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Petition created to keep École Davis Road openLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

A petition is circulating to express support for keeping École Davis Road (EDR) Elementary open.

EDR is at risk of closure at the end of this school year as part of School Dis-trict 68’s 10-year Enhanced Facilities for Learning plan. Last spring, the school board extended the consultation on this decision until Dec. 1, and a working group has been created to meet and dis-cuss potential options. A final decision will be made by Dec. 18.

In collaboration with the EDR Parent Advisory Council (PAC), EDR parents Jessica Lowry and Graeme Rouse creat-ed a petition to demonstrate the support to keep EDR open.“Its target audience is Ladysmith resi-dents, current Davis Road parents and future parents,” said Lowry. “Our hope is that during this decision making time,

this petition can help with a positive outcome for the school, for south-end Ladysmith and the entire Ladysmith com-munity. With a large amount of support, there will be positive pressure applied to the Town of Ladysmith and to the Board of Education to really consider the short and long term effects of closing such a popular school, with a great educational track record and one that serves as the community hub of the growing south end of Ladysmith.”

The petition is directed to Ladysmith’s mayor and council and to the board of education and senior administration at SD68.“We hope to gather as much support

over the next month or so, to reflect the community’s support to keep Davis Road Elementary open before the Dec. 18 decision,” said Lowry.

As of Monday morning, the online peti-tion had 175 signatures, and Lowry says

“ a lot of great, personal feedback” has

been included. “I think the parents of Davis Road are

very aware of the situation and eager to support keeping Davis Road open or ensure that a K-7 French/English school remain in the south end,” she said. “This petition will further inform community members who may not be directly in-volved with the school and especially south-end home owners as to the risk of closing such a well-supported school in a part of town that is only going to see more growth. “Residents need to consider the effects

on their real estate should the school close and the loss of a valued community space and all that it offers currently and could offer in the future.”

Lowry feels that fostering successful neighbourhood schools like EDR would keep a sense of community in Ladysmith and also keep students and their families here.“I pick up my son after kindergarten,

and for an hour or two after school, the playground is brimming with kids play-ing and parents connecting,” she said.

“We are all out there saying, ‘There is something amazing at this school. They cannot close it.’ A huge part of that ‘something amazing’ is undeniable com-munity spirit. If these decisions are driv-en by budget and a school needs to be closed to satisfy an operational budget for SD68, it should not be a school that is doing extremely well in a populated, growing area.”

The École Davis Road petition is avail-able online at wry.io/save-edr.Anyone who is unable to sign the peti-

tion online can leave a message with the PAC at the EDR office by calling 250-245-7187. If you leave your name, phone number and address, the PAC will ar-range for someone to bring you a hard copy of the petition to sign or direct you to the nearest business in town where the petitions will be available.

To mark World Food Day Wednesday, Oct. 16, students, staff and parents from St. Joseph’s School in Chemainus held a food walk through the community. The World Food Day walk is an initiative of the Island Catholic Schools and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to raise aware-ness of hunger issues around the globe and within the community. Leading up to the walk, students at St. Joseph’s collected about 25 bags of groceries for the food bank. “Our purpose in going downtown is to walk as a community and show the community we care,” said princi-pal Bern Muller. “The initiative is promoting an awareness, not only for our students that oth-ers are in need and we need to share with them, but also with the community that this is an is-sue. I told the children they are empowered — they are actively doing something. This is a way everyone can be empowered without everyone bringing a loonie.” LINDSAY CHUNG

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In brief Push for public park continues in ChemainusPeter W. RuslandTHE CHRONICLE

Vocal Chemainiacs demand-ed all of publicly-owned Echo Heights forest be preserved as parkland Wednesday, Oct. 16, while council remained split on that idea.After heated debate, council

voted to send a planning depart-ment report — based on saving 80 per cent of Echo Heights as park — to three committees for debate and recommendations to council. A public meeting would follow those committee reports.

