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The Saravan, a restored heritage tugboat owned by the Ladysmith Maritime Society, participates in the Ladysmith Yacht Club and Mount Brenton Power and Sail Squadron’s Opening Sailpast Sunday, May 5 at the Ladysmith Marina. During the sailpast, Ladysmith Yacht Club members saluted Commodore Luigi Morgantini, and then Mount Brenton Power and Sail Squadron members saluted their Commodore, Claude Leger, to open the 2013 boating season. During the day, the Ladysmith Yacht Club also offfi cially opened its new reciprocal docks. George Creek, with an army of members, took on the huge undertaking of build-ing 125 feet of dock space for the reciprocal yacht club members. LINDSAY CHUNG/CHRONICLE

Candidates address issues

A packed room at the Ladysmith Eagles Hall heard from the six can-didates vying to represent Nanaimo-North Cowichan in the Legislature May 2, as they shared their priorities.

After introducing themselves, the candidates fielded questions related to issues such as health care, treaty negotiations, immigration, smart meters and education during the meeting, which was hosted by the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce.Jobs/economic development

Candidates were asked how they would support job growth in B.C. and particularly in this riding.

NDP candidate Doug Routley told the crowd the primary concern of all industries in this province is skills training and the loss of skilled tradespeople and people who can take the “jobs of tomorrow.”“In so many communities, they can

see the jobs on the side hill, but their own children aren’t prepared to take those jobs,” he said. “That’s why the main focus of our campaign and our program is around skills training and providing a needs-based, non-refund-able student grant and to reduce tuition rates for students. Those are some of the things government can actively do in terms of policy, but we also have to look at the role of gov-ernment in the economy as procur-ers of services and employers.”

Independent candidate P. Anna Paddon advocated for building a tun-nel from Crofton to Richmond.“Building a tunnel will not only have

horizontal development,” she said. “We will have tourism here, and we

will have industry, not just construc-tion; it will bring professionals.”

She also spoke about creating a program in high schools where stu-dents could begin a trades program with an apprenticeship.

Amanda Jacobson, who is running for the BC Liberal Party, says her party has been quite forthcoming with its plan for the economy.“We’ve come out with the BC Jobs

Plan, which includes the [liquefied natural gas] expansion, and we also strive for a business plan that makes the private sector want to invest so we can continue to make jobs out-side of traditional areas,” she said.

BC Conservatives candidate John Sherry spoke about ensuring the tax burden doesn’t get too high.“The BC Conservatives are dedi-

cated to holding the line on taxes for these large corporate job cre-ators,” he said. “We have a number of these larger companies in our area that provide very well-paying union wages; we need these high-paying jobs in our community. We can’t go backwards; we can’t raise taxes on them and limit their ability to grow.”

Mayo McDonough, our riding’s can-didate for the Green Party, says one of the first things she’d do is bring more money into the community.“Municipal governments right now

can only get about eight cents out of every dollar in our tax revenue, so the Green Party would see some money coming down from the prov-ince into municipalities to be able to meet the needs that are required in the community,” she said.

She also spoke about putting money into renewable energy and

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Meet your candidatesAmanda Lee Jacobson, BC Liberal Party

Mayo McDonough, Green Party of BC

Murray McNab, Independent

P. Anna Paddon, Independent

Doug Routley, BC NDP

John James Donald Sherry, BC Conservative Party

Priorities:1. Job creation: Jacobson believes the publication of a jobs creation plan by the Liberals indicates their commitment to creating new employment opportunities.2. Free-enterprise government: She is “committed to the idea of a free-enterprise government that provides the best opportunities for people.”

Contact information:Phone: 250-924-3410Twitter: https://twitter.com/Amanda_L_Jacobs

Priorities:1. Water and food security: McDonough hopes to secure community ownership of watersheds, investment in local farms and food production, and the replacement of open-net salmon farms with land-based fi sh farms to protect wild stocks.2. Promote small businesses by increasing incentives and reducing bureaucracy.3. Direct a larger portion of the provincial budget directly to municipalities.

Contact information:Phone: 250-924-3321 Email: [email protected]

Priorities:1. Local representation: “As an independent, I can bring the views of the constitu-ents to Victoria rather than bringing back the views of a party leader from Victoria.”2. The economy: “If we don’t have a strong economy, we can’t take care of all the social programs that need help.” 3. VIHA and healthcare: “Everything’s being run out of Victoria. All of the services are concentrated south of the Malahat, and I don’t think that’s proper.”

Contact information:Phone: 250-245-4427Email: [email protected]

Priorities:1. Infrastructure and transportation development: “I believe that Galiano should have a bridge and I believe we should have a tunnel that connects Vancouver Island and Richmond.”2. Education: “We should have a junior middle school and upper-level school where people have free tuition for 100- and 200-level courses right in the secondary school.”

Contact information:Email: [email protected]

Priorities:1. Fund programs and public investments through tax increases: “Our plan is to make modest tax increases to the top two per cent of earners in this province, as well as the largest corporations and banks. We’ll use that to support child care, to support invest-ment in forestry...and we will invest in seniors’ care and child-and-youth mental health.” 2. “Renovate democracy” by banning corporate and union donations and by requiring the auditor general to review all government ads to eliminate partisan advertising.

Contact information:Phone: 250-924-4414

Priorities:1. Ban corporate and union donations: “It’s a founding principle of our party. Government should not be subject to infl uence from its donors, being unions or organizations or corporations. The government belongs to the people of B.C.”2. A non-whipped vote: “The BC Conservatives will vote the will of their constituents above their party each and every time.”

Contact information:Email: [email protected]: http://johnsherry.ca/

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General voting places located within The Chronicle’s coverage area:Cranberry Community Hall, 1555 Morden Road, South WellingtonCrofton Community Centre, 8104 Musgrave Street, North CowichanRoyal Canadian Legion 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, North CowichanChase River Elementary School, 1503 Cranberry Avenue, NanaimoDavis Road Elementary School, 444 Parkhill Terrace, LadysmithLadysmith Intermediate School, 317 French Street, LadysmithNorth Oyster Elementary School, 13470 Cedar Road, LadysmithS’tzuminus First Nation Community Centre, 3949 Shell Beach Road, LadysmithNorth Cedar Intermediate School, 2215 Gould Road West, South WellingtonPenelakut Band Offi ce, 11330 Clam Bay Road North, Kuper IslandThetis Island Community Centre, 292 North Cove Road, Thetis Island

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Job growth a prioritytaking some of the incentives that have been going to oil and gas com-panies and putting them into small businesses and co-operatives.

Independent candidate Murray McNab believes one of the first things that needs to happen is for the federal government to revisit the temporary foreign worker program.

Supporting small business is anoth-er priority for McNab.“Whichever government gets elect-

ed, small business is the engine that drives this economy,” he said. “We have to set limits on what local gov-ernments can tax industrial and com-mercial businesses. It’s time there was more money put into small busi-ness and apprenticeship programs so we can get people back to work.”Ferries/supertankers

Candidates were asked if they and their party have a plan to reduce ferry costs and if they have a plan to priva-tize the ferry system. They were also asked about their party’s position on allowing supertankers to transport oil on the northern coast near Kitimat.

Jacobson chose to address the ferry question and highlighted what the Liberals have done in the past, such as setting fare caps and investing in BC Ferries to try to keep fares down, all while facing rising fuel costs and increased maintenance costs.“We recognize the magnitude that

potential ferry fare increases and the increases that have already been put in place, the magnitude they have on ridership, especially in this area,” she said. “We are actively looking for solutions to balance the needs of ferry users and the financial stability of our ferry system.”

McNab spoke about some of the things he hasn’t agreed with in the past when it comes to BC Ferries,

such as the Fast Cats, building ferries that were too large — and building them in Germany.

He feels the Duke Point ferry termi-nal should have never been built and that a bridge should have been built to Gabriola Island.“Get a bridge to Gabriola to reduce

some of the costs, and the small routes have to start paying their way,” he said.

Paddon believes BC Ferries should be a public corporation. She also thinks there should be a bridge to Gabriola instead of a ferry.“Over the past five years, I’ve

watched the signs on the highway as I went to and from work, and always the ferries, for the majority of the day, are below 30 per cent, and that’s over five years that these ferries have been losing,” she added.

The BC Conservatives have com-mitted to providing a tax credit for frequent ferry users, Sherry told the crowd, adding his party would cut the three boards running BC Ferries down to one.

McDonough spoke about super-tankers transporting oil, asking “isn’t that investing in the exact kind of energy that we’re trying to get away from?” “If we’re going to put our invest-

ment dollars somewhere, why aren’t we going to put our investment dol-lars into green, renewable energy … something that doesn’t have to go in a supertanker,” she said.

Routley told the crowd the BC NDP is opposed to the Enbridge Gateway project.“It’s the position of the BC NDP that

we do not need to turn B.C. into a crude oil export terminus,” he said.

“There’s a moratorium on supertank-ers on the northern coast for a reason, and we aim to keep it in place.”

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Keith Turner celebrates his 106th birthday

Keith Turner first set eyes on the world 106 years ago today in a small town in rural Manitoba located south of Brandon and

“right on the American border,” he says.

He knits his brow as he sifts through a hundred years’ worth of memories for a name, but comes up with nothing; his pow-ers of recall aren’t as hardy as they once were, he admits.

The day of Turner’s birth — May 7, 1907 — happened to be a particularly busy day in an eventful and chaotic year. The headline story in that day’s edi-tion of the Edmonton Bulletin lauds then Deputy Minister of Labour William Lyon Mackenzie King for saving the West from a

“serious coal famine” by help-ing settle a dispute between miners and operators at B.C. and Alberta coal mines. In San Francisco, meanwhile, strike-breakers opened fire on trolley operators vying for an eight-hour day, killing two and wounding 20 on a day now known as “Bloody Tuesday.”

Elsewhere, 1907 unfolded under a cloud of uncertainty. Strikes clogged ports in New York in May. The “worst race riot in [the] history of [the] west” rocked Vancouver in September. And in October, the Panic of 1907 set the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling as New Yorkers lined up around the block to cash out their accounts before their banks went bust.

These were uncertain times, and farm families like Turner’s

unearthed little in the way of security as they tilled their prai-rie fields.

His family moved from south-ern Manitoba to North Battleford, Saskatchewan, in 1912, he says, and it was there that his father would try in vain to force Turner to follow in his footsteps.“My dad tried to make a farmer

out of me,” he says, “and I never could see working like hell all year round and getting damn little for it.”

