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A slick discovered in Ladysmith Harbour Thursday turns out to have been caused by a sunken sailboat named the Lisa, which went down just south of the community marina, Ladysmith Maritime Society Executive Direc-tor Rod Smith confirmed on Monday.

On Thursday, June 11, Smith told the Chron-icle that “There was a report at three o’clock this morning of a sound of tearing wood.”

That morning two propane bottles, children’s toys, and life jackets were found, floating in Ladysmith harbour – and the oily sheen, sus-pected to be diesel fuel, drifting toward the LMS docks.

Bad as the sinking of the Lisa was, though, it’s not the whole story. Not by half. It’s just a reminder, really, of a full-blown catastrophe poised to make headlines if a known floating hazard in Ladysmith harbour, the Viki Lyne II, ever goes down – and the Coast Guard has been warned she will.

Three years ago, in June, 2012, they commis-sioned a report by McAllister Marine Survey & Design on the Viki Lyne II. Built in 1961, she’s a 224 ton, 103 ft. long, rusting hulk tied up with a group of boats toward Slack Point. She has 13,000 litres of oil and solvents on board – what remains after 20,000 litres were pumped out of her by the Coast Guard last fall as a partial step to reduce the environmental risk of a potential-ly devastating spill.

The McAllister report says the Viki Lyne II is in imminent danger of sinking because her hull is possibly rusted through. The marine survey could not determine the “lowest likely hull thickness,” but sufficient data was gathered to issue the following warning:“We can, however, assume that the hull is very

close to being penetrated by corrosion. In fact, the hull may be penetrated below the water-line but covered with scale and marine growth which is preventing the inflooding of the hull.”

Adds the report: “All readers of this document are cautioned that scraping of the external hull below the waterline may cause the vessel to flood.” It concludes: “Disassembly and scrap-ping of the vessel is the only certain way of re-moving her current threat to the environment.”And yet, no action has been taken to remove

the vessel from Ladysmith Harbour in the three years since the McAllister survey was submitted, even though enough oil and solvents remain on board to devastate the harbour if she ever sinks.

So concerned are local governments, they pe-titioned the federal Minister of Transport to do something about it. Ladysmith Mayor Aaron Stone and Stz’uminus Chief John Elliott both signed a letter to Lisa Raitt Feb. 15 expressing their ‘grave concern’ about the threat the ‘derelict vessel’ Viki Lyne II represents to Ladysmith Harbour.

If the Viki Lyne II does go down, they said: “it will be an environmental disaster affecting the traditional waters of the Stz’uminus First Na-tion, a vibrant and established shellfish indus-try, a growing marine tourism industry, BC’s most successful Western Purple Martin recov-ery colony and the very lifestyle of a region known for its connection to the sea.”

The LMS also petitioned Raitt to do some-thing, but in a reply she said the Viki Lyne II does not constitute a navigational hazard, and is therefore outside her jurisdiction.“I understand that Canadian Coast Guard En-

vironmental Response has been in contact with you regarding some of the specific ques-tions and pollution effects related to the ves-sel,” Raitt said. “As you may be aware, the Canadian Coast Guard would be the lead agency in coordinating a response to any pol-lution events.”

In May the Progressive Conservative majority in Parliament quashed regulations put forward by Cowichan-Nanaimo MP Jean Crowder that would have strengthened the Coast Guard’s ability to remove and dispose of derelict ves-sels in coastal harbours (Chronicle, May 19, Dogpatch solution dies in parliament).

Although the bill had the unanimous sup-port of every other party the Conservatives argued it would have required the government to spend more money, and would have taken power from Raitt’s ministry, Transport Canada.

Crowder denied those claims.In fact the Coast Guard does have the author-

ity to remove derelict vessels, as Raitt sug-gested, but has no budget to do the job. To deal with a vessel like the Viki Lyne II before it ac-tually sinks, the Coast Guard must pay for the work out of its existing budget, then apply to an agency called the Ship Source Oil Pollution Fund in Ottawa to be reimbursed. If SSOPF turns them down, the Coast Guard will have

– in effect – robbed Peter to save Paul from a pending environmental disaster.An SSOPF representative was on the Viki Lyne

II, “without prejudice”, when she was inspected for the Coast Guard in 2012. SSOPF Administra-tor Alfred Popp said Monday, that is not an in-dication a removal of the Viki Lyne II would be funded, and he added no application to the fund for removal of the Viki Lyne II has been submit-ted by the Coast Guard.

Dan Bate, communications officer with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, said the Coast Guard will sometimes take intermedi-ate steps to mitigate a situation, while trying to limit the financial risk to themselves, as ap-pears to be the case with the Viki Lyne II.“Sometimes they will remove materials from a

vessel to reduce risk, then reassess and deter-mine later whether or not to remove the vessel itself,” he said. He had not heard of any recent action on the Viki Lyne II file.

That leaves communities and businesses around Ladysmith Harbour with the potential environmental disaster on their hands.“Our communities, individually and together, have written many times to you and your pre-decessors pleading for help in addressing the issue of derelict and abandoned vessels in our harbour,” said Mayor Stone and Chief Elliott in their letter to Raitt. “However, the situation in our harbour continues to deteriorate, and our communities are virtually powerless to resolve it, nor do we have the funds required to dis-pose of a vessel like the Viki Lyne II.”

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Ladysmithenacts codeof conductpolicy for itsfacilities

The A to Z of mind-ing your Ps and Qs will soon be posted for all to see on the walls recreation facilities operated by the Town of Ladysmith.

At it’s June 1 meet-ing Ladysmith Council passed an Appropriate Behaviour Policy and Code of Conduct. The code ends with the stern warning that failure to comply “may result in your immedi-ate expulsion from this facility and/or limita-tions on your ability to enjoy its use.”

