeting in Mayor Rob Hutchins’ absence.”The Town can’t go

into the ministry’s jurisdiction. We will act in whatever parame-ters we can act, in due diligence. We’re committed to working with you (Barling and residents of Forward Road) to the best of our abilities. We are all caught in this mud and mire.”

Barling has little sympathy for and with the Town.“The Town has said it is a vic-

tim, and I don’t understand that,” he said. “Dalby’s contin-ued to be renewed a business licence. You should have said the licence was subject to them cleaning up.”

City manager Ruth Malli said “the ability to withhold that is very limited.”

Barling also believes there has been a transparency issue on the Town’s part.Arnett disagreed.“Nobody would withhold in-

formation that put the health of our residents at risk,” he said.

Forward Road resident Jim Noone claims he recently saw Mayor Rob Hutchins digging in the area for the apparent con-taminated tank setting off the hydrocarbons.“The mayor had no protec-

tive clothing on. I’m astounded he would put himself at risk, not only the whole street. One spark would’ve set the whole thing off,” he said.

Noone also believes the town has “never acted on any recom-mendations given” by the For-ward Road residents.“There has been action; I’m

sorry it hasn’t satisfied you,” Ar-nett said in response to Noone.

“If there are legal constraints on what we can share, that’s the way it is. We are prepared to show up in an office if we have to.”

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Lindsay Chungthe chronicle

As Ladysmith Sec-ondary School (LSS)’s Class of 2014 celebrat-ed its graduation this past weekend, Chase Ennis and Kristy De-Clark shared words of wisdom as class vale-dictorians.

Graduating students write one female name and one male name on a ballot, and the stu-dents whose names appear most often are chosen to represent the graduating class and speak during com-mencement ceremo-nies and the grad ban-quet.“It’s a pretty big hon-

our that they chose us to speak,” said Ennis, who is 18.“We made enough of

an impression that they chose us to rep-resent them, and that’s pretty cool because it’s a pretty unique grad class,” said DeClark, who is 17.

Both students have only great things to say about their five years at LSS.

Ennis, who went to the provincials with

the senior boys’ rugby team last year and fin-ished ninth in B.C., de-scribes high school as dynamic and changing as it goes.

DeClark was in-volved in most organi-zations at school.“It was busy,” she

laughed, listing be-ing student council president, a member of the dance team, Ladysmith Ambassa-dor and going to pro-vincials and winning an award as a member of The Cagebirds cast as a few highlights.“It’s life-changing,”

she says of high school. “It’s been a ride, for sure.”

Ennis and DeClark both feel very optimis-tic when they think about life after high school.“I feel like there’s a lot

of doubt and people who think about how troubled our future might be, but I feel like definitely, our grad class is up to bat, up to the challenge,” said Ennis.

Ennis has been ac-cepted into the Van-couver Island Uni-versity Bachelor of Science program, and he will be majoring in biology.

DeClark will be tak-ing the Bachelor of Commerce program at

the University of Vic-toria, and she plans to major in international marketing and finance.

DeClark’s message to her fellow grads is

“don’t stop dreaming.”Ennis would like to

thank the teachers for all the hard work they’ve put in over the years.

They both send a heartfelt thank you to principal Dave Street, who is being trans-ferred to Woodlands Secondary School in the fall.“We’ve had him all

five years, and we’re pretty lucky,” said De-Clark. “I can’t imagine LSS without him.”

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Have a great idea and a group of fun people you want to spend a morning marching or driving down First Ave-nue with? That’s all you need to participate in the annual Ladysmith Days Parade.

This year, the Ladysmith Days Pa-

rade will be held Satur-day, Aug. 2 at 10:15 a.m., and the Ladysmith Kinsmen Club is now accepting registrations.

The theme for this year’s parade and Ladysmith Days week-end is “Ladysmith Has Summer Fun,” al-though parade partici-pants do not need to follow the theme.“The Kinsmen’s goal

for the parade is that we want the partici-pants to have as much fun as the spectators, so whatever partici-pants want to do is fine with us,” said Kinsmen Club member Duck Pa-terson.After the parade,

volunteers from Ladysmith Family and Friends (LaFF) will provide refreshments

and snacks for partici-pants at Aggie Hall.

Entry forms can be picked up at the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce office and at Ladysmith City Hall.

Forms are also avail-able from any member of the Kinsmen Club, and they can be down-loaded from www.la-dysmithkinsmen.ca. There is no entry fee.