He turned his back on farm-ing to work on road and rail building contracts in central Saskatchewan in the mid-1920s. Then, in 1929, Turner ventured west, travelling first to Prince Rupert, B.C. before settling for a time in Terrace. “And then they had that big

stock bust” Turner recalls, “and everything shut down up in that country. It was pretty dead coun-try.”As a “Jack of all trades and

master of none,” Turner worked his way through the Great Depression.“I was on the go all the time,

working all the time,” he adds. “You could get something to do if you wanted to, really.”

Turner’s willingness to relo-cate led him next to Anyox, B.C., a mining town built by Granby Consolidated on Observatory Inlet north of Prince Rupert.

When Granby closed the mine in 1935 in response to plunging copper prices, Turner and his fel-low labourers abandoned Anyox. He accepted a job offer from the departing mine superintendent and followed him south to the Okanagan to work on a new

project: the Mascot Gold Mine near Hedley, B.C.

Turner’s assignment was to help construct an aerial tram-way linking the mine buildings

— perched precariously on the steep, rocky slopes of Nickel Plate Mountain — with the val-ley below, but his first impres-sions of rugged and remote Hedley stopped him in his tracks. “I got up there and looked at the

bloody place and thought that if there was a job anyplace else in the world, I would’ve took off,” Turner says. “But in those days, there wasn’t very much doing because it was 1935. Things were pretty quiet.”

Turner stayed on in Hedley — “it wasn’t too bad a job,” he says — which set the stage for a chance encounter that would set the course of his life for the next 60 years.

Turner met Elizabeth Tomson as she was passing through Hedley on her way back from picking fruit in the Okanagan and he and “Betty” were married in Omak, Washington, shortly thereafter, he says.

Keith and Betty built their fam-ily while on the move. Their old-est son, Graham, was born while they were stationed in Hedley, Keith’s son Terry tells me.

When the Second World War broke out, Keith decided he wanted to join the Royal Canadian Air Force.

He attempted to enlist in Vancouver, but was deemed “too old and too unhealthy,” he says, and he wound up being con-scripted as a labourer instead.

Keith worked in a shipyard in

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Taxes, health care, fracking and raw log exports were among the many topics dis-cussed by Nanaimo-N o r t h C o w i c h a n ’s political hopefuls at an all-candidates meeting in Chemainus April 30.

Peter Matthews, pres-ident of the Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce, chaired the event, directing questions to represen-tatives of the prov-ince’s major political parties and their inde-pendent rivals.

Incumbent NDP MLA Doug Routley, Amanda Jacobson of the BC Liberals, John Sherry of the BC Conservatives and Mayo McDonough of the Green Party of BC fielded questions alongside independent candidates Murray McNab and P. Anna Paddon. Health care reform

Sherry was the first to respond to a ques-tion on health care reform. B.C. claims the lowest number of nurses per capita, Sherry said, some-thing that is “absolute-ly unacceptable.” The Conservatives would direct more money toward health care in B.C., Sherry added, stripping away “admin-istrative overburden” t hrough aud i t s to ensure funding reaches front-line workers.

Jacobson followed, referencing Liberal investments in health care that led to the con-struction of new hospi-tals and a doubling of spaces for first-year medical students and trainee nurses since 2001. Wait times have decreased for hip and knee replacements and open-heart surgery, Jacobson added, earn-ing the province an “A” rating from the Wait Time Alliance.

McDonough spoke next, identifying three key factors pivotal in health care reform. Improved home care, new guidelines for treating chronic ill-nesses and cutting wait times by facilitating direct communication between physicians were paramount.

R e f e r e n c i n g t h e results of a pilot proj-

ect at Surrey Memorial Hospita l , she sa id

“there was a 75-per-cent improvement in wait times in the area of lung cancer [treat-ment]. All that hap-pened was they had the cancer specialist talk directly to the surgeon instead of having the paperwork go around in a big circle. And that improved wait times 75 per cent at no cost.”

M c N a b f o l l o w e d suit, taking aim at the

“explosion of middle management” at VIHA. The new emergency room at the Nanaimo R e g i o n a l G e n e r a l Hospital is spacious and bright, McNab said, but lacks funding for additional doctors.“Hospitals should not

and cannot be run as a business,” he added.

“Put more resources into patient care and get rid of the top-heavy management.”

Paddon suggested improved access to alternative practitio-ners would help relieve pressure on the health care system.

R o u t l e y r o u n d e d out the discussion of health care reform, stating that health care comprises 46 per cent of the provincial bud-get. B.C. ranks second in the country in terms of overall spending on health care, Routley added, but on a per-capita basis, B.C. ranks ninth out of Canada’s 10 provinces. Routley dismissed the scape-goating of seniors as the primary cause for inflation in health care, stating that “seniors account for only one per cent” of inflated health care costs.

Rout ley sa id the NDP would invest in

“innovations, child and youth mental health care and in local pri-mary care to reduce the burden on acute care.”Logging

Matthews directed t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n toward the province’s logging industry, ask-ing candidates if they would impose strict-er limits on raw log exports or allowable cuts.

Jacobson responded first, acknowledging forestry’s position as a “cornerstone of our economy.” The indus-

try employs 56,000 people, Jacobson said, and is valued at “$10.2 million” [the Ministry of Forests, Lands and N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e Operations lists the value of the industry’s 2011 exports at $9.95 billion]. In spite of the decline of the U.S. housing market, she said the Liberals have managed to “encour-age” a 1,500-per-cent increase in exports since 2011 through t h e s a l e o f w o o d to Chinese buyers; exports that kept 16 mills in operation that would have otherwise closed.

McDonough followed, stressing the impor-tance of “science-based management” in creat-ing a forest inventory. She said the Greens

“want to put as much support as we can” into the management of forestry resources in a sustainable fash-ion, run as “community forests” owned and run by “local economies.”

McNab suggested the government encourage upgrades to the Island’s existing mills, adding that he “would love to see more value-added products produced on Vancouver Island.”

McNab stressed the importance of refor-esting both private and public lands, but he said he softened his stance on the banning of raw log exports after speaking with former forestry workers.“ W h e n t a l k i n g t o

some ex-loggers over coffee this morning, they informed me that as many workers are employed to export raw logs as to mill them,” McNab added.

Paddon would not ban raw log exports either, she said, and she supported long-term planning for “planned-growth forests.”

Routley fol lowed, referencing the loss of 30,000 forestry jobs in B.C. prior to the down-turn in the U.S. housing market “due to raw log exports and the disinte-gration of the market.”“In 2001, there were

1.5 million cubic meters exported,” Routley said. “Last year: 6.5 mil-lion. Last year in the spring, while we were in session, in a 60-day period, the BC Liberal

government overruled its own log export panel 80 times in 60 days and exported logs that were not sur-plus to domestic need. Coast Land Industries in this constituency — the fastest log-peeling operation in North America — is efficient and they can’t get logs. We have to apply the rules as they exist, and we would cut [raw log exports] in half just by doing that.”

Sherry agreed that b a n n i n g r a w l o g e x p o r t s w o u l d b e counter-productive, citing a resulting unem-ployment figure of 25 per cent as one reason why exports should continue.

A s “ m o r e o f c a r-rot than a stick guy,” Sherry said he supports the creation of industry incentives in the form of research and devel-opment credits and

“accelerated capital cost appreciation” as a means of encourag-ing the production of value-added products. Taxes

The issue of increas-i n g t a x e s t o f u n d i m p r o v e m e n t s f o r social programs was also on the agenda dur-ing the meeting.

McDonough said the Green Party doesn’t be l ieve add i t iona l funds are needed to support social services. “We think we should

t a k e a b r a n d - n e w approach to social ser-vices, something called a ‘guaranteed livable income,’” she said.

By pooling money earmarked for various special needs from all ministries, McDonough said they would fund a program guaranteeing a minimum income, distributed on the basis of people’s income tax returns.

McNab would not support tax increas-es at present and he

“would rather see better use of existing moneys.”

McNab sa id addi -tional money should be allocated to social programs once the economy picks up.

Paddon said renew-able, sustainable vehi-cle incentives offered by the federal and pro-vincial governments, combined with a $100 fee serving as an alter-native to the gas tax,

could fund social pro-grams and eliminate the need to raise taxes.

B.C. scored the worst child poverty rate in Canada for eight con-secutive years, Routley said, improving its position marginally to second-last place last year.

The NDP will enact a “pred is t r ibut ion of wealth,” he said, improving education and training programs in the province through what he later described as “modest tax increas-es to the top two per cent of earners in this province, as well as large corporations and banks.”

The NDP’s “poverty reduction plan” will use skills training, edu-cation and housing opportunities “to raise up 8,400 children out of poverty” by supporting families, Routley added.

Sherry reiterated the fact that many families living in poverty are working families “living on the edge” that “run out of money before they run out of month.”

S h e r r y s a i d t h e Conservatives’ “spend-ing smarter” initiative would see all of the province’s MLAs form three committees to scrutinize spending in three sectors: all Crown corporations, all ministries, and in the “schools, universi-ties, colleges and hos-pitals sector.”

The Conservatives would not increase taxes, Sherry said, because “we don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending prob-lem.” He said the sav-ings found through scrutinizing govern-ment spending would be directed “to those people who need it most.”

Jacobson rounded out the discussion of social services by remind-ing those present that the Liberals reduced personal income taxes while increasing the minimum wage. “There is a monthly

earnings exemption for ‘expected to work’ clients until they are able to develop their job skil ls and take advantage of short-term, temporary work opportunities so that they are not completely left out,” she added.

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North Vancouver, he says, and it was during this time that their second son Terry was born.

The family moved to Vancouver Island in 1944, Terry says, settling in Cedar long enough for their youngest son, Rod, to join the family ranks before they moved, yet again, to Nanaimo.

Turner signed on with Madill’s Machinery, a manufacturer of grapple yarders and heavy log-ging equipment. Over the next 30 years, Turner travelled to New Zealand, Australia, Borneo, Brazil and the Philippines to teach workers how to operate the company’s machinery. “I had some kind of a knack for getting along with

the foreigners,” he says, “but I was the foreigner, of course.”

Keith retired at 67 but life on the sidelines left him feeling restless, Terry says. He returned to work and it wasn’t until he turned 73 that he retired once and for all.