Above that will be the code of conduct, which states:• I am responsible

for and will control my actions at all times or I will leave the facility• I will treat all others

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facility in a safe and courteous manner.

What will constitute inappropriate behav-iour? The policy is aimed at those who: violate facility rules; engage in inappropriate, abusive, undesirable or dangerous behaviour; conduct solicitation for personal or business gain; contravene a Town of Ladysmith bylaw or commit criminal acts on Town of Ladysmith property.”

Individuals or groups ignoring the code of conduct will be asked to stop, and if they don’t, they will be escorted from the facility and an ‘incident report’ will be filed and submitted to the Director of Parks and Recreation.“Facility, reception, pro-gram and maintenance staff have the ability to temporarily suspend access,” the proce-dure document states.

“Longer suspensions must be authorized by the Director.”

Three years ago, in June 2012, a survey commis-sioned by the Canadian Coast Guard concluded that, due to rust, the hull of the Viki Lyne II “may be penetrated below the waterline.” It concluded that “Disassembly and scrapping of the vessel is the only certain way of removing her current threat to the environment.” PHOTOS PROVIDED

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Pursuant to Section 892 of the Local Government Act, we advise you that a Public Hearing has been scheduled for Monday, June 22, 2015 at 7:00pm at the Town of Ladysmith City Hall Council Chambers, 410 Esplanade, Ladysmith, BC to consider an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw, as follows:

• Bylaw No. 1881 cited as “Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860 Amendment Bylaw (No. 2), 2015, No. 1881”.

Anyone who considers their interest in property to be affected by the proposed Bylaw No. 1881 will be given reasonable opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing in person or by written submission respecting matters contained in the Bylaw.

What is the Public Hearing about?

SUBJECT PROPERTIES: 606 Farrell Road

The parcels legally described as:

• Lot A, District Lot 41, Oyster District, Plan VIP84543 except part in Strata Plan VIS6497 (Phase 1) (“Lot A”);

• Strata Lot 1, District Lot 41, Oyster District, Strata Plan VIS6497 together with an interest in the Common Property in Proportion to the Unit Entitlement of the Strata Lot as Shown on Form V;

• Strata Lot 2, District Lot 41, Oyster District, Strata Plan VIS6497 together with an interest in the Common Property in Proportion to the Unit Entitlement of the Strata Lot as Shown on Form V;

• Strata Lot 3, District Lot 41, Oyster District, Strata Plan VIS6497 together with an interest in the Common Property in Proportion to the Unit Entitlement of the Strata Lot as Shown on Form V; and

• Common Property Strata Plan VIS6497.

Bylaw No. 1881 contains site specific regulations for the subject properties. The subject properties are in the R-3-A Zone in the Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860. Bylaw No. 1881 states that the permitted principal uses of the subject properties are Townhouse Dwelling Use and Two Unit Dwelling Use to a total combined maximum of 15 units. Gener-ally in the R-3-A Zone, Multiple Unit Dwelling is also a permitted use and a maximum of 37 units per hectare is permitted.

An application for a Development Permit has been made by the owners of Lot A (the “Own-er”) and the Owner has filed a Petition which, amongst other allegations, alleges that the Owner did not receive notice of the Public Hearing after which Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860 Amendment Bylaw (No. 1), 2015, No. 1875 was passed. To ensure that all per-sons whose interest in this property may be affected are provided with notice and the opportu-nity to attend the Public Hearing, the Town is undertaking a new bylaw amendment process for these site-specific regulations.

If adopted, Bylaw No. 1881 will repeal Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860 Amendment Bylaw (No. 1), 2015, No. 1875 and enact Bylaw No. 1881 with the site specific regulations which were previously adopted by Council in Bylaw No. 1875.

Where can I get more information?

A copy of the proposed Bylaw No. 1881, the Development Permit Application, the Petition, accompanying affidavits, s.219 LTA Covenant EX060846, and other related information may be viewed at the Town of Ladysmith City Hall located at 410 Esplanade, Ladysmith, BC until Monday, June 22, 2015. Office hours are Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm, excluding statutory holidays. These materials are also available at http://www.ladysmith.ca/city-hall/news-media/public-hearings-and-special-notices.

How do I make a written submission?

If you are unable to attend the Public Hearing, written submissions can also be provided. If they are received by 12 Noon, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, they can be included in the Public Hearing agenda package. Written submissions should be sent to Town of Ladysmith, PO Box 220, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1A2, or by Fax to 250-245-6411, or by Email to [email protected]. After Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 12 Noon, written submissions can still be provided by the above means or submitted at the Public Hearing. Following the close of the Public Hearing, no further submissions or comments from the public or interested persons can be accepted by members of Council.

Questions?

Questions can be directed to the Town of Ladysmith Development Services Department by calling Felicity Adams, Director of Development Services at 250-245-6405.

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Railway or trailway, should E&N switch tracksCraig SpenceTHE CHRONICLE

News that it could cost more than origi-nally estimated to get passenger ser-vice running again on the E&N Railway has raised questions about the future use of the line.A Ministry of Trans-

portation and BC Safety Authority com-missioned report by RTC Rail Solutions says $15 million al-located for improve-ments along the 289 kilometre of track would be “pushing the limits of safety to the extreme.”

Graham Bruce, CEO of the Island Corridor Foundation, which owns the E&N corri-dor, said the report is based on “wrong as-sumptions” about the speed of the trains that would be using the reactivated line.

He also said “a tre-mendous amount of work and study” on the E&N line has been conducted since the RTC study find-ings were compiled.