The other 20 per cent is tar-geted for 54 residential lots, on 4.2 hectares, for phased sale to developers, given market condi-tions.

Those sales could reap an esti-mated $3 million to fund coun-cil’s various other projects.

Mayor Jon Lefebure later noted no final decision has been made about how much of Echo Heights to save.

He voiced concerns the 20 per cent area, basically ground al-ready cleared for development, could impact the forest, marsh, and meadowlands. Those eco-systems are described as rare and precious by the Chemainus Residents Association members, plus various scientists and First Nations representatives.

Lefebure suggested a phone

poll of residents to help gauge their appetite for saving all of 22.12-hectare Echo Heights.“A high percentage of our resi-dents are in favour of that. It might help give guidance to council,” he said, citing an ear-lier phone survey about North Cowichan’s climate-action tax.

Aware of CRA demands, the mayor and Councillor Kate Marsh later voted against sending the 80/20 plan to the Chemainus ad-visory, community planning, and climate-change advisory commit-tees.“I’d like to see us save all of it,” Marsh said. “We already own this land. I can’t see how saving a for-est would be the wrong thing to do, in terms of climate (action).”

But Councillor John Koury, head of council’s economic de-velopment committee, seemed sick of talking about saving any more than 80 per cent.

He pulled staff’s recommenda-tion to send the planning report to the EDC.

Koury miffed the mayor by sug-gesting Lefebure was basically

“indifferent” about how much of Echo Heights to save. Lefebure objected as some councillors and residents walked out of the tense chambers.

That happened after CRA mem-bers told council why all of Echo Heights must be saved, a tune they’ve sung to council for years.

Biologist Kelly Bannister sug-gested councillors accept expert advice available about Echo Heights’ ecological, scientific and cultural values, noting stud-ies done so far are “quick and dirty assessments.”

For instance, she cited further archaeological and hydrological data needed — finding it “ironic” council officially received its cli-mate-action plan award Wednes-day before debating the contro-versial forest.

Tom Masters said there’s no community support for develop-ing the Heights.“It comes down to the people

want it saved, and it’s the right thing to do.”

Gus Lolaric explained housing projects already underway in Mural Town are selling slowly,

despite reduced prices.“Spend (taxpayer) money on projects of more benefit to the community. Don’t cut down the trees for short-term gain.”

Diana Hardacker told how school kids learn about nature on Echo Heights field trips.“Nature deficit disorder is ram-pant among children today,” she said.

Mary Dolan said folks have used the Heights as a park for years, as it is “remarkable in its diversity”, before CRA chairman Bernie Jones pointed to some 1,400 petition signatures so far to save the site.

Lefebure said he didn’t expect a public meeting about Echo Heights until January, after the planning report is discussed by the three committees.”

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Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce seeking directors

The Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce is putting the call out for new directors.

The Chamber is seeking candidates for five two-year-term positions on its board of directors.“If you would like to get involved, have ideas, experience and enthusiasm to share, please consider putting your name forward for nomination for a position on the Ladysmith Chamber board of directors,” states the Chamber.

Nominees and their biographies will be announced at the November general meeting, tentatively scheduled for Nov. 20.

There will still be an opportunity for names to be put forward from the floor at the December general meeting before the elections for the board are held.

Anyone who is interested in a position on the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce board of directors is encouraged to contact the Chamber office at 250-245-2112 or [email protected].

Jump on LaFF’s Halloween Trolley

Ladysmith Family and Friends (LaFF) is celebrating Halloween Thursday, Oct. 31 with a full morning of fun-filled activity that features a ride on the Halloween Trolley.

During LaFF from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Aggie Hall, show up dressed in costume for a morning of songs, activities and pizzas and a ride on the Halloween Trolley.

There will be mini pizzas prepared by the Ladysmith Lions Club, and participants are asked to please bring toppings to share.

For more information about LaFF’s Halloween activities, e-mail [email protected] or call 250-210-0870.