In the end, Keith and Betty would spend more than 60 years together, parting ways when Betty passed away in 1997 at the age of 84, Terry says.

Donna Moulson, activities director at Ladysmith’s La Rosa Gardens, says the home’s residents plan on sharing cake and a card with Keith in celebra-tion of his 106th birthday today, but nothing more extravagant than that as Keith is a “relatively pri-vate person.”

Werner Grundlingh, an analyst with BC Stats, estimates the number of B.C. residents aged 106 or higher at no more than 30 based on data col-lected during the 2011 census. Grundlingh couldn’t be more specific than that because “nobody keeps track of the oldest person’s age in B.C. until they step forward themselves.” “I had an aunt in Ontario that lived to 112, I think,”

Turner says.

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LaRosa residents plan to share a card and cake

Coast Salish carver Luke Marston completed the model for his latest project — a tribute to Portu-guese Joe Silvey and his Coast Salish wives Khal-tinaht and Kwahama Kwatleematt — last week. Marston delivered the original yellow-cedar carv-ing to In Bronze, a Langley-based foundry, Friday. Over the next two to three months, Marston will have four bronze replicas cast of the model that he will then sell to raise funds for the full-scale version of the monument, slated for installation at Stanley Park in September. Nick Bekolay/chroNicle

Marston’s Stanley Park model done Candidates tackle health care reform, logging and more

Cuts to services and positions, and mov-ing students around, are all strategies staff and trustees used to balance the books in Nanaimo school dis-trict’s 2013-14 budget.

Trustees finalized next year’s $133.7-mil-lion budget at a special

meeting May 1, after spending the past few weeks debating cuts proposed by staff to make up for a $4.7-mil-lion shortfall. District staff had previously identified $2 million in savings from this year’s and last year’s budgets, including a $1-million clawback to supplies and services budgets this year, but staff still

had to find an addition-al $2.7 million.“Everything’s tight —

staffing is tight, sup-plies are tight,” said board chairman Jamie Brennan. “We’re just going to have to be very cautious and vigi-lant.”

Two dozen proposed b u d g e t c u t s t o t a l -ling $2.7 million were debated, and trustees

approved the major-ity of the cuts, except for the proposal to move English-stream students from École Davis Road Elementary

— the $107,000 staff expected to save will be taken out of sup-plies budgets — and the proposal to close the print shop was changed to require the service to operate on a cost-recovery basis by charging schools for labour as well as for supplies.

The finalized budget results in a net loss of nine teachers and seven support staff.

More than $2 million of the proposed cuts come from instruc-tional services: closing the District Resource C e n t r e a t t h e o l d D u f f e r i n C r e s c e n t school site; moving English-stream stu-dents at Quarterway Elementary School to neighbouring schools; moving junior learning alternative students back to catchment-area schools; and elim-ination of the gifted/enrichment resource teacher, two behaviour

resource teachers, the safe schools co-ordina-tor and the early years co-ordinator.

Staff anticipate the overall impact of the position cuts and mov-ing students will be neutral due to the new learning services teams implemented this year

— four mult i -d isc i -plinary teams to help teachers who request additional support.

Brennan said trustees requested a report be brought forward in the fall exploring the effec-tiveness of the teams.

Brennan is also con-cerned about the strat-egy of moving some staffing costs out of the operating budget and into special purpose accounts — staff rec-ommend paying for two support workers, a half-time vision resource teacher and three additional elementary counsellors out of the CommunityLINK fund, a special grant given to districts to support vulnerable students. This move meant the amount of money given to schools to provide food and other support

declined.He said the district

needs to keep a close eye on what is happen-ing in schools to ensure students are getting fed and the board may have to reach out to the community for help.

On the operational side, one of the last cuts to be recommend-ed by trustees for inclu-sion in the budget was the elimination of two caretaker positions.

Brennan said some trustees were opposed to the cut because a recent review of cus-todial services deter-mined that school janitors are already performing at their peak and any addi-tional workload would be difficult for them to take on.

M i k e B a l l , f i r s t vice-president of the N a n a i m o D i s t r i c t Teachers’ Association ( N D TA ) , s a i d t h e union is disappointed the district did not consider administra-tive cutbacks — early in the process, trustee Nancy Curley asked staff to look into a two-per-cent wage cut

for all non-unionized employees, but staff determined that this was not feasible from a legal standpoint.

He said trustees also lost an opportunity for savings by not continu-ing to negotiate with the NDTA to extend spring break to two weeks — negotiation was necessary because it would have meant adding minutes to each school day to make up for the extra week off.

Trustees reverted to a one-week spring break after the teach-ers’ union turned down the district’s offer April 29 — the deadline for an agreement.

Union officials stat-ed it did not include enough money to fully c o m p e n s a t e t h o s e teachers who would be affected and submitted a counter-proposal the next day.

Jeff Virtanen, treasur-er of CUPE Local 606, which represents the district’s support work-ers, also expressed dis-appointment that front line workers are taking the hit in the finalized budget.


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May 6 was Music Monday, and students and teachers at Ladysmith Primary School celebrated by participating in a live webcast with Commander Chris Hadfield in the International Space Station. All across Canada, students sang the 2013 Music Monday theme song “ISS — Is Somebody Singing,” which was written by Hadfield and Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies, simultaneously, and in Ladysmith, LPS students also tapped into the Music Monday event at the Ontario Science Centre, which featured a live Earth-to-orbit concert with Hadfield. The theme for Music Monday was “filling the skies with music.”

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Chemainus Secondary students will share green ideas with community

S t u d e n t s f r o m C h e m a i n u s Secondary School are hoping to inspire the community to join them on their Zero Waste journey.

Members of the school’s Green Team are hosting a community information night Monday, May 13 at 7 p.m. in the Chemainus Secondary School multi-purpose room to share what they have been doing in their quest to make their school a leader in Zero Waste. They are hosting an informative and fun-filled hour that will show people what they are doing and offer ideas and opportunities for how individu-als or businesses can join them in working towards their ultimate goal of making Chemainus a Zero Waste community. Refreshments will be served.

This is the first time the Green Team is doing a presentation like this to the community, and teacher sponsor Nancy Henry says their main goal is to inspire others.“We’ve undertaken a Zero Waste

initiative, so we’re kind of the pilot project for our [school] district,” she said. “We wanted to show the school district, North Cowichan, the Cowichan Valley Regional District

and other people who have sup-ported us what we have done and showcase our appreciation for them supporting us and also show busi-nesses how they can get started.”

The hour-long community informa-tion night will feature a presentation by the Chemainus Secondary Green Team highlighting some of the work they’ve been doing and a presenta-tion by Cowichan Recyclists about how they can help businesses, and Henry is hoping they will also have a presentation by the North Cowichan Climate Change Committee about the committee’s targets and goals.

H e n r y s a y s t h e y h o p e t h e Municipality of North Cowichan will start a compost pickup program for businesses in Chemainus.“Students at Chemainus Secondary

are willing to work with businesses to help them get started and are will-ing to make presentations to North Cowichan,” she added. “We need North Cowichan to be on board. That’s how we were able to get our compost pickup, because North Cowichan supported us.”

Anyone and everyone is welcome to the Green Team’s event, and Henry hopes a lot of people will come and learn how everyone can work together to make a greener Chemainus.

Lindsay ChungThe ChroniCle

This is the final of a series of policy com-mentaries on the four

main parties contesting the 2013 B.C. election.

The B.C. Green Party has higher than usual hopes for the 2013 election. It was also the first to put out a substantial policy docu-ment, albeit one that is still being debated and altered.

Green Book 2013 contin-ues the Utopian positions that only a party with no chance of forming a gov-ernment has the luxury to put forward. For example, they would double the area of parks in B.C., but take 100 years to do it.

Immediately, they would almost double the carbon tax, taking it from seven to 12 cents on a litre of gaso-line. Greens would extend this steeply increased car-bon tax to industries such as natural gas and cement production. Leader Jane Sterk told me she expects cement producers and the

like to adapt, rather than shut down as their competi-tive position erodes.

And what about the extra billions in carbon tax rev-enues? Sterk says most should continue to go to income tax reductions, as is now the case, because the purpose is to change consumption patterns, not to increase overall tax rev-enue. Most, but not all.

“We think there is an argu-ment to be made for putting, for a period of time, the increased revenue from the carbon tax into creating the infrastructure that allows people to benefit from a carbon tax,” Sterk said.

That means transit, and potential ly retrofits of homes and other buildings as well. Tax increase aside, this is essentially the NDP position too.

The Greens emphasize wind and geothermal power. Sterk faces the awkward task of arguing against hydroelectric expansion.

A Green government would cancel the Site C dam project on the Peace River.

Sterk says it would only serve as a subsidy to liq-uefied natural gas exports, which she doesn’t believe materialize as international competitors develop.

The Greens’ star candi-date, University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver, agrees. Both point to vast reserves of Russian gas that may well get to Asia more quickly and cheaply.

Sterk said the 35,000 exist-ing gas wells in northern B.C. “are not going to be shut down.” Actually, in the absence of LNG exports, that is exactly what would happen to many of them. The U.S. has its own shale gas supplies, and is B.C.’s only current export cus-tomer. Converting trans-port trucks and BC Ferries to LNG fuel isn’t going to maintain the vast industry blooming in northern B.C.

The official Green Party position is to place a mora-torium on B.C. gas drilling while a comprehensive water use policy is devel-oped. Current innovations such as reusing municipal

wastewater are ignored.The Green platform also

demands disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, which the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission has already done.

If one were to design a self-fulfilling prophecy that B.C.’s LNG project is doomed to fail, the Green Party platform would be a good place to start.

Reading through Green Book 2013, I’m left with the impression that much of it remains calculated as a soothing message for urban voters who have been con-vinced it’s courageous to drive their cars down to an anti-tanker protest.

If Weaver, Sterk or any other Greens get elected, it will be surfing a wave of protest votes from people weary of the B.C. Liberals and the NDP. It will not be due to the practicality or even internal consistency of their polices. It’s still pretty easy being Green.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.

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Elections often elicit a variety of reactions in people. Some get “election fever.” Some people can’t really be bothered.

For whatever reason, some people are very engaged, and some people aren’t. And many

people fall somewhere in between.No matter how active you are in the election and no

matter which political party — if any — you support, we hope that you are engaged to some degree, and we hope you will go out and vote. Advance voting starts this Wednesday (May 8), and there are a variety of ways you can vote before and during General Election Day on Tuesday, May 14. (You can find these on page 3 of today’s paper.)