An unnamed spokes-man from the Min-istry of Transpor-tation is quoted in the Nanaimo Daily News as saying “dis-cussion is ongoing” as to whether or not the province wants to go ahead with the proj-ect.

Passenger service along the E&N was discontinued in March, 2011.

Some in the Lady-s m i t h - C h e m a i n u s area say the line should be decom-missioned and repur-posed; others, that it is an asset the Island cannot afford to lose, which could be used by commuters and tourists.

In a letter to The Chronicle Mike Smith said the total bill for getting the E&N Rail-way up and running has not been fully costed, and taxpayers could be on the hook for a lot more once all the work is done.“The point is, all this expense is to be incurred to provide a service for a hand-ful of tourists and

another handful of commuters each day, whose numbers will diminish dramatically after tourist season,” he said.

Smith would like to see the line decom-missioned and turned into a “beautiful trail corridor which would link all communities from Victoria to Co-mox.” He said that could be achieved at a fraction of the cost and would result in a facility which “if you build it they will come.”“All that would be required is to fill in between the exist-ing rail with suitable gravel, put up a few signs, and watch the peddlers and pedes-trians hit the trail in their hundreds every day,” he concluded.

Not everyone – not even walkers who fre-quent the trails along the E&N line – are convinced that’s the way to go.

Marlie Kelsey thinks coastal communities would lose big time if they give up on the E&N Railway. “I

want to see the train operating because we don’t really have any good transporta-tion from the south to the north. I think it would be a boon to the whole north of the Island from Mill Bay up,” she said.A reopened rail line

could boost the econ-omy and open up the region to more tour-

ism, she said. “I can’t believe our provincial government and our tourism on the Island haven’t gotten one hundred percent be-hind getting it done.”

Delaying is reducing the chances of ever getting the trains on the rails again. “The longer they leave it, obviously the more disrepair is going to

happen, it’s going to get more and more expensive,” she said.

“It’s just a big stall.”Manager of the

Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce Mark Drysdale said, “The Ladysmith Chamber would hate to see that land lost as a corridor. If we lose the land that connects these communities, we’ll

never get it back.”So no matter what,

the corridor should be preserved.

But whether or not it should be used for passenger rail re-mains an open ques-tion. He is waiting to see a financially vi-able plan for passen-ger rail. “But I haven’t see that business case Yet,” Drysdale said.

News that upgrades to idled line may cost more to make it safe for passenger service raising questions

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Walkers Irene Vandeteear, Marlie Kelsey, Marilyn Hegarty and Deborah Hardy would all like to see the trail system from Chemainus toward Ladysmith heading north and toward Crofton to the south linked up… but not at the expense of the E&N as an operating railway. CRAIG SPENCE


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Editor:

Council will have to be very careful saying ‘no’ to those seeking variances for existing coachhouses.

Certainly there has to be debate on the merits of each variance request, but the first person or couple with pockets deep enough for a good law-yer could prevail in a claim against the town because of the way the sec-ondary suites issue has been handled.

It’s not that the owners followed the lead of the town in its visioning pro-cess and subsequent declaration of wanting to provide affordable housing.

It’s not that people were proactive in building an opportunity for affordable housing and following the guidelines of other Vancouver Island communi-ties while we made up our minds.

The tactical error in the war on two-storied coach houses was granting immunity to all in-house suites, even going so far as waiving building per-mit fees for upgrades to their exist-ing, and previously illegal suites, all the while charging those with coach houses, at minimum, a variance re-quest fee of $750 for the privilege of being rejected.

To treat two groups of citizens, al-beit with different configurations of “illegal” suites, in a different manner, is fundamentally unfair. The folks with in-house suites should each have been required to submit variance re-quests too, or at minimum get a devel-opment permit.

Our town is now divided because of this issue. Mistakes were made. As Councillors oft time will say, “difficult decisions” have to be made. Before the town is sued, and while the cost will only be thousands of dollars in-stead of hundreds of thousands, make the admittedly difficult decision and grant the same immunity to owners of pre-existing coach houses as to own-ers of in-house suites.

Bill Drysdale, Ladysmith

YOUR WORDS“If we lose the land that connects these communities, we’ll never get it back.”

Mark Drysdale, Manager, Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce Page 5 / referring to the E&N CorridorCoachhouseissue couldprove costly

Let’s convert E&N from rail to trail

Editor: Here we go again with

a publicly funded project about to take off amidst great uncertainty that it will come in anywhere near pro-jected costs.

When I see consultants ex-pressing their view that the planned upgrading costs for the E&N rail bed will vastly exceed original estimates, it makes me cringe.

And they are only talking about the rail bed, and only to get it to “pushing the lim-its of safety to the extreme”.

We still have to deal with all the bridges and then there is the equipment yet to be procured, and then the enormous ongoing mainte-nance.

The point is, all this ex-pense is to be incurred to provide a service for a hand-ful of tourists and another handful of commuters each

day, whose numbers will diminish dramatically after tourist season.

Why don’t we instead take this opportunity to provide a facility for thousands of people who have already demonstrated that if you build it they will come?

I’m talking about a beau-tiful trail corridor, which would link all communities from Victoria to Comox, and the cost would be a fraction both for construction and maintenance.

All that would be required is to fill in between the ex-isting rail with suitable grav-el, put up a few signs, and watch the peddlers and pe-destrians hit the trail in their hundreds every day!

This is a golden oppor-tunity to provide an inex-pensive, environmentally friendly, healthy legacy for all to use, for generations to come.

Lets not miss this one. Michael Smith, Ladysmith

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School Prom Parents’ Com-mittee wishes to thank all of the community sponsors, suppliers, volunteers and school staff for their sup-port in helping us make this year’s Prom banquet a huge success.About 750 very happy

guests attended at the Van-couver Island Conference Centre!