This year has seen some changes to funding at the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association (LRCA),  result-ing in significant cuts to the funds they count on in their annual budget.

Shrinking funding sources are affecting many organiza-tions in the Cowichan Val-ley, and dollars are being stretched between existing agencies. Losing funding dol-lars makes it a challenge to continue to run some com-munity programs without cut-backs.

The ultimate goal of the LRCA, like every non-profit organization facing dwin-dling financial donations, is to achieve sustainability through social enterprise, but that is a long-range aspiration, and there is a need for imme-diate support. “It’s hard to ask for help, but

we need some right now,” said Cindy Warren, program manager at the LRCA. “We depend on funding to run

our programs. Many of those programs have long wait lists, and it is taking longer and lon-ger for families to access the programs. The loss of funding means we can’t expand our programs to accommodate families and individuals more quickly.”“The people of Ladysmith

are unique in their generosity, which is evident when you look at our Food Bank and Christmas Cheer Fund, both of which receive regular fund-ing from many sources,” she added. “This may be because people like to have a vision of who they are helping with their donations. When it is an organization like the Resourc-es Centre  itself  that needs help, it is less obvious that we are assisting the same fami-lies who are helped through the Food Bank and Christmas Cheer in different, but equally deserving, areas of their lives. It is not just LRCA staff and programs that feel the impact of loss of funding; the people

in town who depend on us lose much-needed support. I guess we are hoping that if people become more familiar with the centre, they will rec-ognize that need, and help us in our fundraising efforts.”

The LRCA staff, board mem-bers, volunteers and mem-bers of the community have created a fundraising com-mittee, and they are work-ing to come up with creative funding ideas to support the Resources Centre.

The idea of a “Fancy-plants” Plant and Bake Sale was one of the ideas born out of this effort.

Warren says they have been overwhelmed by how many people and businesses have volunteered to make the Plant and Bake Sale Fund-raiser a success. Participants with green thumbs have been collecting unique and imagi-native containers, and work-ing hard to pot garden plants which have been purchased at significant savings, or been

donated by the 49th  Parallel Garden Centre and Shar-Kare Feed and Pet Supplies.

Volunteers will be barbe-cuing hot dogs donated by Country Grocer. Hot dogs and pop will be sold for a toonie. There will be popcorn and cupcakes available for a loo-nie and free coffee and tea for adults. Our new neighbour, Save-On-Foods, will be pro-viding water by donation.

LRCA staff members and friends will be baking items for the Bake Sale, and local artists have been crafting and donating garden “whim-sies,” such as totems made of glass, silver and china. There will be a silent auction where people can bid on these one-of-a-kind pieces of garden art.

People can support the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association and its programs by attending this fundraiser Saturday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Resources Centre at 630 Second Ave. — Submitted by LRCA

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What a wonder-ful weekend of celebrating com-

munity spirit in the Town of Ladysmith we have just had. This weekend bore wit-ness to three exceptional examples of individuals, or-ganizations and businesses stepping forward to ensure our community is the best it can be. The spirit of gen-erosity in our community is truly exceptional.

The ‘Community Spirit’On Saturday, June 7, be-

fore a large crowd at the Ladysmith Maritime Heri-tage Festival on the LMS Community Marina docks, members of the Ladysmith and District Marine Rescue Society and the Royal Ca-nadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 29 officially dedicated their new res-cue vessel the “Community Spirit.” What a most appro-priate name!

Station 29, based at the Oak Bay Marine Group’s Ladysmith Marina, is a vol-unteer organization that has provided marine search and rescue in our local wa-

ters for over fifteen years. Their area of responsibility stretches from Dodd Nar-rows in the north to San-sum Narrows in the south. Station 29 is one of busiest marine search and rescue stations on the B.C. coast, responding to over 50 calls a year.

Some 24 men and women make up the Ladysmith and District Marine Rescue Society. These dedicated and determined commu-nity volunteers raised over $340,000 over the last two and a half years to purchase the new rescue boat, lift, trailer, and other necessary equipment.

The rescue boat crew is made up of volunteers of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 29. These individuals under-go extensive training and are on call 24/7/365 to help ensure marine rescue ser-vices are always available.

Coaling Wharf UnveiledNext time you are down

on the waterfront, be sure to stop in and visit the Har-bour Heritage Centre situ-ated in the south end of the Machine Shop (large blue building). Ladysmith Mari-

time Society volunteers un-der the leadership of Shirley Blackstaff and Marnie Craig have created an incredible showcase of our waterfront history.