Elections BC has really focused this election on getting more people out to vote, and we hope it works. Fifty-one percent of eligible voters in British Columbia voted in the 2009 general election, with 1.65 million ballots counted — 120,000 fewer than in the 2005 election, according to Elections BC. The 51-per-cent turnout of 3.24 million eli-gible voters compares with 58 per cent in the 2005 general election and 55 per cent in the 2001 general election, according to Elections BC.

Getting younger people out to vote has also been a pri-ority, as Linda Poirier, the deputy district electoral officer for Nanaimo-North Cowichan, has pointed out that only 27 per cent of eligible voters under the age of 30 regis-tered to vote in the last provincial election.

“This year, Elections BC worked really hard to target younger voters and do community outreach in places where people don’t normally vote,” she told us in April. “We’re trying to get more people to vote, and the cam-paign for Elections BC is ‘B.C. has more ways to vote.’”

We’re lucky to live in a country where you have the right to vote. So please use it.

For more information about voting and the election, visit www.elections.bc.ca.

— Lindsay Chung

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I’m concerned that many British Columbians are more focused on “change” for the sake of change rather than electing the party most likely to foster job creation and financial stability. Our prov-ince’s resource endowment has always been a mainstay of both jobs and the generation of rev-enues needed to fund social pro-grams. From what I have seen and heard, an NDP government would rev-up spending while stymieing resource development through endless environmental reviews and/or by just saying “no,” driv-ing investment to other provinces and other countries. We need new mines and gas fields, pipelines, refineries, ports and processing plants to replace jobs lost by tech change and by events like the pine beetle catastrophe.

Economic development and the protection of the environment are not mutually exclusive. Yes, we must be good stewards of our beautiful province, but we do have the technology to move the econ-omy forward in an environmen-tally responsible manner. Saying no to new projects will mean job losses for currently employed and no opportunity for young people looking to join the work force.

We also need to focus on bal-ancing the provincial budget, rather than taking money away from social programs to fund rising interest costs. Forty years of experience in business has taught me that too much debt is crippling. It scares me that the NDP have rolled out billions of dollars in new spending during this campaign, and their “every dollar is accounted for” rhetoric just isn’t credible because their anti-development attitude will reduce revenue at the same time as spending rises.

There is truth to the adage, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” The NDP came to power in 1991 and governed the rest of that decade. Investment dried up, and economic growth trailed the rest of Canada. A low point came

when the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce thanked the BC gov-ernment for driving growth invest-ment in Alberta. Glenn Clark’s 1996-99 tenure was arguably the most disastrous for B.C., and with Adrian Dix, Premier Clark’s former chief of staff, leading the province, I’d be very worried about history repeating itself.

It took many years for the Liberals to repair the damage. During their time in government, North America suffered through a major recession, and yet we now have a triple-A credit rating, higher than the U.S. government, allowing B.C. taxpayers the lowest possible interest rates

Have the Liberals done every-thing right? Certainly not. The introduction of the HST by the Campbell government was badly handled. There have been other gaffes and ill-thought-out policies. And while there is a natural incli-nation for people to vote to change long-governing parties, it’s impor-tant not to let the NDP sleepwalk to victory without thinking about which party is likely to create jobs

and not burden today’s young peo-ple with a mountain of debt.

I’m not asking that you agree with me, only that you think through the full consequences of your choice carefully. And then get out and vote on May 14.

Gwyn MorganThis op-ed piece was

submitted by Gwyn Morgan, a retired businessman who lives in the Greater Victoria Region.

Editor:

I have recently read an article by Mary Marcotte, Area H Director for the CVRD, regarding the municipal boundary expansion in Area H. Upon inquiring further, I am shocked to learn that the Town of Ladysmith is looking to expand into Area H north of the Diamond.

As a resident of the Diamond for more than 25 years, I have enjoyed the rural lifestyle that the

Diamond has to offer.We have already lost land on

the east side of the highway to industrial business. If the Town decides to go forward with this, we as Diamond residents will be completely surrounded by the Town’s borders. It will be inevita-ble at some point that we will be gobbled up by the Town, and the sad part is that we will not have a vote. I am almost certain our taxes will rise and we will probably not receive any new services for the tax increase. What has happened to our democratic process called voting? We live here because we want to maintain a rural lifestyle.

I will be notifying our [incum-bent] MLA, Doug Routley, to see where he stands on this issue. I urge all residents of the Diamond to do the same. I would certainly hope that the Town would noti-fy our director, Mary Marcotte, before making any decisions that would affect so many of the resi-dents in Area H.

Eileen CampbellArea H

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First Ladysmith Brownies Guider Seija Lane sent us this photo of the 1st Ladysmith Brownies after the girls worked to clean up Transfer Beach on Earth Day. “I’ve never seen such an enthusiastic group of girls pick up garbage!” she said. “They were amazing!” If you have any photos you would like to share with us, please send them to [email protected].

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C o m m u t e r s a n d residents who regu-larly drive over the C h e m a i n u s R i v e r Bridge on Chemainus Road will have to take the long way home for four months, starting June 11.

The old structure, located near Pinson’s C o r n e r b e t w e e n Swal lowf ie ld and Ashcroft roads, is being demolished to make way for a modern bridge, com-plete with a walkway/bike path on both sides, according to John MacKay, North Cowichan’s director of engineering and

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Contracting will be doing the construc-tion of the bridge until Oct. 11, closing the road completely to traffic, pedestrians and bicycles in both directions. There will be access to drive-ways for local traffic.“There’ll be lots of signs that’ll alert peo-ple who drive there regularly that some-thing’s happening,’’ said MacKay.

Reader boards will also be posted in the area on both sides of the bridge about three weeks before the construction begins, MacKay added.

D r i v e r s h e a d i n g north who normally

use the route will have to turn onto Mount S i c k e r R o a d a n d back onto the Trans-Canada Highway to avoid the area.

D r i v e r s h e a d -ing south will have to detour back in Chemainus at Henry Road and onto the highway.

Some preliminary work was a lready done last year to pre-pare for the bridge construction.

Fortis BC and BC Hydro will also be conducting work prior to the bridge closure

but it won’t affect traf-fic. MacKay said Sure Span in Duncan is sup-plying all the steel for the bridge.

The good news for taxpayers is the $5 million project is com-pletely funded.“I applied for a grant for it a few years back,’’ said MacKay.

“One hundred per cent is paid by gas tax funding.’’A structured con-

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Some will be sad to see the end of the his-toric bridge.“It didn’t have any time left in it,’’ said MacKay. “It was time to go.’’


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T h e L a d y s m i t h Detachment respond-ed to 70 cal ls for service over the past seven days.Wednesday, May 1• The Ladysmi th

RCMP rece ived a report of a stolen Lee Valley plant wagon w h i c h h a d b e e n behind a residence in the 12300 block of Rocky Creek Road.

Sometime in the last week, the wagon was stolen. There are no suspects or witnesses.

T h e w a g o n i s

described as a green John Deere wagon with a grated bottom and black handle. The sides are built up with wood.

Thursday, May 2• T h e L a d y s m i t h

R C M P r e c e i v e d a report of an unknown male driving a dirt b i k e t h r o u g h t h e Kinsmen Park the pre-vious week.

T h e m a l e w a s described as being 16 to 17 years old and wearing a green hel-met and goggles.Anyone with any

information is asked to contact the Ladysmith RCMP.• During this past

week, there were no

reports of business break and enters and only one report of a residential break and enter which was family-related and resolved. There was only one report of a theft from a vehicle, w h i c h i n v o l v e d a licence plate decal being removed from a vehicle.

There was also only one other theft file, which involved the theft of the planter wagon as reported above.

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In the 40th Provincial General Election, British Columbia’s voters will vote for their Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

BC Has More Ways to VoteAll voters can:

Vote in any district electoral office from now until 4 p.m. (Pacific time) on General Voting Day, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Vote by Mail You can ask for a Vote by Mail package from your district electoral office or through the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca

Vote at advance voting Voters can attend any advance voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time), Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11. All advance voting locations are wheelchair accessible.

Vote on General Voting Day Voters can attend any general voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time), Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Identification Rules for VotingVoters must prove their identity and current residential address to get a ballot or register to vote at the time of voting. Any one of the following pieces of identification is acceptable:

• BC drivers licence• BC identification card• BC Services Card• Certificate of Indian Status

If you don’t have any of the above, bring two documents that together prove your identity and current residential address. A complete list of acceptable identification is available from Elections BC.

Voters without identification can be vouched for by a voter in their electoral district who has identification, or by a direct family member, or by someone who has legal authority to make personal care decisions for the voter.

Get our OTEBC App for iPhones and iPads to find the closest voting place and for information you need to vote.

Any Questions?For further information visit Elections BC’s website at elections.bc.ca or call toll-free 1-800-661-8683.

Or, contact your district electoral office. Hours of operation Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Get ready to vote.

The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Nanaimo for the 40th Provincial General Election.

Nanaimo Electoral DistrictCandidate’s Name: Financial Agent: Official Agent:

Walter Douglas AndersonBC Liberal Party

Grant Phillips7550 Harby Rd RR 2, Lantzville, BC, V0R 2H0

Brunie BrunieIndependent

Brunie Brunie1300 Stewart Ave, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 4E1

Bryce Nelson CriggerBC Conservative Party

Bryce Crigger5726 Brookwood Dr, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 5P3

Ian Elliot GartshoreGreen Party of BC

Kurt Fischer1502 Sherwood Dr, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 1G9

Leonard Eugene KrogBC NDP

Susan Baker990 Highview Terr, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 6K5

Joyce Scotton654 Beach Dr, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 2X9

General Voting Places: Advance Voting Places: District Electoral Offices:

Alliance Church1609 Meredith Rd, Nanaimo, BC

Beban Park Rec Centre2300 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC

Bowen Park Auditorium500 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC

Departure Bay Activity Centre1415 Wingrove St, Nanaimo, BC

Departure Bay Baptist Church3510 Departure Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC

Evangelistic Tabernacle1300 Princess Royal Ave, Nanaimo, BC

Nanaimo Aquatic Centre741 3rd St, Nanaimo, BC

Nanaimo Full Gospel Assembly4900 Hammond Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC

Nanaimo Yacht Club400 Newcastle Ave, Nanaimo, BC

Protection Island Fire Hall26 Pirates Lane, Nanaimo, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 2561630 East Wellington Rd, Nanaimo, BC

Rutherford Elem School5840 Hammond Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC

St. Andrews United Church311 Fitzwilliam St, Nanaimo, BC

St. Peter’s Catholic Church301 Machleary St, Nanaimo, BC

Uplands Park Elem School3821 Stronach Dr, Nanaimo, BC

Wellington Hall3922 Corunna Ave, Nanaimo, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 2561630 East Wellington Rd, Nanaimo, BC

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The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Nanaimo-North Cowichan for the 40th Provincial General Election.