Echo Heights supporters crowded the North Cowichan council chamber Wednesday armed with petitions and stickers. PETER W. RUSLAND

Nick Epp-Evans, station leader for Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) Unit 29 Ladysmith, expects the unit’s new rescue vessel to be train-ing in our local waters in mid-December. The new vessel, seen here under con-struction, will replace a vessel that has been in service since 1999, and it will provide greater crew safety, better per-formance and more capability for search and rescue work. “Unit 29 wishes to thank everybody who has donated time, money or both,” says Epp-Evans. Ac-cording to Epp-Evans, a further $25,000 is needed to fully equip the vessel and to provide upgrades to the unit’s boat shed and boat lift. Tax-deductible donations can be made online at www.rcmsar29.com or by calling 250-668-2993. Ladysmith RCM-SAR Station 29 is sponsored by the Ladysmith and District Marine Rescue Society and provides marine search and rescue services for the northern section of the Gulf Island region including the islands and waters between Dodds Narrows to the north and Sansum Narrows to the south. Ladysmith is one of the busiest units in the Paci c region, responding to more than 3,000 calls since its inception.

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Lindsay Chungthe chronicle

Safety and teamwork were the focus Sunday, Oct. 20 when Ladysmith Fire/Rescue hosted a tri-service training session. About 20 firefighters, 13 B.C.

Ambulance Service members and six RCMP members took part in the training session, where they spent the after-

noon practicing auto extrica-tion.“What it’s doing is we have new firefighters, and the Am-bulance Service has a lot of new people, and auto extrica-tion is something they don’t do,” explained fire chief Ray Delcourt. “We’re trying to show them we have the tools to make it safer to get patients out of the vehicle. The three agencies who respond [to a

collision], we have to have a team built so that we all work together and are all on the same page.”

Delcourt says Ladysmith Fire/Rescue has a lot of ex-perienced auto extrication in-structors at the fire hall who have a lot of knowledge to share.“We need to know how to do it, get it done quickly enough

First responders train together

Members of Ladysmith Fire/Rescue, B.C. Ambulance Service and the RCMP participated in a tri-service training session Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Ladysmith fire hall. Here, they go through a collision scenario to learn about auto extrication. Lindsay Chung

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Nicholson’s impact on the community recognizedMike D’Amourthe chronicle

Ed Nicholson got up from his chair, looked through the viewer of his camera and pre-pared to take a photo of the newest recipi-ent of the Ladysmith Rotarian of the Year.“I got my camera all poised, waiting for the person to walk up,” the 70-year-old retired professor of education recalled.“Then there’s ap-plause and my wife is tapping me on the back.“I said, ‘What? I’m taking a picture.’“She said: ‘That’s

you.’”That’s how Nichol-

son learned he’d won the highest honour given by his service club.“Honest to God, it

was totally unex-pected — I had voted for someone else. I didn’t have the slight-est clue — I was just stunned,” he said of

the June event.The award was even

more significant giv-en the fact Nicholson had been a member less than five years.“He sure has had a heck of an impact in a short amount of time,” said Ron Howe, who was Rotary president at the time of Nichol-son’s win “Everyone likes him; he’s a very positive individual.”

The Rotarian of the Year is awarded to one Rotarian in the club and is voted by private ballot by the 36 members.“(Nicholson) won largely because of his involvement in our different projects,” said Howe.“He’s our sergeant-at-arms and is a very cre-ative, knowledgeable, intelligent individual.”

Nicholson also heads up a couple of our major events each year, one of them be-ing the Rotary Garden Tour.“He works very hard

at fundraising at the event as well as the King and Coun-try event coming up in November,” said Howe.

The King and Coun-try is an event where Rotarians and Legion-naires join to recog-nize soldiers from Ladysmith who were killed during a war are honoured with an

“empty chair” dinner.“During that night,

everything is focused on that individual and his family — it’s the only event of its kind,” Howe said.

Nicholson, who writes the Chronicle’s historical columns each month, spent much of his educa-tion career in Alberta before he agreed to develop a faculty of education in Guang-dong Province, a job that saw him spend eight years on the South China Sea.