On Saturday June 7, dur-ing the Ladysmith Maritime Heritage Festival, which is also sponsored and orga-nized by the volunteers of Ladysmith Maritime Soci-ety, I had the opportunity to drop in to the Heritage Cen-tre and discovered to my delight the newly-delivered model of the great coaling wharf that once dwarfed the landscape at what is now Transfer Beach Park.

The model, originally started by the late Guy Brooks (creator of the Ladysmith Waterfront Log Dump Diorama) some five years ago, was completed over the past year in the basement of a home in Ma-ple Bay by model railway builders Dave Ames, Harry Southern, Ken Black, Bob Hartl, Victor Gerwin, Jim Irvine, Vies Salanski and Bill Hooks and model ship builder Colin MacLock. Collectively they gave hun-dreds of hours of volunteer time. None of these men re-

side in our community, but they were willing to give freely of themselves to help make Ladysmith history come alive. We thank them for their generosity.

The model is not quite complete. Finishing touch-es are underway, including the addition of a model of an early sailing ship under construction by Colin Ma-cLock.

LSS GraduationOn Friday, June 6, the

commencement ceremo-nies were held at Ladysmith Secondary School.

The awarding of schol-arships and bursaries is a tradition at graduation ceremonies to provide as-sistance to students en-tering their next level of training and to recognize the breadth of talent and ac-complishments of the mem-bers of the graduating class.

True to form, the gener-osity of this community is simply outstanding. Over $104,000 in bursaries and scholarships was awarded on Friday night. The con-tributions per capita far ex-ceed that of any high school in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District.

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Editor: I am not a racist. I am not a bigot. I believe all humans

are created equal. I enjoy the company of people from all walks of life, all levels of education, all colors of skin and all ethnic origins, and most religions. How then can I bring myself to accept that certain people in our country should have rights that all Canadians don’t enjoy? I can’t.

Our so-called leaders have been negotiating away these equalities since the country was formed, so that now in fear of some adverse reactions that might occur if we don’t acquiesce, we find ourselves being threatened with blockades, denial of access to roads and waterways, separation, and other unspecified civil disobedience.

Canada has become a nation divided into three camps. On the one hand we have the majority of taxpayers going about their business of trying to raise families and earn a living and pay their taxes, and on the other hand, we have people trying to figure out the best way to separate these funds from the government for their own benefit, or create rules that don’t apply to everyone.

No one alive today can claim to have ancestors who were the “first“ people on this continent. And even if they could, why should that entitle anyone to a larger share of the countries’ wealth than anyone else?

We are a capitalist democracy. You get your share in proportion to your contribution. You work, you get paid, you buy what you need.

I get it, that along with that freedom goes the respon-sibility to help those who can’t help themselves, and we have established a pretty good system of healthcare, education and welfare funding for those individuals.

In Canada, any race or religion can preserve its own identity and language and many do just that, on their own, without any government funding. I don’t buy that any small minority group in this country has any right to bar any other groups or citizens from access to pub-lic lands and waters anywhere in this country, and the sooner our elected officials confirm this fact, the better for all Canadians.

The first order of business is to affirm just what are the public lands and waterways. The next is to reaffirm that we are an nation of equals, not a group of unequal nations.

Michael SmithLadysmith

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Local students are getting a chance to share their artistic talents with the com-munity and with visi-tors by hanging their art on the walls of the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery this month.

The Student Artistry show, which runs for the month of June, features the work of students from area schools and the gallery. Thirty-four students from Ladysmith Sec-ondary School (LSS) will be part of the show.

Samanta De Souza, who is in Grade 11, is one of the students par-ticipating in the show.“I think it’s going to be

an experience from a different perspective,” she said. “We’re so used to having our art judged by ourselves and our peers. It’s go-ing to be interesting to have feedback from an adult perspective and people who have been doing it for years.”

Angela O’Donnell, a Grade 11 student, says she is excited to have something she worked on displayed.

Grade 12 student Kirstin Purslow sub-mitted a portrait of her great-grandfather, who was a chief, into the art show.“I’m glad that I get to

showcase my heritage with it,” she said.

De Souza has put a painting into the show that features quotes, colours and images that inspire her.“I painted it because

I thought I needed an image of what my heart wants,” she said.