Nanaimo-North Cowichan Electoral DistrictCandidate’s Name: Financial Agent: Official Agent:

Amanda Lee JacobsonBC Liberal Party

Jason Adair9-3085 Sherman Rd, Duncan, BC, V9L 2C1

Mayo McDonoughGreen Party of BC

Robert FergusonPO Box 433, Ladysmith, BC, V9G 1A3

Murray McNabIndependent

Murray McNab4615 Yellow Point Rd, Ladysmith, BC, V9G 1G7

P. Anna PaddonIndependent

Phyllis Paddon104-450 Stewart Ave, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 5E9

Doug RoutleyBC NDP

Robert Smits4950 Homestead Way, Ladysmith, BC, V9G 1H3

John James Donald SherryBC Conservative Party

Betty BondPO Box 551, Crofton, BC, V0R 1R0

General Voting Places: Advance Voting Places: District Electoral Offices:

Bayview Elem School140 View St, Nanaimo, BC

Chase River Elem School1503 Cranberry Ave, Nanaimo, BC

Cinnabar Valley Elem School1800 Richardson Rd, Nanaimo, BC

Cowichan Fairgrounds7380 Trans-Canada Hwy, North Cowichan, BC

Cranberry Comm Hall1555 Morden Rd, South Wellington, BC

Crofton Comm Centre8104 Musgrave St, North Cowichan, BC

Davis Road Elem School444 Parkhill Terr, Ladysmith, BC

Gabriola Island Comm Centre2200 South Rd, Gabriola Island, BC

Georgia Avenue Elem School625 Georgia Ave, Nanaimo, BC

Ladysmith Intermediate School317 French St, Ladysmith, BC

Nanaimo Christian School198 Holland Rd, Nanaimo, BC

North Cedar Intermediate School2215 Gould Rd W, South Wellington, BC

North Oyster Elem School13470 Cedar Rd, Ladysmith, BC

Penelakut Band Office11330 Clam Bay Rd N, Kuper Island, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 1919775 Chemainus Rd, North Cowichan, BC

S’tzuminus First Nation Comm Centre3949 Shell Beach Rd, Ladysmith, BC

Thetis Island Community Centre292 North Cove Rd, Thetis Island, BC

Ladysmith Fire Hall340 6th Ave, Ladysmith, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 1919775 Chemainus Rd, North Cowichan, BC

Salvation Army505 8th St, Nanaimo, BC

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New jerseys for StridersThe Ladysmith Striders Run-ning Group recently received new original uniforms, which were designed by John Mountain of the Striders and crafted by Sugoi Sportswear in Vancouver. This photo-graph, submitted by Bala Naidoo, was taken outside Esquires Coffee at Corona-tion Mall before the cof-fee shop closed down. For 10 years, Esquires was the starting and finishing point of the Striders’ long Sunday runs. The group even became known as the Ladysmith Striders Esquires Division.


Remember to Vote. Tuesday, May 14 is General Voting Day.Do You Have This Card?

This card tells you where you can vote in the 2013 Provincial General Election. Take it with you when you go vote. If you do not have this card, visit the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca, or call 1-800-661-8683 (toll-free).

Download our OTEBC App for iPhones and iPads to find a voting location near you.

BC Has More Ways to VoteAll voters can:

Vote in any district electoral office from now until 4 p.m. (Pacific time) on General Voting Day, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Vote by Mail You can ask for a Vote by Mail package from your district electoral office or through the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca.

Vote at advance voting Voters can attend any advance voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time), Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11. All advance voting locations are wheelchair accessible.

Vote on General Voting Day Voters can attend any general voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time), Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

How to Vote• Choose only one candidate.• Mark your ballot with an or .

Who Can Vote?You can vote if you are:

• 18 years of age or older, or will be 18 on General Voting Day (May 14, 2013)

• a Canadian citizen, and• a resident of British Columbia for

the past six months

You can Register When You VoteIf you aren’t already registered, you can register when you vote. You will need identification that proves both your identity and current residential address.

Bring IdentificationUnder the Election Act, voters must prove their identity and residential address in order to receive a ballot or register to vote in conjunction with voting in a provincial general election or by-election. Voters may present identification, or use a process known as vouching. Some acceptable types of identification and information on the vouching process are found below.

Option 1A single document issued by the Government of BC or Canada that contains the voter’s name, photograph and residential address, such as a BC driver’s licence, BC Identification Card (BCID), or BC Services Card.

Option 2 A Certificate of Indian Status as issued by the Government of Canada.

Option 3 Two documents that together show the voter’s name and residential address. Both documents must show the voter’s name. At least one of the documents must also contain the voter’s residential address.

Please note: Digital or electronic documents (e.g. e-bills) are acceptable. Hand-written information on a document, photocopies or electronic scans/photos of a paper document are not acceptable.

The following are examples of the document types authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer for the purposes of voter identification (the list of documents is illustrative, not exhaustive). Other specific documents (not listed below) may be authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer. For questions about the acceptability of a specific document, please contact Elections BC.

Government-issue identity document Examples: healthcare card, birth certificate, Social Insurance Card, passport, citizenship document/certificate, Old Age Security Identification Card, Canadian Forces identification, Firearm Acquisition Certificate, firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence, Veterans Affairs Canada Health Care Identification Card, Correctional Service Canada Offender Identification Card.

Other government-issue document Examples: property tax assessment, income tax assessment notice, government cheque, government cheque stub, statement of employment insurance benefits paid, Canada Child Tax Benefit Statement, statement of Canada Pension Plan benefits, statement of Old Age Security.

School/college/university-issue document Examples: admissions letter, report card, transcript, residence acceptance/confirmation, tuition/fees statement, student card.

Other documents examples

• Provincial Where to Vote card• Bank/credit card or statement• Residential lease/mortgage statement• Insurance statement• Public transportation pass• Utility bill• Membership card• Hospital bracelet/document• Prescription medication container• Attestation of residence• Personal cheque (printed by bank)

Option 4Voters without identification can be vouched for by a voter in their electoral district who has identification, or a direct family member or someone who has legal authority to make personal care decisions for the voter.

Future VotersElections BC encourages you to bring your children with you when you vote. Show tomorrow’s voters how our electoral process works.

Any Questions?For more information visit Elections BC’s website at elections.bc.ca or call toll-free 1-800-661-8683.

Get our OTEBC App for iPhones and iPads to find the closest voting place and for information you need to vote.

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The LMS is still going ahead with two celebrations in June.

The first is Ladysmith Kid’s Pirate Day, which will be held Saturday, June 1 at the LMS Community Marina. Children of all ages are urged to don their pirate hats, grab their swords and join Captain Jack and his crew for a day of free fun activi-

ties including a petting zoo, pirate clowns, face painting, pirate crafts, the popular Kinsmen Bullhead Derby, and more.

Maritime heritage takes the spotlight the following weekend during Ladysmith Maritime Heritage Days Friday, June 7, starting at 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be guest speakers, videos, demonstrations, displays and much more.— Staff Writer

We read the paper, watch the news, surf hundreds of websites for the latest info ... we are surrounded by death. We have friends or family that have passed away. Daily, we hear of people dying from disease, acci -dents, natural disasters, etc. Some cannot cope with life and end their turmoil with suicide. And of course, there are countless wars hap-pening in many parts of the world. We are well aware that death is happening all around us. We just would rath-er not give it too much attention, too much thought. Why is that?

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There is a way to face death in a healthy and life giving way. And it has everything to do with the Easter season we just celebrated. If death has the last word, if death is final, if death is so extremely power-ful to change all things for all time, then it cer-tainly is something to fear, sidestep and avoid talking about. It is over-whelmingly depress-ing. But if death met its match, if death was beat in the sense that it didn’t have the last

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We know death is coming ... we just don’t want to talk about itPoints to PonderPastor Edgar UnrauCalvary Baptist Church, Chemainus

Ladysmith Royal Ca-nadian Marine Search and Rescue Unit 29 sta-tion leader Nick Epp-Evans received a $1,000 cheque from an RBC employee following the successful annual RBC work day May 5. Five bank employees volun-teered to replumb the unit boatshed, erect a fl ag pole and carry out various other mainte-nance work. RBC’s gen-erous donation went toward the purchase of a new rescue vessel.

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The Ladysmith Arts Council (LAC) is excit-ed to announce the upcoming arrival of an Ettan Etching Press printmaker.

In May of this year, printmaker Anne Jones will be offering classes to get any beginner printmakers on their path. Over the last sev-eral years, printmaking has been experiencing a renaissance, with new non-toxic mate-rials and eco-friendly disposal systems. What used to be a potential health hazard has now evolved into a viable, safe art form.Anne Jones has seen

the transition of the craft over the past 34

years. She started her printmaking journey in the 1970s, begin-ning with two under-grad degrees from the University of Toronto

— one in fine art and one in education. She added a post-graduate year of intensive print-making at Croydon C o l l e g e o f A r t i n London. Her career focused on teaching art at the high school level for many years.

Since retiring from teaching, Jones has been running the Blue Wave Pr in tmakers studio in Nanaimo since 2006. She has offered workshops for many years out of her Nanaimo studio and is a prolific artist. Her work is inspired by landscape, nature, science and biology. She is also an active member with the LAC

board of directors as first vice-president and a studio artist at the Waterfront Gallery since January 2013.

Jones will be bring-ing her extensive talent and wherewithal to the Printmaking Classes this May.“We are genuinely

thrilled and honoured to have such a skilled artist available to lead on a new flock of print-makers in our area,” voiced LAC president Kathy Holmes.

Jones has recently acquired a second press, the other being at her Blue Wave stu-dio. The additional press , the etching press, will be housed at the LAC and used in the classes. It is a full-sheet table-top etching press. “ T h e n e w e r t e c h -

niques are not only

safer, but also faster and less expensive; if you haven’t checked out the changes in printmaking lately, this is your opportunity,” says Jones.