He eventually re-tired and could only think of one place

for he and his wife to spend their golden years.“Ladysmith was al-

ways home for me,” said Nicholson, who noted his family was Ladysmith pioneers.“I’m now less than a half-kilometre from where I lived as a small guy.”

Nicholson said he’s more than pleased to be a Rotarian.“Rotary epitomizes

all I believe in: hones-ty, integrity — in both person and profession

— and giving back to your community.”

Ed Nicholson, seen here speaking at the Chemainus Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting last year, was honoured as Rotarian of the Year by members of the Ladysmith Rotary Club. File Photo

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Ladysmith residents, Chemainiacs, people of Vancouver Island and all others. My name is Ross Armour and I am the new reporter at the Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle.

Two years ago this past September, I embarked on a course at Langara College in Vancouver that I hoped would shape my career. Having gradu-ated from Langara this past spring, attaining my diploma of journalism, I am now very much look-ing forward to this next step of bringing all forms

of news to our local com-munity.

Journalism is a path I have wanted to go down since early on in my teen-age years.

Now, at 21, I feel very lucky and privileged to have been given an oppor-tunity to practise some-thing I know I’m going to love.

Having been born to Scottish parents in Eng-land, I moved to Vancou-ver back in September 2008 in search of a new adventure.

Writing has been a long-term passion, having had both poetry and short sto-ries published in recent times. Now, that passion, combined with my en-joyment of news and the thrill of presenting stories to the public, I see as be-ing the perfect catalyst in making this first step in what I hope to be a long and successful career.

At Langara’s journalism school, I was trained by some of the most experi-enced journalists in Cana-da. Most importantly, my teachers taught me what

news values are and em-phasized the importance of freedom of the press in a modern-day democracy.

Back in March of this year, I completed a five-week internship at neighbouring newspaper Cowichan News Leader Pictorial in Duncan. It was a thoroughly enjoy-able period and gave me a fascinating insight into what it’s like to be a re-porter in the real world.

My past experience also contains reporting for on-line newspaper Beacon News out of Vancouver, as well as being the editor and reporter for Langara College’s newspaper, The Voice.

Aside from journalism, I have one other major passion in life: Highland Dancing. Yes my Scottish roots remain strong. I am an active competitor of the art and recently won a bronze medal at the world championships. My most recent titles in highland dance include Western Canadian champion, B.C. Open champion, Fra-ser Valley champion and

North American champi-on. I also won the 12-years title at the world champi-onships back in 2004.

My exploits and esca-pades in highland dancing are what first brought me to the Cowichan Valley. My close friend Judy Hogg runs local dance studio Celtic Rhythm Dancers based in Maple Bay and first asked me to do a workshop for the group back in February 2011. The rest is history.

I am an avid sports guy, in particular soccer and basketball, and as a gen-eral sports fan, this area of writing news stories I would say is a particular strength.

Country would be a favourite of mine on the music front — I guess Can-ada has taken its toll that way.

Being much-travelled, I believe Vancouver Is-land to be one of the most beautiful places on earth and I’m excited to develop more friends beginning from my new working base in Ladysmith. Hope to see you around town one day.

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

Yes, we have blasted North Cowichan in this space for financial irresponsibility.

Yes, just last issue we were calling on the community to create more affordable housing.

And yes, the 20-per-cent proposal for Echo Heights forest could be a significant step toward addressing each of those concerns. But we’ve come to the con-clusion any plans to develop this chunk of municipal forestland should be shelved for the foreseeable fu-ture.

The reason is not because it is a precious piece of rare ecology — it’s not. And the reason is not because council has no place in the development business, or that there are better places to build.

No, the reason is better than those, or any of the many other reasons that have been put forth in the past decade. Our reason is much more basic: the com-munity does not want it.

There were plenty of good reasons to build a recy-cling depot on Cameron-Taggart Road. We supported the idea when it was first proposed. But within a few weeks we had reversed that position. It very quickly became clear the community simply did not want it.