O’Donnell created a series of stencils, and she will show stencils

of Prince Charles and of Christy Clark.

The students are grateful for the oppor-tunity to show their work at the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery.“I’ve been to lots of

shows before and real-ly enjoyed them, so it’s really cool as a young person to see myself and my peers [in the gallery],” said Purslow.

Grade 9 student Em-milly Benson says she is “very, very, very ex-cited” to display her work in the art show.

Benson will show a painting of a medal with a little girl in it as well as an exercise cube and a dragon sculpture.

Grade 9 student Kath-ryn Schertzer is sub-mitting a clay project featuring a mother and a child that represents joy, as well as a clock with words that repre-sent what she wants to be in her life.“I feel excited and

very honoured to have my piece of art in the show,” she said.

Grade 9 student Dan-iel Redding is showing a watercolour painting titled Puddle.“I’m looking forward

to seeing different styles of art,” he said.

Grade 9 student Ricky

Bates is showing a creepy puppet at the gallery. He says he’s looking forward to see-ing what went into oth-er students’ work and

“seeing what kinds of things they do and how they do what they do.”

LSS art teacher Darcy Johnson feels a show like this is great for the

students, especially when it’s in their home community.“What you see in this

community and at the gallery is a real respect for what they do,” she said. “It gives them so much — it gives them a sense of belonging, self-esteem, a sense of the importance of their own individuality, that sense of being a part of a community but being able to be free to be an individual.”

The Student Art-istry Show runs until the end of June at the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery. The opening gala takes place this Saturday (June 14) at

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LSS students grateful for chance to share their artwork

LSS Grade 11 student Sarah Genge hangs art for the Student Artistry show, which runs this month at the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery. LINDSAY CHUNG

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Ladysmith Secondary School Grade 12 students celebrated their graduation this past weekend with commencement ceremonies Friday, June 6 and their prom and banquet Saturday, June 7. Clockwise from top left, the Class of 2014 poses for a group photo at the Transfer Beach Amphitheatre before their prom; and students gather for photos — including April Van Pelt (left), Kaylie McKinley, Madison Cooke and Courtney Osmond in top right photo; Keauna Miller in middle right photo; and a group of guys posing for in bottom right photo — while Andrew Wig-gins (left) and Jordan Lafontaine get excited for the commencement ceremonies on Friday night; and Jocelyn Gamble waits to receive her diploma. Photos by teresa McKinley (grouP Photo and toP right Photo), stacey crossley (lower right Photos) and lindsay chung (coMMenceMent Photos)

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Cowichan Valley Hos-pice is thanking the Cowichan Valley Re-gional District (CVRD) directors for their de-cision to recommend that a regional service function be created to contribute to hospice care in the community.

North Cowichan council has supported the motion to make hospice a regional ser-vice, and Ladysmith council will consider the recommendation on Monday, June 16.

Last year, 67 people from Ladysmith and 39 from Chemainus received support from Cowichan Valley Hos-pice, according to pres-ident Mary Ann Deacon and executive director Gretchen Hartley.

This included one-to-one and group emotional support for people diagnosed with an advancing ill-ness and their families, and others grieving the death of a loved one. Cowichan Valley Hospice also offers ad-vance health care plan-ning education and in-formation.“In our community, we

have among the highest proportions of aging people in B.C. who will need hospice services, and conversely, in com-ing years, the region will have a declining proportion of potential caregivers from within

the working-age popu-lation,” stated Deacon and Hartley. “Cowichan Valley Hospice is work-ing with our community to develop the care that is needed now and into the future. Ongoing funding from the CVRD will provide a solid anchor for hospice services. It also sends a strong signal about our community’s com-mitment to the ongoing development of end-of-life and bereavement care.”

Hospice services are provided free of charge to more than 800 peo-ple a year because of community fundraising, personal and corporate donations and annual grants from Gaming and the Cowichan United Way, according to Deacon and Hart-ley. Currently, Island Health provides a small amount of funding.“The most significant

contribution to hos-pice care is the work of our volunteers, which, when calculated at a rate of $16.50 per hour, was worth $201,041 in 2013,” stated Deacon and Hartley.

CVRD regional ser-vice funding must be approved by all munici-pal councils and Elec-toral Area directors and through a public approval process.

Deacon and Hartley encourage residents who feel hospice care is important to speak up.