T h e f i r s t o f t h e beginner workshops is Making Monotypes, which is scheduled for Sunday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Drypoint Monoprint workshop will take place Sunday, May 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on the classes, visit www.lacwaterfrontstudios.blogspot.ca.

The classes can hold up to 10 people, and participants will take home several print renderings that day. To register, call the Waterfront Gallery at 250-245-1252 or e-mail [email protected].


Blind Mice Have Sight RestoredBlind mice can see again, after Oxford University research-ers transplanted developing cells into their eyes and found they could re-form the entire light-sensitive layer of the retina. Videos show the nocturnal mice, which once didn’t notice the difference between light and dark at all, now run from the light and prefer to be in the dark -- just like mice with normal vision. The researchers say the approach has relevance for treating patients with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition in which the

light-sensing cells in the retina gradually die leading to progressive blindness.

The study was led by Professor Robert MacLaren in the Nuffi eld Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford, together with Dr Mandeep Singh, an eye surgeon from the National University Hospital of Singapore who is currently undertaking PhD studies in Oxford. The fi ndings are published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Other studies that have tried to regenerate a retina have relied on having a pre-existing outer layer of photoreceptor cells in place at the time of treatment. This study is different because it shows it is possible to regenerate a retina even when that outer layer is lost, say the researchers. “We have recreated the whole structure, basically it’s the fi rst proof that you can take a completely blind mouse, put the cells in and reconstruct the entire light-sensitive layer” said McLaren, who compared it to regenerating a whole computer screen rather than repairing individual pixels. “We found that if enough cells are transplanted together, they not only become light sensing but they also regenerate the connections required for meaningful vision,” says Dr Mandeep Singh

The researchers worked with mice that were blind due to complete loss of the light-sensing photoreceptor cells in their retinas. The researchers injected the mice with “precursor” cells, and then they were observed over time to see if vision was restored. This was tested by observing if their pupils constricted when faced with light, if they fl ed bright areas, and if brain activity was noted when light was shone on their eyes. It took just two weeks for the transplanted cells to reform a full light-detecting layer on the retina and allow the mice to see.

Pete Coffee, a professor of opthalmology at University College London, says in a BBC News report that the study tackles what you would probably “need to do to restore sight in a patient that has lost their vision”. But he says more needs to be done to determine the quality of the restored vision - for instance, can the treated mice see the difference between food and predators

MacLaren was nonetheless enthusiastic about the potential for the fi ndings to translate into benefi ts for humans as well as mice. He said: ‘The ability to recon-struct the entire light sensitive layer of the retina using cell transplantation is the ultimate goal of the stem cell treatments for blindness we are all working towards.”

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Printmaking comes to Ladysmith art galleryCommunity art showcaseSherry BezansonLadysmith Arts Council

ArtBeat calling for artists

After such a suc-cessful first year, the organizers of ArtBeat in Chemainus are urg-ing artists and arti-sans to apply early, as they expect a large response to their call for artists.ArtBeat is a summer

street party featuring art, entertainment, art demonstrations and shopping. From June 28 to Aug. 30, the south block of Willow Street will be closed to traffic every Friday night for ArtBeat, which runs from 5-9 p.m. Shops and restaurants will be open late.ArtBeat is open to

all artists and artisans from Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands, with priority given to those from the Chemainus, Saltair and Crofton areas. Only original artwork is accepted. Each week, 12 to 20 outdoor artists will be featured.

For more, visit www.artbeatchemainus.com or e-mail [email protected].— Staff Writer

L a d y s m i t h L i t t l e Theatre’s latest play, The Foursome, was written by Norm Foster, who is considered to be Canada’s most pro-duced playwright. And that’s one of the rea-sons director Bonnie Stebbings was interest-ed in working on this play, as she thinks it’s important to support Canadian playwrights.“This one appeals to

me because audiences can pretty well identify with one of the charac-ters always,” she said.

“Also, it’s about relation-ships. The golf course is just a vehicle for tell-ing the story; it’s not about golf. Also, Foster is a master at present-ing a comedic situation and then turning it into a dramatic situation and then back into comedy. It’s kind of a roller coaster in that you are laughing one minute and crying the next. He has this abil-ity to use these words so that you’re moving from comedy to drama.”

The Foursome’s plot revolves around four men who have come together for a golf game after a 15-year college reunion the night before. All four are possessed of black, comedic instincts, with one-upmanship jokes and posturing about how well their lives have unfolded during the past 15 years.“This is not a com-

edy about golf, nor about men,” states the Ladysmith Little Theatre website. “It goes beyond the par-ticular to reveal what

time does to us all and the way we move from life’s possibilities as the years tumble by.”

Stebbings hopes that when people watch The Foursome, they can relate to the characters and their stories.“I hope they can see a

little bit of themselves in some of the char-acters and situations they may have found themselves in — also, that life deals with sit-uations that you need to accept,” she said.

“People have control over certain parts of their lives and not oth-ers, but you accept that and do the best you can. You find that out when these guys start talk-ing about their lives. People can identify with the idea that no matter how much you plan, it doesn’t go that way.”“It’s billed as a comedy

on the poster, but there are poignant moments that are not comedic, and I hope that touch-es the audience,” added Stebbings.

Stebbings, who lives in Nanaimo, spent many years performing and teaching in Vancouver, but this is the first time she is directing a play for Ladysmith Little Theatre. She says rehearsals have been great.“They’ve been wonder-

ful to work with,” she said of cast members Chris Ostaffy, Brett Trimple, Mike Cooper and Dave Ehrismann.

“They’re an ensemble, which was what I was looking for. They can work together. They’re all together on stage all the time, so it’s very much an ensemble

piece. I was lucky in the sense that when the call for auditions went out, the guys just fit the roles they got. They’re all very different, but

their stature and voices fit the roles perfect.”The Foursome opens

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T h e L a d y s m i t h -Chemainus Orcas tore their best t imes to pieces at recent swim meets in Comox and Saanich.

Nine Orcas returned home from the 10th annual Wavemaker Invitational at Saanich Commonwealth Place Apr i l 26 -28 wi th a profusion of personal bests, coach Dusan Toth-Szabo said. “I checked, and every

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F i f t e e n - y e a r - o l d Courtney Chanin joined the club in January, Toth-Szabo said, and swam her way to a VIR Championship qualify-ing time in 50 Free.

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Orcas post best times at Comox and Saanich meetsNick BekolayTHE CHRONICLE

“I checked, and every single time for every single swimmer

was a best time.”Dusan Toth-Szabo, Orcas Swim Club

Quoted in the Chronicle

T-man Alex McDougall (88) digs his way through a Shamrock sandwich during pre-season Junior A lacrosse play at Fuller Lake Arena in mid-April. The Nanaimo Timbermen played to a 7-11 loss against the Victoria Shamrocks during their fi rst exhibition game of the season. The Timbermen opened their regular season April 27 in Coquitlam with a 12-9 loss to the Adanacs.

NICK BEKOLAY/CHRONICLE

Junior A lacrosse battle in Chemainus

Move for Health Day is May 10This Friday is Move for Health

Day, and there are many ways to join in the celebration of active living.

Move for Health Day is an inter-national event created in 2002 by the World Health Organization to promote physical activity. Events are held to bring people together in the spirit of fun and inclusivity.

In the spirit of International Move for Health Day, Ladysmith

Parks, Recreation and Culture is offering a full day of free class-es and activities at the Frank Jameson Community Centre that will help you in your quest for a healthy and active lifestyle Friday, May 10.

Space is limited, so people are encouraged to register by calling 250-245-6424.

Later in the month , the Ladysmith and District Credit Union (LDCU) will keep the

spirit of Move for Health Day alive. Once again this year, the LDCU’s health and safety com-mittee is planning a week-long walk/scavenger hunt initiative.

The committee is busy rewrit-ing its scavenger hunt clues, and the LDCU is targeting the week of May 27-31. For information about how to participate, con-tact Kim Judson at 250-245-6390 or [email protected].— Staff Writer

Watch for Senior’s Day Every MonthEvery Month

STORE TO DOORGROCERY SERVICETues. & Thurs. 9 - 1

250-245-3344250-245-3221

CHEMAINUS SENIORS DROP-IN CENTRE9824 Willow St., Chemainus 250-246-2111 www.chemainusseniors.org

LADYSMITH SENIORS CENTRE (55+)630 – 2nd Ave. - 250-924-1924 – 2012 Membership $15.00 – Covers to – Dec. 31, 2013

CENTRE CLOSED MAY 3/13 TO MAY 10/13 - NO ACTIVITIESMon. May 13, 20, 27 ............................Soup & Sandwich ........................................................................................ 11:30 am – 12:30 pmMon. May 13, 20, 27 ............................WII ................................................................................................................................. 12:30 pmMon. May 13, 20, 27 ............................Chair Yoga ........................................................................................................................ 2:00 pmTues. May 21, 28 ..................................Sit & Dance ....................................................................................................................... 3:00 pmWed. May 1, 15, 22, 29 ........................Line Dancing ................................................................................................................... 10:00 amWed. May 1, 15, 22, 29 ........................Carpet Bowling ................................................................................................................ 1:00 pmThurs. May 2, 16, 23, 30 ......................Shuffl eboard ................................................................................................................... 11:30 amThurs. May 2, 16, 23, 30 ......................Crib .................................................................................................................................. 1:30 pmFri. May 17, 24, 31 ...............................Tai Chi ............................................................................................................................ 10:00 amFri. May 24, 31 ..................................... Whist ............................................................................................................................... 1:30 pmTues. June 4 ..........................................GENERAL MEETING ..................................................................................................... 1:30 pmSat. May 11 ..........................................PANCAKE BRUNCH ................................................................................. 10:30 am – 12:00 pmTues. May 21 ........................................DIRECTORS MEETING ................................................................................................. 9:30 amFri. May 17 ...........................................BIRTHDAY PARTY ......................................................................................................... 2:00 pmSun. May 26 .........................................CHICKEN DINNER ....................... (Members $9 Guests $11) Open 4:30 pm - Dinner 5:00 pmFri. May 31 ...........................................KARAOKE ................................................................. (Members $6 Guests $7) 7:00 – 10:00 pm

Pick up May Events Calendar at Seniors Centre.OFFICE OPEN –Tuesday 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm & Friday 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

LADYSMITH RESOURCES CENTRE630 - 2nd Ave. - Phone 250-245-3079

OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO SENIORS

LA ROSAGARDENS

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Our ValuesWe are people supporting people and we want everyone to feel cared for, respected and secure. Staff are hired to meet our all-round standards.