And the first lesson of democratic government should be “give the people what they want.”

If the CVRD had heeded that guideline in the ECO Depot fiasco, it could have saved taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, and buckets of ill will.

The Echo Heights proposal has been around much longer than the ECO Depot was, and, if anything, op-position to the idea has intensified.

If the community doesn’t want it, council needs to accept that. That’s why this is called a democracy.

—Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

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The release of the B.C. gov-ernment’s detailed study into oil spill response ca-

pability off the West Coast creat-ed the usual brief wave of media shock and horror.

This just in! If crude oil spilled in the Dixon Entrance, the storm-tossed sea lane north of Haida Gwaii, the combined resources of Canadian and U.S. contain-ment and collection response could only recover an estimated four per cent of it. And that’s in the summer! The winter recovery rate would be more like three per cent.

Talk radio and website head-lines set the narrative in minutes. How could anyone even consider running oil tankers through that pristine B.C. coastal area? It’s crazy!

Here’s the big fact clearly stated in the study by U.S.-based Nuka Research and Planning Group, and ignored by most of the media and public. There are hundreds of

tankers filled with crude oil sail-ing through these stormy seas ev-ery year. It’s been going on since Alaska North Slope crude was de-veloped in the 1970s.

Six of the seven oil spill simu-lations run by Nuka are based on Alaska crude, because that’s overwhelmingly what has been shipped along B.C.’s North Coast for 40 years. This lack of crude oil spill response capability has existed the entire time, without a whisper of protest or media atten-tion, even after the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster near the oil’s point of origin.

The current narrative, ham-mered home by U.S.-controlled environmental groups and their aboriginal partners in the “Great Bear Rainforest,” is that only Ca-nadian oil is a threat.

How much Alaska crude is shipped down the B.C. coast? According to Nuka’s analysis, it’s currently about 38 million cubic metres each year. That’s enough to fill B.C. Place stadium to the roof — 15 times.

The Sierra-Greenpeace-For-

estEthics-Dogwood gang, a sort of billionaire-bankrolled green Team America, has worked hard to promote the falsehood that “tar sands” oil is vastly worse than that nice fair-trade Alaska stuff. Their claims about acidity and abrasiveness of diluted bitumen didn’t hold up, and it’s still hotly contested whether the heavy oil in diluted bitumen would float, emulsify or sink in actual sea con-ditions.

When the federal government announced a study to determine what spilled bitumen would do in North Coast waters, that too was attacked by the Green Party as a secret scheme to prop up En-bridge’s pipeline proposal.

So it’s a scandal when you don’t know the answers, and it’s a scan-dal when you try to find them.

Another question that gets little attention is whether it’s better for spilled oil to sink rather than wash up on beaches.

Crude oil is, if you’ll pardon the expression, organic. Spills pro-duce a huge spike in oil-eating bacteria that leads to an increase

in fish populations at a certain stage. This was documented in a 1994 book called Degrees of Di-saster, written by an expert who stayed on in Valdez for four years, long after the TV cameras and grandstanding politicians went home.

Victoria-based Dogwood seized on a 2012 Nuka study done for the Haisla Nation at Kitimat, which found that in ocean conditions that are present more than half of the time, there would be no im-mediate way to respond to a spill at sea.

Dogwood’s “no tankers cam-paign director” hinted that this information was intentionally left out of the B.C. government study, and the media ate it up.

No tankers? Better check again.Dogwood’s mission is clearly

not to protect the B.C. coast from oil spills.

If it were, they would be protest-ing the ongoing risk from Alaska tankers.

Tom Fletcher is legislative re-porter and columnist for Black Press.