An extra special congrat-ulations to all of our grad-uates and their families for successful completion of this part of life’s jour-ney!

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Rhythm Dance Academy and their sister school Nanaimo’s Tempo Dance Academy will be off to Dance the Magic at Disneyland July 8 -13.

There they will join Disney professionals, performing on the Hollywood Backlot Stage located just inside the gates of Disneyland’s California Adventure in Anaheim.“The experience will be amazing, something that they will remember for a life time,” said studio owner and director Irene Booth. “We have prepared these students for nine months. They all had to audition for a spot on the per-forming team.”After months of rehearsals and fundraising

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The Dancers, aged 7 to 16 years, will have an opportunity to perform together during their two set dance routines. “They are an accom-plished group of kids, who dance weekly at their home studios and have come together to perform outside of their regular weekly class-es,” Booth said.

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Dancers from the Rhythm Dance Academy in Ladysmith are off to Disneyland July 8-13, where they will ‘Dance the Magic.’

As well as performing while at Disneyland the students will participate in workshops and master classes with Disney professionals. They will also be part of the famous Disney parade and engage in a makeup and photo shoot ses-sion with Disney staff backstage.“We want them to be inspired but also to learn from this experience,” Booth said. “We think they have come a long way in such a short time and we are all very impressed with their com-mitment and dedication.”

Booth thanked the team of parents, family members, teachers and staff, who volunteered to coordinate fundraising efforts for the trip. And, of course, the sponsors. “Thanks to all of you, our dancers are thrilled and cannot wait to dance at the happiest place in the world,” she said.

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This coming weekend you won’t have to go anywhere to be a tourist – not if the Town of Ladysmith and the Ladysmith Visitor Information Centre have their way. June 20 and 21 have been proclaimed Home Town Tourist Weekend, so they want you to stick around.

But don’t put your feet up! Get on your sandals, lather up with sunscreen (assuming the heat wave we’ve been experi-encing continues), grab a hat and head on out into your own community.A great place to start is the

Visitor Centre at 33 Roberts Street, or the centre’s web site at tourismladysmith.ca. Right on the home page you will find a link to the ‘Top 10 Things To Do.’

Of course anyone who’s been in Ladysmith for even a single weekend knows about Trans-fer Beach, the ‘jewel’ in the town’s tourism crown; and the Vibrant Downtown is synony-mous with the name Ladysmith.

But what about a Heritage Experience? A visit to the Ladysmith Museum is like tak-ing a trip through time, com-pliments of the Ladysmith & District Historical Society. Or, you can learn about the town’s maritime roots at the floating Maritime Museum, operated by the Ladysmith Maritime Society (LMS).

Or get on the water and have some Ocean Fun. Ladysmith offers great kayaking experi-ences. Or if you’d rather go with a group and not have to paddle you can take a boat tour from the LMS Communi-ty Marina from June through September and ‘discover our beautiful five-mile harbour.’

Want to absorb a little A&C, then take an Art Tour. You can pick up the tour brochure at the Visitor Centre.

Take a Hike, why don’t you? There’s a map of trails in and around Ladysmith in the Walk, Bike, Play, Hike brochure, which is subtitled: “A view to sea on the 49th Parallel.” (You can download it from the Visi-tor Info Centre web site.)

Community Spirit’s al-ways worn on the sleeve in Ladysmith. If you want to see it on a grand scale, you’ll have to play the Home Town Tour-ist during Ladysmith Celebra-tion Days in August, or the fa-mous Festival of Lights, which switches on in November.

Like to Play Golf? You can get in a quick game at Lady-smith’s nine-hole course, and still have plenty of time for Bird Watching - you won’t want to miss the purple mar-tins, an endangered species that is thriving in nesting boxes on dock pilings at the LMS Community Marina. Be sure to keep an eye open for eagles and osprey while your there.After you absorbed some

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St. Joseph’s School Principal (and master chef) Bern Muller, dishes up an Om-elette for the hungry crowds at the Eggs Bene� t Breakfast June 13. Community Spirit was one of the ‘top ten’ rated things about Ladysmith that visitors might appreciate – and this coming weekend is a chance for locals to get to know the great things visitors discover here. The third Eggs Bene� t event drew about 300 guests, and volunteer, celebrity chefs cooked up 2,160 eggs and raised $2827 for a new Transfer Beach playground. Island Gold donated eggs for the event.

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Children and high school students can enjoy fun, in-teractive summer camps at Vancouver Island University (VIU) in July and August.

High school science stu-dents are invited to sign up for GeneSkool, a free science camp at VIU’s Nanaimo campus July 20 to 24. Organized by Genome BC, the camp will appeal to students interested in learning about molecular biology techniques that ge-neticists and scientists use every day.

Through tailor-made ex-periments, students will explore aspects of biotech-nology, genetics, genomics, pedigree construction, in-heritance and ethics in ge-netics.“Molecular biology is an integral part of our natural world,” says Sally Green-wood, Vice President, Com-munications and Education at Genome BC.

“The Genome BC Genes-kool program offers stu-dents a chance to use advanced laboratory tech-nology and techniques to see the tiny world that ex-ists at the microbial level while learning, having fun and garnering a greater appreciation of the world around us.”