Ladysmith Secondary School Grade 8 students, from left, Hannah Ronmark, Mattea Sawyer and Alex Cornett walked out of school Wednesday, June 4 as part of the province-wide B.C. Student Walkout for Students. Rotating teach-ers’ strikes continue this week, with teachers in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Cowichan Valley school districts walking off the job Wednesday, June 11, and the B.C. Teachers’ Federation is voting June 9 and 10 whether to authorize es-calation to full-scale job action. Lindsay Chung

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Many might consider the Chemainus Legion Twilight Shuffle 5K Run/Walk unique be-cause it takes place on a Tuesday evening. Or because it takes par-ticipants right through the heart of downtown. But it could also be its age and longevity – the event is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, after all.

The Chemainus Legion is prepar-ing to host the Twi-light Shuffle 5K Run/Walk in downtown Chemainus Tuesday, June 24 at 7 p.m.

Chemaninus-born marathoner Phil Nich-olls and his mother Lorna started the Twi-light Shuffle 30 years ago to celebrate ath-letics and youth in the community.“Starting the Twi-

light Shuffle with my mother in 1984 was a great way to give back to the community where I had my start in running” said the three-time winner of the Victoria Marathon.

“This year, we’re en-couraging everyone to take part to celebrate the long history of this event and raise mon-ey for an important cause — supporting our Legion.”

Over the years, the Twilight Shuffle has raised money for vari-ous organizations, but for the last 10 years, it has focused on the Lorna Nicholls Memo-rial Bursary, which is awarded to a local high school student with athletic talent who is pursuing post-secondary education. “It is great to give

back to the communi-ty while honouring one of our former mem-bers,” Janet Mitchell, an executive member of the Chemainus Le-gion, said in a press release.

The Twilight Shuffle is one of the only eve-ning running events on Vancouver Island, making the run not only unique, but also a great opportunity for walkers and runners of all ages and abili-ties to take part in the community spirit of Chemainus.“When I think back

on it, I was still living there too, so it was a big part of the commu-nity, which I still try to maintain, and some of the original people from the Legion are still involved,” Nich-olls said from his Is-land Runners store in Victoria. “It was pretty innocent how it start-ed. I think the first two or three years, the fire truck was the lead vehicle, and it was

always out and back on Chemainus Road. That was the most in-teresting thing about it, to be on a main road. That continued until it grew to almost 1,000 people, which was in 2003 or 2004, when it was showing rapid growth and pop-ularity.”

Nicholls says that over the years, he had ideas that the run would get bigger and bigger, but it hasn’t gotten back up to that near-1,000 level of par-ticipation.“This really is go-

ing to be the year of a lot more reflection at the end of it,” he said. “It was reward-ing to see a little event like that go to 1,000 people, especially on a Tuesday night and

in Chemainus, but maybe now with the busy lifestyles, maybe a mid-week night isn’t the best. Most runs are on the weekend. It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years.”

Nicholls says the Twilight Shuffle is still one of the most well-known running events.“A lot of people know

of the event or know people who have done the event,” he said.

“This year, it’s still a pretty positive event with the number of entries. I’m still as pas-sionate for the sport as I was 30 years ago.”

Over the years, Nich-

olls has done a lot to attract crowds, includ-ing offering unique prizes, and he started bringing in entertain-ers.

Country singer Mi-chelle Wright was the first entertainer to sing the national anthem and then perform at the Legion. Nicholls says one of the most popular years was when they brought in two members of the Trailer Park Boys to perform, and the last performer was Gord Bamford, a multiple Canadian Country Mu-sic Award winner.“The event was al-

ways a very unique distance,” said Nich-olls. “It started as four miles. Once the roads changed, we evolved it to change to a more conventional distance. It’s also unique in its location. It would be unique in its age – only the Victoria Marathon is older.”

For more informa-tion about the Twilight Shuffle, including reg-istration details, visit www.is landrunner.ca/chemainus-legion-twilight-shuffle-5k/ or contact Nicholls at 250-595-2378.

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WILSON, Betty (Lowe)1918 - 2014

Mum passed away June 1, 2014 with her family at her side. She was born and raised in Ladysmith. In 1937 she met and married William (Bill) Wilson and together they raised 3 children: Gerry (deceased), Janice (Garry) Hudson of Campbell River, B.C. and Bruce (Marilyn) Wilson of Nanaimo, B.C. She has four grandchildren: Dana (Ken) Dawson, Grant (Tracey) Hudson, Kandi (Randy) Wilson and Stacey (Kelly) Roshinski; also 5 great-grandchildren: Stephanie, Nicole, Brandon, Connor and Olivia.Mum was active for many years with the Mt. Brenton Golf Club in Chemainus, loved her game of Bridge and enjoyed her friends and family. There will be no service at her request. If you wish to make a donation in her memory, please make it to a charity of your choice.