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reach Ladysmith until the next day. Mr. South-in lived in Saltair and brought the mail in to Ladysmith the follow-ing morning. [NOTE: The same mail service in 2013 can take up to three days!]An editorial in the Ladysmith Chronicle in October 1913 stated:“All ladies do not at

all times prefer to sit while men stand. We have seen a young woman give up her seat as an aide to a crippled man, or to a mother carrying a baby, or to a tired looking woman. This should be the uni-versal rule of both sex-es. Those who are able to stand should yield their places to the ap-parently less able. True courtesy, in all the relations of life, will yield to and protect the weak. But we can well imagine that for a tired or weakly looking man to vacate his seat because of fresh and vigorous looking lady happens to stand near him is not what every-body should expect or desire.”

October 1938The Aggie Hall adver-

tised for a live-in care-taker. Remuneration consisted of free fuel, water and light and $20 per month.

Comox Logging dis-played in its office a 14-inch slice from a recently felled tree that was over 100 feet tall and 86 inches in diameter. The local fir was cut 20 feet up from the butt, and a count of the rings estimated the tree to be about 1,010 years old.

Tom Honeyman won

the Forward Cup and Mr. Dave Wilson the Walkem Cup for most points at the Annual Fall fair in Ladysmith. Displays were ar-ranged by area (Sal-tair, Diamond, North Oyster, etc.), and the produce entered was very impressive due to the long, dry summer weather. The fair was opened by local MP Jas Taylor, who joined MLA Sam Guthrie in giving out prizes. Mr. Taylor was particu-larly impressed with the exhibits submit-ted by schoolchildren, especially the models carved from soap and balsa wood “for which credit must be given to parent and teacher alike.” Mr. Guthrie re-marked that he enjoyed a floral arrangement of local heather which he joked “was now prac-tically gone after so many resident Scotch-men had taken away a sprig.” Judges were reportedly stumped by a display of butternuts, which had not been seen before at a Van-couver Island fair. The nuts, usually found on the eastern coast of Canada, resemble the walnut but are sweeter in taste.

October 1963The incumbent MLA

for Cowichan-Newcas-tle, Bob Strachan was re-elected by a wide majority for the NDP in the Sept. 30 provin-cial election. The 1,151 votes he received in Ladysmith were more than the total votes for all three of his op-ponents. Strachan was also leader of the BC New Democratic Party.

Ivan Wicklund of the Diamond reported that more than half of his flock of 1,000 tom tur-keys had already been ordered for Thanksgiv-ing dinner. Each bird was worth between 12 and 14 dollars.

A large work party headed up Green Mountain on the last week of October in 1963 to work on get-ting the lodge in good shape for the upcom-ing ski season. More than two feet of snow fell on the weekend and members of the Chemainus Sno-Birds, including Ken Fisher, Murray Hess, Jack Millmore, Frank Storey and Eric Guest, were hard at work with their recently purchased Bombardier Sno-Cat to ensure everything was ready on the ski tow and local runs.— Ed Nicholson,

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The training was also helpful to go over the responders’ safety on the highway, noted Delcourt.

Steve Van Der Minne, unit chief for B.C. Ambulance Service Station 159 in Ladysmith, says a training session like this is very helpful.“It helps from our point of view when dealing with patients to anticipate what the firefighters are going to do,” he said. “It helps to know the fire department’s capabil-ity in getting patients out. It also makes us more aware of safety considerations when we’re at an accident scene.”

With major trauma like a highway col-lision, time is of the essence, emphasized Van Der Minne. “They used to talk about the ‘golden hour,’ and now the [International Trau-ma Life Support] course paramedics do emphasized you might not have an hour,” he said. “That’s why the fire depart-ment practises how to get people safely and quickly out. Our focus is doing criti-cal treatments and getting patents to the appropriate hospital. Doing that requires

all three [services]. We’re trying to mini-mize the scene time to give the hospital as much time as pos-sible; that’s why it’s important we know what we’re doing at the scene. The short-er we keep the scene time getting someone out safely, the more time surgeons at the hospital can have to save the patient.”