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Ladysmith’s Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron 257 held their Annual Review and Inspection Sunday at Aggie Hall. Among those receiving plaques and awards were members of the Range Team. Range Coordinator Lt. Kirsten Fagervik presented plaques to LAC Bene-dict, LAC Buctan (who was also awarded for being best shot), Cpl. Beose-Ezard, Cpl. Ball and LAC Ordano. Craig SpenCe

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Canadian medalist arm wrestler Chris Beauchemin ap-proaches life the same way he does his sport

– no matter what, you keep battling.At 43 he’s recovered

from a severe head injury that left him unsteady on his feet and blind in one eye; and he’s rebounding from the sudden loss of his job; and from the equally sudden loss of the sponsor-ship he needs to get to the next level in his sport – the World Arm Wrestling Champion-ships in Indonesia this September.

Despite all that, he’s raring to go.

Beauchemin squared off to win a men’s sil-

ver with his right arm, and a bronze with his left in the Open Class of the Canadian Arm Wrestling Champion-ships in Vancouver over the Victoria Day long weekend. That was a major step in his journey.“They had all the best from across the coun-try there,” he said. To compete Beauchemin first had to place at the provincials; now that he’s placed in the nationals, he’s set his sights even higher; “if you placed at the na-tionals you make it to the Worlds,” he said.

Well, you qualify. Making it there is an-other matter. “If I can get sponsoring to pay for the trip and make it to Indonesia, I’m in. Both arms I get to compete; it’s getting there that’s tough.”

To the uninitiated arm wrestling looks like a pretty straight-forward event. Two guys, or gals, with arms as thick as Doug-las firs, face off across a square table, brace their elbows against the chocks, then go at it like mighty hulks.

Beauchemin will tell you it’s not quite as simple as it looks. After his days as a football player were ended by ‘smashed up’ knees, he was in-troduced to the sport by one of the pros,

Anthony Dall’Antonia, “the 18 time Canadian Champion.”

The first thing Beauchemin learned about arm wrestling was how much he had to learn. “I’ve arm wrestled all my life, but never at this level,” he said. “These guys at the Vancouver club were amazing. There were hundreds of techniques.“So I started learning the techniques and training and got good at it.”

Staying good means training every day.

“The battle starts in your hand, in your grip, to your wrist, to your arm, to your body movement, to your elbow placement.” A

lot’s going on at the table during competi-tion, which only an en-thusiast could appre-ciate: strategies like hook and drag, top roll, and many others

are applied to beat the other guy.

It’s not just about brute strength. “You need strength to impose your will,” Beauchemin ex-plained. “But if you don’t have the tools, you’ve got nothing to impose.”

Willing yourself 12,000 km from the West Coast of British

Columbia to Indone-sia is another matter, and Beauchemin isn’t sure he’s got the tech-niques down for that part of the game. But he’s working at it.

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Beauchemin said of his weekend oppo-nents. “I teach them about arm wrestling and let them have a go at me.” All he asks is that people bring non-perishable donations for the Ladysmith Food Bank or second-hand shoes for the Sal-vation Army.

Beauchemin is hoping to get a club together in the Ladysmith area.As for the knocks

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It’s practice day at Fuller Lake Arena and mem-bers of the Brass Knuckles Derby Dames, includ-ing the guys, are showing up for a session of sprinting, jamming, dodging and blocking inside the 35 meter track, marked out with white lines on the concrete arena floor.

From April, when the ice comes off at Fuller Lake, to the end of summer, when it goes back on, Chemainus is a practice and competition venue for the roller derby team. In Captain Bridgette Duckett’s mind it’s the birthplace of an Olympic sport. Shove over baseball and golf; out’ta my way karate and rugby, the Derby Dames are set to lap you.Actually ‘roller sports’ are on the radar of the

International Olympic Committee, but Roller Derby is not mentioned in the mix. Roller Hockey was a demonstration sport in 1992; and inline rac-ing has been angling for position, too. And skate-boarding. But they’ve all got a long way to go.

That doesn’t deter Head Coach Monica Arthurs or the team. Not much does. Whether you’re a jammer, or a blocker, or a pivot, you’ve got to be tough and determined to make it in roller derby

– at least when your on the track in competition; off the oval, players will tell you there’s few sports where camaraderie and friendship go farther.

That’s, perhaps, one of the things that distin-guishes roller derby from other sports. It’s serious, it takes commitment and skill, but there’s a big social component to the game, too. It seems to be a place where team members get to be someone other than who they are in their day-to-day lives for a few hours each week. They become Derby Dames, with their own derby names – Arthurs’ track handle is Angel O’Death“Everybody has a derby name, sometimes they

just use their last name, but for the most part it’s part of the fun – it’s almost like you get to play a role. You get to be a different character,” Arthurs said. “There’s skaters out there I don’t know their real names.”

Which begs the question, is roller-derby part drama, part sport, like World Wrestling Federa-tion match ups, or the original version of roller derby that used to air on mainstream TV in the 70s, with players elbowing, checking, and gener-ally doing their best to knock each other off the banked oval… or knock each other out.

Those days are gone, Arthurs’ said. There’s no sport more disciplined, or refereed than the 21st Century version of roller derby; and today’s flat tracks do not lend themselves to the kind of mayhem that made the sport a TV mainstay. But drama in the form of costumes and ‘derby names’ has survived.“It’s a spectacle,” Arthurs said. “But it’s a serious sport, we train hard.”

No kidding. Behind her, through the observa-tion window of Fuller Lake Arena the team mem-bers were sprinting from one end of the rink to the other – repeatedly. Then forming trains, with

one skater pulling a queue of others like a loco-motive.All that training, twice a week, is to get the play-

ers game ready. It’s also to coach them in the rules of conduct of a sport that has distanced itself from its wild and woolly origins. The objective is to win, to do that you have to get physical, but roller derby is a sport, not open warfare on an oval track.“We’re rolling around on concrete at high speeds, trying to knock each other over, but we maintain a high regard for each other’s safety. Nobody wants anyone to get hurt,” Arthurs said. “I don’t think there’s any more injuries in roller derby than there is in jogging. Honestly, I don’t.”As for the bumps and bruises that do occur, you

get used to it. You build up a ‘resistance,’ Arthurs said. “The first time you fall on your butt, it hurts; by the tenth time, you just bounce right back up again.”