PAGE, Janice MariePassed away May 30th, 2014 surrounded by her loving family in the Cowichan District Hospital, Duncan, BC. Born in Duncan, BC on October 2nd, 1958. Predeceased by her grandparents; Mac & Ellen Page and Robert & Lillian Bob, Felix Paige Jr., Floyd, Jeff and Sherry. Survived by her loving husband Willie Seymour; children Carla Page, William Seymour Jr., Noreen Seymour; parents Velma Page and Felix Page Sr.Janice was a loving and caring mother and friend. Her memory will be cherished in the hearts of all those lives she touched.Prayer Service was held at Stz’uminus Community Centre on Monday, June 2nd, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Service was held at Stz’uminus Community Centre on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. Shaker Service offi ciated by: Ms. Brenda Teo. Interment in the Kulleet Bay Cemetery, Ladysmith, BC .Online condolences may be offered at telfordn@shaw.ca

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SCHOONBEEK, AnnaFebruary 4, 1918 – June 1, 2014

Anna Schoonbeek of Ladysmith passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday June 1st, 2014 at the Lodge on 4th. She was predeceased by her husband Jan and her daughter Antje. She is survived by her son Peter (Vicki), daughter Jeanie (Alan), grandchildren Greg (Lise Anne), Jason, and Lee (Jay), and six great-grandchildren. A private family gathering will be held at a later date.

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The Ladysmith Maritime Society (LMS) hosted its Ladysmith Maritime Heritage Day festivities Saturday, June 7 at the LMS Community Marina. Clockwise from top left, Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) Unit 29 station leader Nick Epp-Evans speaks during the dedication ceremony for RCM-SAR Unit 29’s new rescue vessel, which was named the Com-munity Spirit by Betty Seaton; Bruce Thompson checks out Cape Naden, the Canadian Coast Guard vessel from Ganges on Salt Spring Island; Charles Schell (left) and boat owners Angie Beltane and Rick Waddell relax on Dog Star; boaters get ready for a harbour tour aboard the Maritimer; and a hovercraft tour leaves the dock. Lindsay Chung

Dominique Roelants, a professor at Vancouver Island University and law-yer, has been approved as the federal NDP candidate. Photo submitted

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Roelants named federal NDP candidate for Nanaimo-LadysmithDominique Roelants was recent-

ly approved by the federal NDP as a candidate for the NDP nomina-tion in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith federal riding in the next election.

Roelants, who lives between Ladysmith and Nanaimo, is a pro-fessor at Vancouver Island Uni-versity, a lawyer, vice-chair of the B.C. College Pension Board and a director of Island Savings Credit Union.“With my background and ex-

perience, I believe I would be an asset to the NDP caucus and would attract the votes of people who would not normally consider voting NDP,” he said in a press re-lease.

Roelants says he wants to run

because “we need to make sure that the NDP wins this seat. The Conservatives are draining Can-ada economically, destroying it environmentally, and damaging our reputation in the world. I be-lieve in fiscal responsibility, and that involves responsibility to all of Canadian society, including fu-ture generations.”

The new Nanaimo-Ladysmith federal electoral district was cre-ated earlier this year as a result of redistribution. Local MP Jean Crowder has stated she will not be running for re-election in 2015.

When asked about his priorities, Roelants said his values are driv-en by the concept of “equality of opportunity.”

His priorities include expansion of the Canada Pension Plan to ensure people can retire with a decent income, protection of the environment, and an economy that works for everyone.

Roelants sees his priorities as the exact opposite of the Conser-vative agenda.“Harper’s Conservative govern-

ment is failing us on the environ-ment, they are failing us in health care and they are failing to man-age the economy in a way that helps ordinary Canadians,” he said. “We need a government that will put the needs of Cana-dian citizens ahead of the needs of multinational corporations.”— Submitted

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What a wonder-ful weekend of celebrating com-

munity spirit in the Town of Ladysmith we have just had. This weekend bore wit-ness to three exceptional examples of individuals, or-ganizations and businesses stepping forward to ensure our community is the best it can be. The spirit of gen-erosity in our community is truly exceptional.