For the RCMP, Const. Tim Cosgrove says this training ses-sion was a chance to see what the proce-dures are for the fire department and for the paramedics and see how police offi-cers can help.“At an accident scene, our first prior-ity is safety, including the first responders,” he said. “We want to know how we can best serve them as they’re dealing with cars and people. We want to know what they need from us, and they want to know what we need from them.”

Like Delcourt and Van Der Minne, Cos-grove feels it’s very important for the fire-fighters, paramedics and police officers to work together and know each other’s roles.“It’s good to know

what they’re doing,” he said of the auto extrication training.

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what they do in a safe setting.”

Cosgrove says we’re lucky in Ladysmith that the fire depart-ment is so quick to get to the scene of a col-lision.“Often, they do get to the scene before us, but it’s also good

to know what they need from us if we get there first,” he said.

“With the ambulance, if we get on scene be-fore them, it’s good to know what they need.”

Delcourt says they are hoping to do a tri-service training ses-sion like this annually.


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It’s been a theatri-cal staple for more than 65 years, now the Ladysmith Little Theatre has inherited The Heiress.“Absolutely audi-

ences will enjoy this play,” said director Bill Johnston.“This is top-notch,

and I’m not just saying that because I’m in charge of it,” he said.

“I think everything from the actors to the costumes and the set are incredible.”

Written in 1947 by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, The Heiress, based on Henry James’ novel, Washington Square, has been per-formed many times.“There have been

a few adaptations over the years,” said Johnston. “Of course the famous movie ver-sion that won Olivia de Havilland an Oscar for best actress, and there’s been a recent revival on Broadway.”

The play is about a young woman, Cath-erine Sloper, who lives with her father, a man who begrudges the fact his wife died giv-ing birth to Catherine.“The mother was a

great beauty, a clever, charming woman,” said Johnston.

The daughter, un-fortunately, inherited

none of those traits.“So, when a young

man — who’s a bit of a fortune hunter — comes along and takes an interest in her, the father immediately wants to break them up,” said Johnston.

Catherine decides to follow her heart and finds the price of her desires is the threat of disinheritance from her father.

Ultimately, The Heir-ess is a tale of love and regret, duty and desire and ultimate empowerment.

Despite the somber tone, Johnston said the play has plenty of comedy.“It’s extremely well

written, cleverly writ-ten,” he said. “What’s really nice is the comedy comes from the characters and how they react to any given situation.”

What’s more is this is a play with one ter-rific ending, he said.

Nine actors take part

in the two-act play, and Kyla Mitrovic plays the lead.“She’s an incred-

ible, award-winning actress and we’re so lucky to have her,” said Johnston, who was quick to point out his entire cast is gifted.“People should know this is not a boring play,” he said. “It’s a period piece, but not a staid boring piece

— it’s full of great characters.”

The play runs Oct. 24 to Nov. 10 at Ladysmith Little The-atre (www.ladysmiththeatre.com/).

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Dave Ehle and Lynnia Clark rehearse a scene from The Heiress, the next play in the Ladysmith Little The-atre season. The Heiress, which is being directed by Bill Johnston, runs Oct. 24 to Nov. 10. MIKE DIETRICH

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I’ve always been a fan of spooky stories and sitting on the edge-of-your-seat plots.

But unfortunately, Chemainus Theatre’s version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula didn’t get one scream, gasp, or jump out of my seat from me.Although the theatre’s lat-

est Edwardian, Sherlock Holmes-style world of the Count created by director Bernard Cuffling had several cool factors, it was slack in its scariness.

The excitement, anger and fear from character’s Dr. Seward (Erin Ormond), Seward’s daughter and Dracula victim Lucy Seward (Masae Day) and Lucy’s hus-band Jonathan Harker (Da-ryl King) fell a tad flat. And the signature Psycho-esque shower scene shriek used in Cuffling’s bat scenes was overkill. A less recognizable sound effect would have been much more spookier.

Standout players includ-ed the Count himself (Ian Butcher), Ted Cole as Dutch doctor Abraham Van Helsing and Ian Harmon as nutjob Renfield.