Checking, jamming, bruising… women are get-ting more and more into realms of sport that used to be the preserves of men. But roller derby oc-cupies a special niche in that movement. Hockey at the professional level is still mainly about the NHL; soccer about the men’s side of FIFA. Wom-en play those sports, but most of the glory goes to the men.

Roller derby is one of the few fields of play that turns the formula around when it comes to team sports.“This is the only thing that’s primarily just for

women,” Arthurs said. “There are men’s roller derby teams and they’re fabulous skaters, but people are more drawn to come and see women play roller derby.“It’s almost a women’s movement, really. It’s a sisterhood, and we draw from it.”

That’s where the off-track spirit comes to the fore. The Brass Knuckles come off pretty quick when helping hands are needed outside the arena. “If there’s something happening in some-body’s personal life, you have a whole team that will come and help you,” Arthurs said. “There’s no questions asked, there’s no judgment.”Anybody who wants to participate, can. Making

the competitive team takes more commitment than some are prepared to offer, but skaters can come to practices and participate at a more ca-sual level, Arthurs said. “If somebody just wants to come and skate, they can,” she said. There’s room on the team for just about anyone.

So get yourself a derby name and try it on. Con-tact [email protected] for information or visit brassknucklederbydames.com.


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Reserve Your Directory Space Now! Call 250-245-2277Land Act:Notice of Intention to Applyfor a Disposition of CrownLandTake notice that Thuy’she’num Property Management Ltd. of Ladysmith, BC, intends to make application to Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Service Centre for a Tenure Type – Manila clam intertidal aquaculture situated on Provincial Crown land located at Ladysmith Harbour sites: Burleith Arm & Dunsmuir Island.The Lands File Number that has beenestablished for this application are 1414316, 1414317.Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142 - 2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9,or emailed to:[email protected] will be received by MFLNRO until July 6, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website:http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.Be advised that any response to thisadvertisement will be considered part of thepublic record. For information, contact the FOIAdvisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands andNatural Resource Operations regional office.

• On June 24 the Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 191 Chemianus – will be holding an open house for Legion Week. Come join the crowd from 5 to 7 p.m. and support an organization that has supported Chemainus so well. Over the past five years the Legion has donated about $100,000 to the communi-ty. The Legion is located at 9775 Chemainus Road.• Author Diane Bestwick will read

from her new book And a Bird Sang at Ladysmith Library Tuesday, June 16 from 7 to 8 p.m. The book tells the story of one courageous woman’s fight to have a second child in defiance of the country’s One Child Policy. For more information contact the li-brary at 250-245-2322.• Another Block Watch group has started

up in Ladymith, this one located on Gatacre Street between Third and Fourth. It also in-cludes homes on High and Roberts that back on to Gatacre. There are 32 homes in the group all told. April Marrington and Vicki Matthews are captains. Block Watch Co-ordinator Allison Wanner organized the group.• Popular music was never the same after

the “British Invasion” of the 1960s. Twist and Shout, The British Invasion, brings audiences back to that era when new artists with groovy new sounds – including four mop-top singers called The Beatles – swept North America, where an adoring public rocketed their music to the top of the charts. People still tap, clap and wriggle to the phe-nomenon, and The Chemainus Theatre Festival will bring it live, onstage in an ac-claimed song and dance revue that includes 64 all-time hits punctuated with anecdotes about a music revolution. The invation is on from June 12 to August 29. Tickets are on sale at chemainustheatre.ca• Participants teeing up for the 8th Annual

Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament June 19 will be in the running for a top prize of a trip for two anywhere WestJet Flies; a weekend getaway and wild-life tour at Painters Lodge or April Point Re-sort courtesy of Oak Bay Marine Group; or Stay, Play, Dine packages in Victoria, Tofino and more. To register a team, donate a prize or sponsor a hole or cart send your forms in by email to [email protected], fax 250-245-2124 or drop off at 33 Roberts Street. Call 250-245-2112 if you have any questions.• Ladysmith’s Fraternal Order of Eagles

is hosting a paper-shredding fund-raiser in support of the new Transfer Beach Ad-venture Playground, a project of the Ladysmith Kinsmen. On June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. a paper shredding truck oper-ated by Island Documents & Shredding will be on location in the Eagles’ parking lot at French and First Street. Eagles volun-teers will be on hand to direct traffic. “There will be a hotdog/hamburger stand with our renowned burgers and entertainment,” says the Eagles’ release. Minimum donation for the service is $10 for a banker’s sized box or approximately 20 lb. of paper.• The 2nd annual Tour de Rock

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Merridale and Silverside wineries before the trolley overheated and we had to bypass Aver-ill Creek because we didn’t think the trolley would make it up the mountain! All money raised goes to the Ladysmith Tour de Rock 2015 fundraiser. Next wine tour is tentatively set for Sept. 13, look for more information at Tour de Rock Ladysmith on Facebook.

Library offers free kids sum-mer reading program

The Vancouver Island Regional Library invites children aged up to age 12 to join their Summer Reading Club. Participants will build, craft, and create some fun at the Vancouver Island Regional Library with this year’s theme: Build It!

Summer Reading Club encourages children to read a little every day by providing: fun tools, such as colourful read-ing records, tattoos, tape measures, and medals; and chances to win cool prizes – the more they read, the more chances to win.