The ‘Community Spirit’On Saturday, June 7, be-

fore a large crowd at the Ladysmith Maritime Heri-tage Festival on the LMS Community Marina docks, members of the Ladysmith and District Marine Rescue Society and the Royal Ca-nadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 29 officially dedicated their new res-cue vessel the “Community Spirit.” What a most appro-priate name!

Station 29, based at the Oak Bay Marine Group’s Ladysmith Marina, is a vol-unteer organization that has provided marine search and rescue in our local wa-

ters for over fifteen years. Their area of responsibility stretches from Dodd Nar-rows in the north to San-sum Narrows in the south. Station 29 is one of busiest marine search and rescue stations on the B.C. coast, responding to over 50 calls a year.

Some 24 men and women make up the Ladysmith and District Marine Rescue Society. These dedicated and determined commu-nity volunteers raised over $340,000 over the last two and a half years to purchase the new rescue boat, lift, trailer, and other necessary equipment.

The rescue boat crew is made up of volunteers of the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station 29. These individuals under-go extensive training and are on call 24/7/365 to help ensure marine rescue ser-vices are always available.

Coaling Wharf UnveiledNext time you are down

on the waterfront, be sure to stop in and visit the Har-bour Heritage Centre situ-ated in the south end of the Machine Shop (large blue building). Ladysmith Mari-

time Society volunteers un-der the leadership of Shirley Blackstaff and Marnie Craig have created an incredible showcase of our waterfront history.

On Saturday June 7, dur-ing the Ladysmith Maritime Heritage Festival, which is also sponsored and orga-nized by the volunteers of Ladysmith Maritime Soci-ety, I had the opportunity to drop in to the Heritage Cen-tre and discovered to my delight the newly-delivered model of the great coaling wharf that once dwarfed the landscape at what is now Transfer Beach Park.

The model, originally started by the late Guy Brooks (creator of the Ladysmith Waterfront Log Dump Diorama) some five years ago, was completed over the past year in the basement of a home in Ma-ple Bay by model railway builders Dave Ames, Harry Southern, Ken Black, Bob Hartl, Victor Gerwin, Jim Irvine, Vies Salanski and Bill Hooks and model ship builder Colin MacLock. Collectively they gave hun-dreds of hours of volunteer time. None of these men re-

side in our community, but they were willing to give freely of themselves to help make Ladysmith history come alive. We thank them for their generosity.

The model is not quite complete. Finishing touch-es are underway, including the addition of a model of an early sailing ship under construction by Colin Ma-cLock.

LSS GraduationOn Friday, June 6, the

commencement ceremo-nies were held at Ladysmith Secondary School.

The awarding of schol-arships and bursaries is a tradition at graduation ceremonies to provide as-sistance to students en-tering their next level of training and to recognize the breadth of talent and ac-complishments of the mem-bers of the graduating class.

True to form, the gener-osity of this community is simply outstanding. Over $104,000 in bursaries and scholarships was awarded on Friday night. The con-tributions per capita far ex-ceed that of any high school in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District.

The Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the prov-ince’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with docu-mentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R-2R2. For information phone 1-888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

YOUR WORDS“I’m looking forward to seeing different styles of art.”

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Celebrating our community spiritLadysmith Mattersby Mayor Rob Hutchins

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We must reaffirm we are a nation of equals

Editor: I am not a racist. I am not a bigot. I believe all humans

are created equal. I enjoy the company of people from all walks of life, all levels of education, all colors of skin and all ethnic origins, and most religions. How then can I bring myself to accept that certain people in our country should have rights that all Canadians don’t enjoy? I can’t.

Our so-called leaders have been negotiating away these equalities since the country was formed, so that now in fear of some adverse reactions that might occur if we don’t acquiesce, we find ourselves being threatened with blockades, denial of access to roads and waterways, separation, and other unspecified civil disobedience.

Canada has become a nation divided into three camps. On the one hand we have the majority of taxpayers going about their business of trying to raise families and earn a living and pay their taxes, and on the other hand, we have people trying to figure out the best way to separate these funds from the government for their own benefit, or create rules that don’t apply to everyone.

No one alive today can claim to have ancestors who were the “first“ people on this continent. And even if they could, why should that entitle anyone to a larger share of the countries’ wealth than anyone else?