Our StaffWe believe our staff have chosen their vocations because they thrive on helping others.

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4 All Seasons - in the company of friendsExplore information about our two facilities: La Rosa Gardens and Lodge on 4th - where seniors come fi rst. La Rosa Gardens provides Independent (Supportive and Assisted) Living accommodation and services.Lodge on 4th is a licenced Complex Care Facility for individuals who require 24 hour care and supports.

Reception Number: (250) 245-3318E-mail address: [email protected]

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• LADYSMITH HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY •General Meeting – First Wednesday of each month – Eagles Hall (downstairs) - New members are warmly welcomed. Help us help the community. We welcome you to our team of volunteers. Call 250-245-5225. • Thrift Store - Volunteers are needed for the Thrift Store: cashiers, people to sort through/repair appliances and electronics and clothing donations. • Donations to the Thrift Store are welcome during business hours only. • Meals on Wheels – Pearl - 250-245-3844. • Lifeline – 1-800-543-3546 Available to residents of Ladysmith area. • Canadian Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Program (H.E.L.P.) – Crutches, wheelchairs, walkers, canes and many other aids. Fees by donation. Call and leave a message at 250-245-9791. • The Gift Shop at the Ladysmith Health Care Centre – needs new, hand crafted or knitted items.

BINGO – Every Wednesday at St Mary’s Church Hall – Loonie Pot, Lucky 7 & Progressive Bonanza 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Prizes are determined by cards sold and player participation. Monthly Draw of $100.00 Cash Prize – you must be present to win. Come and try your luck. “Know Your Limit - Play Within It”

LRCA SENIORS VAN – Available to take seniors to medical appointments in Nanaimo and Duncan. For medical appointments in Victoria or Vancouver, call for a referral phone number.

50+ COMPUTER CLUB – Computer Club meets the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month - 7:00 pm in the Upper Meeting Room at the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association 630- 2nd Ave.

SENIORS OFFICE – Monday to Friday - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Ladysmith Resources Centre 630 - 2nd Avenue, 250-245-3079. For info, support, advocacy, assistance.

RCMP COMMUNITY POLICING The RCMP Community Policing Station and COPS - If you are interested in getting involved in the community with various events and programs CITIZENS ON PATROL are looking for volunteers. Call 250-245-1118 or drop by the Community Policing Station at Coronation Mall.

“KIT” (Keep In Touch) is a free service for shut-ins needing daily contact offered through our local Community Policing Station. For more info or to register call 250-245-1118.RCMP VICTIM SERVICES – Are you a victim of elder abuse? Victim Services provides support services and information to victims of crime and trauma. Located in the Ladysmith RCMP Detachment on 6th Ave. For info call 250- 245-6061.CRISIS SOCIETY – 24 hour Crisis and Information line for Ladysmith 250-754-4447ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION (BRANCH 171) Ladysmith, 621 – 1ST Ave., 250-245-2273PUBLIC WELCOME - Painting Group – Wednesdays. – 10:15 am – 12:15 pm Line Dancing – Thursdays - 9:30 - 11:30 amSoup & Sandwich – Thursday May 9th & May 23rd, 11:30 amLADYSMITH PARKS RECREATION CULTURE – Check out the Spring 2013 Activity Guide. For registration or more information contact 250-245-6424 or www.ladysmith.ca

BINGO - Every Monday - Doors open at 4:45 pm Bingo starts at 6:40 pm Loonie Pot, G –Ball, Bonanza,50/50 Draw – Everyone Welcome

MUFFIN MORNINGS – Wed. & Fri. 9:30 – 11:30 am. Come and meet new friends

SOUP AND SANDWICH - May 15th, 11:30 am $5. Entertainment – St. Joseph’s School

DANCES - The “Esquires” Saturday, May 11th & “Happy Hans” May 25th Doors open 7:00 pm Cost $9.00 (incl. lunch)

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC – May 15th, 9:30 – 11:00 am

TOP OF THE TOWN SHOW – May 31st & June 1st – 7 pm, June 2nd – 2pm, Tickets on Sale April 29th $15.00

MEMBERSHIP – Our 600 plus membership is increasing daily. New members (55+) are always welcome! $15.00 for 2013 Phone 250-246-2111.

Free local prescription delivery441 1ST AVENUE

IN THE � OFDOWNTOWN

250-245-3113

(Some restrictions apply)

Seniors Receive

20% off regular prices

on the last day of the month

May 4, 11, 25, & June 1, 2013 1:30 – 3:30 PM

LRCA – Upper Meeting Room - To Register 250-245-3079

THE SENIOR’S PAGE - May 2013

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FRIENDLY VISITOR/PHONING TREEWould you like to join our volunteers and become a

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For More Information Please Call 250-245-3079


Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle Tue, May 7, 2013 www.ladysmithchronicle.com A21

ILGINNIS, Hans Erick1927 – 2013

Hans was born and educated in Germany. By trade he was a bricklayer and draftsman and had worked as such in Germany and Libya, Africa.

In 1954 he immigrated to Canada where he worked in Ocean Falls, B.C., Alberta, Wells, B.C. and Quesnel, B.C.

At retirement, he moved to Ladysmith, a pretty town, to spend the last 25 years of his life.

Hans loved life and had traveled extensively. Amongst his many hobbies were learning more languages and playing chess which won him two medals at the Senior’s Olympics. In Nanaimo he had joined the Jonanco Hobby Club, Esparanto Club, and the Radio Amateur Club. He was a very active and kind person, always ready to help other people. He had a rich life, full of experiences.

Finally, a heart attack and following stroke disabled and confined him to a wheelchair for 10 years. His last year was spent at the Lodge on Fourth in Ladysmith. To Dr. Lisinski, Dr. Kennedy, and the wonderful staff of the Lodge on Fourth, our sincere thanks for all your professional care.

Hans is survived by his wife of 52 years of marriage and numerous relatives in Germany.

As per Hans’ request, there will be no funeral service. A Celebration of Life will follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be given to the charity of your choice.

Always your loving wife, Helga.

As a weary wanderer I have sought Thee andnow my weariness is gone. Thy Spirit has formed

a tent for me, and in its cool shade I linger,and peace fills my soul. Thy presence has filledme with peace. Thy love has placed before me afeast of spirit, Yea Thy Spirit is my resting place

an oasis in the desert of the letter of truth.

Kay PorterBorn March 22, 1913 at Chemainus, BC and passed away May 2, 2013 at age 100 at Deer Trail Cottage Duncan, BC with family at her bedside.

She was predeceased by her parents Walter (1964) and Lillian (1968), sister Violet (2009) and twin brothers Robert (2004) and Charles (2010).

She is survived by sister-in-law Anne Porter, nieces Anne Williams, Sheila Percival (Ken), Carol Stevenson (John), Barbara Glaswick (Ralph), Brenda Rideout (Ray), Vivian Patterson (Bob) and nephews Jim Mitchell and Don Porter (Karen) as well as numerous grand nieces and nephews.

Kay graduated from Normal School in 1932 and started her teaching career in Alert Bay, BC. She spent time in England as well as a year in Montreal before teaching at Margaret Jenkins School in Victoria where she retired in 1973.

She was an active member of Saint John’s Anglican Church, Victoria, until she moved to Chemainus to be close to family in 2005.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Deer Trail Cottage.

Memorial to be held at St. Michaels and All Angels Anglican Church, 2858 Mill Street, Chemainus BC on Saturday, May 11, 2013.@ 2:00pm

In lieu of flowers a donation to the charity of your choice may be made.

First Memorial Funeral Services 250-748-2134

Online condolences may be made at: www.dignitymemorial.com

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Greg Lonsdale

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AND OTHERS

Notice is hereby given that Creditors and oth-ers, having claims against the Estate of John Gibson Lowery, formerly of 624 Alder-wood Drive, Ladysmith, BC, Deceased are here-by required to send particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Robson O’Connor, PO Box 1890, Lady-smith, BC V9G 1B4, on or before June 4, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having re-gard only to the claims that have been received.Linda Marie Early, Executor

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMING EVENTS

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Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 18,19,20

Applications for Artisans are available at

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Ladysmith Saltair Garden ClubPlant Sale

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DEATHS

Ronald F. BirkelandNovember 17, 1929 ~

April 27, 2013

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to a beloved husband, father and devoted grandfather. Ron passed away peacefully with family by his side at Victoria Gen-eral Hospital. He is sur-vived by his loving wife of 41 years, Lois; his daughter Gayle (Steve McTaggart); his sons Brian (Shirley), Kerry, Kevin (Teresa) and Dar-ren (Cindi); and numer-ous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ron lived in Ladysmith for more than 50 years, and was employed with Mac-Millan and Bloedel in Chemainus for more than 30 years. He was a great family man with his humour and giving per-sonality, spending count-less hours watching and supporting his children in any endeavour they chose from baseball to air cadets. The family would like to thank the incredible staff at VGH and Beacon Hill Services for their loving care and support of Ron in his last days. There will be no service. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

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A22 www.ladysmithchronicle.com Tue, May 7, 2013, Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle

NOW HIRINGWestern Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.

We currently have the following openings:

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Detailed job postings can be viewed athttp://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careersWFP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to:Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611

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DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

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We offer above averagerates and an excellent

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[email protected] or call John @ 250-514-2432

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An Alberta Oilfi eld Construc-tion Company is hiring dozer, excavator, and labourer/rock truck operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction (780)723-5051.

THE LEMARE GROUP is ac-cepting resumes for the follow-ing positions:• Coastal Certifi ed Hand Fall-ers-camp positions• Coastal Certifi ed Bull Buck-ers • Chasers• Hooktenders• Hand Buckers• Grader Operator• Heavy Duty MechanicsFulltime camp with union rates/benefi ts. Please send re-sumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to offi [email protected].