Best of all, the Summer Reading Club is free.

This year you can reg-ister online starting June 20 at virl.bc.ca or you can drop by your local branch.

For more information, call or visit your local branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library or visit www.virl.bc.ca. Call 1-877-415-8475 for information.

RCMP scam alert issuedin area

Ladysmith RCMP is warning the public of the following threatening and fraudulent phone calls that are currently ongo-ing in our area and other areas of British Columbia. The Perpetrator states they represent Revenue Canada and insists you have not payed your taxes adding that as a result there is now a war-rant out for your arrest. However the caller states if you pay money the warrant can be taken care of.

The perpetrator also will ask you for identifica-tion documents such as Social Insurance Number.

DO NOT entertain or provide the caller any personal information. Hang up the phone.

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Wallace, Michael Bruce

Michael Bruce Wallace died peacefully in his sleep June 1, 2015 in Nanaimo at the age of 55. He was predeceased by his sister, Kelly, and his mother, Lynn, and survived by his father, Bruce Wallace and the Allardyce family. Much thanks to everyone at Bill’s Place for providing him with a caring home these past few years. Thank you for everything.”

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ORTMAN – Joseph Leo (Joe)Joe died in the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, on June 9th, 2015. Age 79 years. Born in St. Paul, Alberta on April 11th, 1936. Predeceased by brother Ted and sister Rita. Survived by his loving wife Maureen; daughters, Mia, Megan and Tiffany; grandchildren, Poppy, Ford and Cassidy;

Sisters, Elli, Hilda, Mary, Margaret and Frieda.

Joe was a resident of Ladysmith for the past eleven years, who had a wonderful career in the Forest Industry. He was a natural athlete and sportsman. Always a gentleman, with integrity and dignity.

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Bertha Jamison LambertonFuneral services for Bertha May Lamberton were held at the First United Church in Ladysmith on Saturday June 6th.

Bertha passed away peacefully on Sunday May 31st. at the Chemainus Health Care Centre.

She was born March 26, 1925 in Halifax, Nova Scotia the daughter of George and Sarah Roberts.

She was united in marriage to Willis E Jamison in 1946. Willis passed away in 1981. She married Charles E Lamberton in 1985. Charley passed away in 2003. Bertha was also preceded in death by two brothers, Bob and Ray Roberts of Halifax.

Bertha worked for the First United Church, did the books for the Ladysmith Laundry and Drycleaning then retired from her working career at the Ladysmith Health Unit after 21 years as the front desk clerk.

Bertha was very active in her community.

She was a proud Life Time member of the Ladysmith Legion Auxiliary marching in many a parade. She joined the Legion Marching band along side Charley.

After retirement she also helped to fill her days by volunteering at the Ladysmith Hospital Auxiliary.

Bertha is survived by her youngest brother Gerald Roberts in Sudbury, ON.

She is also survived and lovingly remembered by her children: sons Bob and Rhett, daughters Lois (Larry) and Lorraine.

She had 4 loving grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

Daykin - Stella, MathildaJanuary 5, 1920 – June 7th, 2015

The family is very sorry to announce the passing of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Stella Daykin (nee Jahn).

She was born on January 5, 1920 in Roche Percy, Saskatchewan, one of fourteen children on her family’s farm. Growing up she excelled in school, her ambition to be a teacher. Unfortunately, her family was unable to send her to teachers college as the Great Depression intervened.

In her early adulthood she came to British Columbia, later she was joined there by three of her sisters. She worked for several years, and then trained to be a hair stylist, later having her own salon. Stella later met and married Cecil (Cec) Daykin who was very impressed with this young and truly beautiful woman.

Despite having several serious health issues through the years, she outlived all her siblings and all their partners and for many years was the family matriarch. Pre-deceased by her much loved husband, she is survived and will be sadly missed by their five children, Gail Smith (Paul), Laurel Stuart (Alan), Greg Daykin (Carolyn), Coleen Mayea (Harold) and Shelley Mann (Don), her well loved fifteen grandchildren, Glen, Craig, Leigh, Neil, Grant, Alana, Sarah, Jason, Steven, Philip, Ariel, Brandon, Ashley, Brittany and Christy, and to date, eighteen great-grandchildren.

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Lord, Ann Margaret (Black)August 23, 1957 –May 25, 2015

Ann (Black) Lord died May 25th, 2015 after a lengthy illness.

Beloved wife of Bob and dear mother of Wesley and Jeffrey.

Survived by her parents Alan Black and Enid (Black ) Stone and her siblings, Peter and David.

A reception to commemorate her life was

held in St James Church Hall, Hudson, QC, Saturday, June 6.

In lieu of flowers, donations to NOVA Hudson, which is a version of VON providing palliative home care.

Phyllis MatwivJune 18, 1924 - June 1, 2015

Mom passed away peacefully in Nanaimo Palliative Care on June 1, 2015.Sadly missed by all her family, friends and neighbours. Remembered for her loving and compassionate ways and as a great host and home-maker.We will remember the fun summer and Christmas get-togethers in Saltair - her favourite home since Gibson’s Landing.Thank you to Dr. Ute Bucksteg and all the gals at VIHA home support, the nurses, doctors and caregivers in the hospital, Dufferin Lodge and Nanaimo Palliative Care Unit.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 3251 Granite Park Road, Nanaimo, BC

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Land Act:Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Stephen Michael Cooper and Anne Cooper have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Region for a Residential – Private Moorage situated on Provincial Crown land located at Stuart Channel/vicinity of Cedar, BC.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is File # 1412060. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142 - 2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to: [email protected]. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until July 20, 2015. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website:http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/inde x.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertise-ment will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operation’s office in Nanaimo.