We are a capitalist democracy. You get your share in proportion to your contribution. You work, you get paid, you buy what you need.

I get it, that along with that freedom goes the respon-sibility to help those who can’t help themselves, and we have established a pretty good system of healthcare, education and welfare funding for those individuals.

In Canada, any race or religion can preserve its own identity and language and many do just that, on their own, without any government funding. I don’t buy that any small minority group in this country has any right to bar any other groups or citizens from access to pub-lic lands and waters anywhere in this country, and the sooner our elected officials confirm this fact, the better for all Canadians.

The first order of business is to affirm just what are the public lands and waterways. The next is to reaffirm that we are an nation of equals, not a group of unequal nations.

Michael SmithLadysmith

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Local students are getting a chance to share their artistic talents with the com-munity and with visi-tors by hanging their art on the walls of the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery this month.

The Student Artistry show, which runs for the month of June, features the work of students from area schools and the gallery. Thirty-four students from Ladysmith Sec-ondary School (LSS) will be part of the show.

Samanta De Souza, who is in Grade 11, is one of the students par-ticipating in the show.“I think it’s going to be

an experience from a different perspective,” she said. “We’re so used to having our art judged by ourselves and our peers. It’s go-ing to be interesting to have feedback from an adult perspective and people who have been doing it for years.”

Angela O’Donnell, a Grade 11 student, says she is excited to have something she worked on displayed.

Grade 12 student Kirstin Purslow sub-mitted a portrait of her great-grandfather, who was a chief, into the art show.“I’m glad that I get to

showcase my heritage with it,” she said.

De Souza has put a painting into the show that features quotes, colours and images that inspire her.“I painted it because

I thought I needed an image of what my heart wants,” she said.

O’Donnell created a series of stencils, and she will show stencils

of Prince Charles and of Christy Clark.

The students are grateful for the oppor-tunity to show their work at the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery.“I’ve been to lots of

shows before and real-ly enjoyed them, so it’s really cool as a young person to see myself and my peers [in the gallery],” said Purslow.

Grade 9 student Em-milly Benson says she is “very, very, very ex-cited” to display her work in the art show.

Benson will show a painting of a medal with a little girl in it as well as an exercise cube and a dragon sculpture.

Grade 9 student Kath-ryn Schertzer is sub-mitting a clay project featuring a mother and a child that represents joy, as well as a clock with words that repre-sent what she wants to be in her life.“I feel excited and

very honoured to have my piece of art in the show,” she said.

Grade 9 student Dan-iel Redding is showing a watercolour painting titled Puddle.“I’m looking forward

to seeing different styles of art,” he said.

Grade 9 student Ricky

Bates is showing a creepy puppet at the gallery. He says he’s looking forward to see-ing what went into oth-er students’ work and

“seeing what kinds of things they do and how they do what they do.”

LSS art teacher Darcy Johnson feels a show like this is great for the

students, especially when it’s in their home community.“What you see in this

community and at the gallery is a real respect for what they do,” she said. “It gives them so much — it gives them a sense of belonging, self-esteem, a sense of the importance of their own individuality, that sense of being a part of a community but being able to be free to be an individual.”

The Student Art-istry Show runs until the end of June at the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery. The opening gala takes place this Saturday (June 14) at

7 p.m. For more informa-

tion, call 250-245-1252

or visit www.lady-smithwaterfrontgallery.com.

LSS students grateful for chance to share their artwork

LSS Grade 11 student Sarah Genge hangs art for the Student Artistry show, which runs this month at the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery. LINDSAY CHUNG

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Ladysmith Secondary School’s graduates celebrate

Ladysmith Secondary School Grade 12 students celebrated their graduation this past weekend with commencement ceremonies Friday, June 6 and their prom and banquet Saturday, June 7. Clockwise from top left, the Class of 2014 poses for a group photo at the Transfer Beach Amphitheatre before their prom; and students gather for photos — including April Van Pelt (left), Kaylie McKinley, Madison Cooke and Courtney Osmond in top right photo; Keauna Miller in middle right photo; and a group of guys posing for in bottom right photo — while Andrew Wig-gins (left) and Jordan Lafontaine get excited for the commencement ceremonies on Friday night; and Jocelyn Gamble waits to receive her diploma. Photos by teresa McKinley (grouP Photo and toP right Photo), stacey crossley (lower right Photos) and lindsay chung (coMMenceMent Photos)

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