HELP WANTED

An exciting opportunity for a part-time Level 1 Insurance Agent is available at LCU Insurance Agencies Ltd. This position will be available immediately and is a permanent part-time posi-tion. If you are interested in this opportunity, please sub-mit a cover letter and resume outlining your qualifi -cations and experience by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 to:

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HR & CommunicationsLadysmith & District

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For a full description of the job posting, please see our website www.ldcu.ca

and click on “Careers”

ARCTIC CO-OPERATIVES Ltd is currently recruiting Line Cooks for Inns North hotels in Nunavut. We provide meal al-lowances, subsidized accom-modations, and relocation as-sistance. Please forward your resume to: humanresources @arcticco-op.com or fax to: (204)632-8575. Visit us online: www.innsnorth.com for more information.

Brodex Industries LTD requires full time machinist mainly Monday to Friday.

Some overtime may be re-quired. Competitive wages & benefi ts. Email resume to [email protected] or

Mail: 3751 Hwy. 97N Quesnel, BC V2J 5Z2

MAINTENANCE/LOADER OPERA-TOR NEEDED. This is a fulltime, permanent position starting immedi-ately at our plant in Princeton, BC. Minimum of 10 years maintenance experience required on a variety of production and mobile equipment. Experience in a post mill, or small to medium size sawmill preferred. Must be able to handle a variety of tasks, work well with minimum su-pervision and be part of the team. Please submit resumes by fax 250-295-7912 or email [email protected]

TRADES, TECHNICAL

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

CLASS 1 driver. Edmonton based company seeks Class 1 Driver to drive Tandem Dump Truck for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Subsis-tence and accommodations provided for out of town work. General labour duties included and clean abstract required; [email protected] or Fax 780-444-9165 or mail to 16719 - 110 Ave., Edmon-ton. 7-4 p.m., Monday-Friday.

CONCRETE FORM Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete form setters for work in Ed-monton and Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommo-dations provided for out of town work. Clean Class 1 li-cence required; Email: [email protected] or Fax: 780-444-9165 or Mail: 16719 - 110 Ave., Edmonton; 7-4 p.m., Monday-Friday.

GRAPPLE YARDER Operator & Hooktender team, required immediately! Experienced! Must have a valid driver’s li-cence, First Aid and be team oriented. Central Vancouver Island. Fax resume to 250-871-0208.

GUARANTEED JOB Place-ment: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas In-dustry. Call 24hr Free Re-corded Message For Informa-tion 1-800-972-0209.

VOLUNTEERS

The Ladysmith Healthcare Auxiliary is extremely grate-ful to the residents of Ladysmith for their generous donations of goods to sell in our Thrift Store. Donations which allow the Auxiliary to support numerous health related programs, charities, and hospitals. Our thrift store is BUSY, and needs NEW VOLUNTEERS. If you have 3 or 4 hours a week of spare time to offer, come to the Thrift Store for a volunteer application or check out our website: ladysmithhealthcareaux.ca for more information.

WAREHOUSE/FACTORY

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR We are looking for a self-motivated Pro-duction Supervisor for our busy wood post manufacturing and treat-ing facility in Princeton, BC. The successful candidate will be re-sponsible for employee training and development, quality and cost con-trol, production scheduling and safety. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years su-pervisory experience in an industrial production operation, a post mill or wood production facility preferred. Must have a high degree of re-sourcefulness, fl exibility and adaptability; and the ability to plan, organize, develop and interpret pro-grams, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc. Good leader-ship skills, and excellent interper-sonal and communication skills with a proven track record are required. Please email your resume to [email protected]. For further in-formation about our company visit our website at www.pwppost.com. Only those selected for interviews with be contacted.

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BURIAL PLOTS

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FUEL/FIREWOOD

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FURNITURE

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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

LADYSMITH (Davis Rd area)near golf course, shopping,private, ocean/mtn views,2200 sq ft, 3 bdrms, 2 bath, 2F/P, in-law suite potential. Re-duced, $245,000. Call (250)245-4155.

HOUSES FOR SALE

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with Well-Maintained Furnished Home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm,

2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake,

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Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

Chemainus: Ashley Court. Ground fl r unit, 2 bdrm, 5 ap-pliances. Sm pet ok, avail.now. $775/mo 250-924-6966.

Ladysmith: 1 & 2 bdrm apt, heat incl., n/p, ref’s required.The Villa 250-245-3583.

Ladysmith: 1 & 2 bdrm suites from $700/mo incl. heat & hotwater, ocean views, sm petsok. Ask about our incentives.250-668-9086.

Meicor PropertiesChemainus: Lockwood Villa.Well kept bldg, ocean view, 1bdrm avail. now & June 1st,$625, N/S, 1 sm pet welcome.55+. 250-246-1033.www.meicorproperties.com

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

LADYSMITH: Level entry suite 2bed 2 bath den 1000 sf in newhouse. Can partially furnish. Gar-age/ocean view/new appliances.Near Coronation. $1195 utils. NS,Refs req’d. Avail June 1 (250) 668-0657

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

RENOVATED 3 bdrms, lrg yrd,1.5 baths, F/S, W/D hook-up, s/p neg. ref. req., N/S prf$1000 mth pl. utilities(250)754-9279

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GARAGE SALES

Ladysmith: 12385 Pictou Rd. (Diamond) Saturday, May 11, 9 am - noon. Household items, children’s toys, books, etc.

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Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle Tue, May 7, 2013 www.ladysmithchronicle.com A23 RENTALS

HOMES FOR RENT

LADYSMITH- 3 bdrm 1/2 Du-plex, 1300sqft, 2 bath, fenced yrd, quiet cul-de-sac, near schools. Refs. NS/NP. $950/mo inclds water, sewer, garbage. Avail now. Call 250-246-1585.

LADYSMITH. NEW 4 bdrm, 2 bath (Main Suite) home on quiet street. Incls 6 appls. $1350/mo + utils. Call 250-741-0353 [email protected]

Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty

(Ladysmith)

$750/mth: 10174 View Street, Chemainus. Half du-plex, 2 beds, 1 bath, 900 sq.ft.

$800/mth: #5 - 5311 Cas-sidy Street, Nanaimo. Manu-factured/Mobile, 2 beds, 1 bath, 750 sq.ft.

$1298/mth: 610 Steele Place, Ladysmith. Single family, 3 beds, 2 baths, built 2010.

$1300/mth: 225 Symonds Street, Ladysmith. Half du-plex, 4 beds, 2 baths, 1350 sq.ft.

Royal LePage Property Management

528 1st AvenueLadysmith, BC

www.johnmakesrealestateeasy.com

JOHN BOOTH250-245-2252

OFFICE/RETAIL

WANT TO GET NOTICED?Prime retail/offi ce space for

rent in highly visible historical building on corner

of First and Roberts in Ladysmith. 1687 sq. ft.

2 bathrooms, small kitchen, new fl ooring, A/C. Available June 1st. Call 250-245-2277

ROOMS FOR RENT

LADYSMITH, ROOM avail, all inclusive, share kitchen and bath, ideal for retirees or sen-iors, small pets welcome w/ conditions, refs req’d, $400 mo. Call (250)616-2345 (Ray).

SUITES, LOWER

Ladysmith: 1 bdrm suite w/laundry, yard. Hydro & heat incl. $800/mo. 250-722-3307

LADYSMITH: BRIGHT 1bdrm, 1000 sq ft, level entry, insuite W/D, full kitchen, small patio, priv ent, off street prkg, immac cond, NS/NP, utils incl’d, $750. Avail immed. 250-245-0205. [email protected]

LADYSMITH: NEW 1 bdrm level entry 600sqft suite with private entrance in area of new homes. In-suite laundry. Available now. $700 plus utilities. 250-741-0353, 250-714-2746, [email protected]

RENTALS

TOWNHOUSES

LADYSMITH. 3-BDRM, 721 Malone Rd., pet ok, $850/mo, pls lv a msg 250-245-8869.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

CARS

2003 Honda Accord, Black, mint cond. Automatic, 109,000 km. Regular servicing by Discovery Honda. $8000 obo. Call Greg 250-618-0997

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 fi rm. 250-755-5191.

SPORTS & IMPORTS

1958 FAIRPLANE 351w with O/D, all new brakes, tires, fl oor mats, 2 tone paint and clear coat. Invested 18k. Sacrifi ce $15,000. Call 250-949-6753 5pm to 6pm only.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

25 foot class C Chevy Flyer motor home. 1995, 350 cu.in., 163,000 Km. 1 rear bed, 3 swivel seats, cruise, A/C. $18,000. 250-245-5973.

VTRUCKS & ANS

2005 Ford E350 Cargo Van, white, 575,000 km. Decent body, 6.0l diesel. Motor does not run. Comes with cargo partition. Spray-in bed liner on cargo fl oor. Great parts vehi-cle, as is where is. Best offer takes it home 250-245-0350.

MARINE

BOATS

1982 Aquastar 26’ Cabin cruiser, with command bridge. Engine Volvo 260 (Chev 305) with 290 leg. Propane stove/oven, double sink, hydraulic steering, ceramic toilet with 9 gal holding tank, macerator (new). Sleeps 4. New canvas. Lots of storage, new horn, new water pump, superb battery charger. Large access door to engine compartment, serviced by mechanic for the past 4 yrs. Price: $10,000.00 for this superb boat!!! Must sell by the end of this month! Call Art 250-245-4559 Ladysmith.

- BUYING -- RENTING - - SELLING -

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What’s Happening

Up Coming

CEDAR LIONS CLUB IS HONORING MOTHER'S - Sun, May 12 with their Annual Mother's Day Breakfast from 8 am - Noon, at Cedar Community Hall. 2388 Cedar Rd,

Nanaimo (250) 722-2442 Cost: Full Breakfast $6.00, Jr. Breakfast $4.00

LADYSMITH FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS is hosting a community Disaster Resilience Information Session - Mon, May 13, 7 pm at Aggie Hall, 1110 1st Av, Ladysmith.

LADYSMITH SALTAIR GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE - Sat, May 11, 9 am -

until sold out. United Church, 232 High Street, Ladysmith

PLANT SALE - Sat, May 11th, 9:30 - noon. St. John's Church Hall (Buller & 3rd, Ladysmith) Tea/Coffee Available Sponsored by St. John's A.C.W.

CHEMAINUS GARDEN CLUB MEETING - May 7, 1 pm at the Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd in Chemainus. Info 246-4109.

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4 Inch PotUniqueOrange

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RosesLarge full blooms

1599

6 Inch

HydrangeaPlant

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Windmill

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This Year“Celebrate Mom”Bouquets by TeleFlora for in or out of town delivery

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MeltsSlices

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