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THRIFT SHOP OPERATIONS MANAGER

The Ladysmith Healthcare Auxiliary is seeking a vi-brant, enthusiastic person to manage the day-to-day op-erations of the Ladysmith Healthcare Auxiliary Thrift Shop. The Operations Man-ager is accountable to the Auxiliary for the overall effi -cient management of the Thrift Shop. This involves coordination of volunteers and student employees, in-stilling a harmonious work environment, effective com-munication among volun-teers and employees, imple-menting the policies and procedures of the Thrift Shop and reporting regularly to the Executive. The Opera-tions Manager is a paid em-ployee and works in unison with all departments involved in the operations of the Thrift Shop.Applications, including a re-sume outlining education and experience, marked “Personal and Confi dential” to be sent to the President, Ladysmith Healthcare Auxil-iary, Box 1151, Ladysmith, B.C., V9G 1A8, by July 3, 2015. Preference will be giv-en to applicants with knowl-edge of how and Auxiliary Thrift Shop functions with volunteers. Only successful candidates will be contacted.

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Shipper Receiver Needed Ladysmith Press Full-time permanent Ladysmith Press is looking to hire an organized individual with an attention to detail to work in our busy shipping department. Must have forklift certificate, forklift experience and entry level computer skills. This is a full time position, M-F, 7:30am - 4pm, starting wage at $14.50/hour. plus benefit package, profit sharing, pension and company growth plan.

The Ladysmith Press, a Black Press division, prints many community newspapers, magazines and flyers for distribution on Vancouver Island.

Black Press is a well-established, nationally recognized community newspaper group with more than 170 community, daily and urban papers located in B.C, Alberta, Washington State, Hawaii and Ohio.

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LOUISIANA-PACIFIC Ltd., Golden, BC. Operations Planner JOB PUR-POSE: To work with LP’s Forest Resources Division team to annual-ly plan and develop 265,000 m3 of timber. To prescribe and use forest-ry practices that meets legislated and LP Corporate requirements. Refer to LPCorp.com for further de-tails. If you have questions please call Mr. Tim Arnett at 250-344-8856

MEDICAL Transcriptionistsare in huge demand! Train with Canada’s top Medical Transcription school. Learn from home and work from home. Call today! 1-800-466-1535, www.canscribe.com or [email protected].

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

JOIN OUR TEAM! We are cur-rently looking to build the Food & Beverage team at our Lady-smith location. If you are look-ing for part-time or full-time, mornings or afternoons, short-er or longer shifts – we have the schedule to fi t any need! Apply today! Visit us at www.McDonalds.ca/Careers OR Drop off an application in person

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PROFESSIONAL/MANAGEMENT

WE are seeking qualifi ed Manage-ment Couple for mobile home com-munity in beautiful Cultus Lake, BC! On-site opportunity with housing provided. One team member will perform offi ce duties, the other maintenance and upkeep. E-mail resume and/or cover letter to:[email protected] or fax to 1.604.858.5939.

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EXPERIENCES PowersportMechanic required in White-horse, Yukon for ATV, snow-mobiles, marine, etc. Let’s Talk! $25.00 + per hour DOE. Contact Chris, 867-633-2627, checkeredflagrecreation.com checkeredfl [email protected]

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20 CU.FT deep freeze, $150. 15 cu ft upright deep freeze, $250. White 15 cu ft fridge, $150. Kenmore sxs, $250. Maytag smooth top double oven range, $200. White 30” self clean range, $150. 30” al-mond range, $125. Kenmore Washer dryer sets, $300-$350. Washers, $150-$250. Dryers, $100-$150. Full size stacking washer/dryer, $300. Built-in dishwashers, $100-$150. 6 month warranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

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AERO AUCTIONS 1 Day In-dustrial Auction. Tuesday, June 23. 9 a.m. Hwy 16 & Hwy 60 Edmonton. Live & On-Line Bidding. Timed Auction. Mo-bile offi ces, excavators, doz-ers, graders, truck tractors, trailers, pickup trucks misc at-tachments & much more! Con-signments welcome! Visit: aeroauctions.ca or call 1-888-600-9005.

ONLINE AUCTION COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT- OPENS JUNE 10 - CLOSES JUNE 17, 2015----------Bailiff Seized Goods PLUS Lease Return equip AND some never installed equip.---incl: Eloma Elec Combi Oven, Dish-washers, Mixers, Walkins, Coolers, Freezers, Water Heating, Ice Cream, slicers, furnishings AND MORE....... View Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm @Active Auction Mart Unit 295 - 19358 96th Ave, Surrey, BC--- view ONLINE & REGISTER to BID @ www.activeauction-mart.com --- Tel: 604-371-1190 - email: [email protected]

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Group Street sale-SaltwaterFishing Gear, odds & ends, tools, house wear, Clothing. 5150 Christie Rd, June 20th 8am - 3pm.

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1800 SQ.FT. Commercial / Light industrial unit in modernstrata complex with HighwayExposure in Duncan area.Call 1(250)658-4336.

COMMERCIAL SPACE avail.at Timberlands Mobile HomePark, 3581 Hallberg Rd.Suitable for restaurant or smallgrocery. Call 250-245-3647.

DUNCAN. 640 SQ.FT. ware-house space on Trans CanadaHwy. $550 per month +GST.Overhead door, shared wash-room. Located next to retailoperations. Avail June 1, callShannon 250-710-0245.

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TIMBERLAND MOBILEHome Park; 1 lot on the Seniorside. $450/mo. Please call(250)245-3647.

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1988 Wilderness 5th Wheel30’, needs TLC, $1000. SelbySt, Nanaimo. 250-618-6800.

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