Dracula’s first appearance, rising from the floor beside

Lucy’s bed, was pretty nifty, as well as his pasty face ap-pearing in the painting.

The closing stage set shift, where Renfield, Dracula, Van Helsing, Dr. Seward and Harker, travelled into the crypt, was amazing and probably the coolest part of the production. That and the final scene slaying of the man in black.Dracula runs until Nov. 9.

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Riders celebrate CrosstoberfestLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

You’ll find community, costumes and cyclocross this Sunday at Transfer Beach.

Ladysmith hosts Crosstoberfest, the fourth race in the Cross on the Rock se-ries, Sunday, Oct. 27, starting at 11 a.m.

This will be the third year Cross on the Rock cyclocross series comes to Ladysmith.“It’s by far our most beautiful venue we

use,” said Normon Thibault, who orga-nizes the race series with Wendy Simms and the Council of Cross. “Even if it’s bad weather, it’s very picturesque. We have a great course mapped out. Every year, Mike and Tara Pollock refine the course, and it’s just been getting better and better.”

Thibault says the kids’ course at Trans-fer Beach is one of the better ones be-cause it’s so central, and the atmosphere is fun because the race is so close to Hal-loween.“A lot of people race in costumes; there’s

been some crazy costumes over the years, which makes it a little more fun too,” he said.

Crosstoberfest was the second-most popular race in the Cross on the Rock se-ries in 2012, with 208 racers.

The Cross on the Rocks series as a whole has been growing each year. The first Island Cup Series was held in 2006 with 159 riders and has increased each year. There were 331 participants in 2011, and that number jumped to 438 in 2012.

Thibault thinks the family-friendly and competitive-but-not-cutthroat atmo-sphere helps makes cyclocross popular.“The races are hard, but they’re not su-

per long so you don’t have to train a lot,” he said. “You can do a race with minimal fitness. You can do well without a lot of training. People make fun of themselves, but they also want to do well. It accom-modates such a wide range of people, and nobody really cares. It’s competitive, but that’s not the main focus. The main focus is just going out and having fun. It’s just not cutthroat.”“We just want to keep the focus on fun

events, a safe environment and atmo-sphere where families can come,” he added. “We have families where all four or five people are racing throughout the day. That to us is super, super cool since both Wendy and I have kids. It provides a really cool introductory environment for more families to get into bike racing.”

Pollock, the local organizer of the event, says Crosstoberfest has grown over the years, and with the way the Cross on the Rocks races have been going so far this year, she thinks it’s going to be another big number.

Pollock thinks the location has a lot to do with Crosstoberfest’s popularity.“Transfer Beach is absolutely beautiful,

so when people come to race, they’re rac-ing by the ocean and all kinds of terrain,” she said. “The location is also very cen-tral. We’ve gotten rave reviews of Transfer Beach overall as a course — it has beach, hills, mud, everything the racers like.”

This year, a number of new sponsors have come on board to make Crosstober-fest even more of a community event.

Old Town Bakery will supply cinnamon buns as prizes, and the Ladysmith Lions Club will serve bratwurst to fit the Cross-toberfest theme — and they’ll be using meat from Bouma Meats.

Wolf Brewing in Nanaimo is sponsoring the beer garden, while Black and White Coffee in Crofton and Cowichan Cycles are also involved. “It’s really a community-driven event,”

said Pollock. “The Town of Ladysmith has been great too in putting this together.”

Crosstoberfest takes place Sunday, Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. at Transfer Beach. A begin-ner clinic will take place at 10:15 a.m. Once the racing gets going, there will be categories for beginner men and women, youth men and women, intermediate men and women, children younger than 12, masters men, open women, and expert.Anyone interested in participating can

register online at www.raceonline.ca/events/details/?id=469. There is registra-tion on the day of the race at 10 a.m., but Pollock encourages people to pre-register, as it will make everything go quicker.

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KRYGIER, Czeslaw (Chester)May 23, 1920 – Oct. 16, 2013

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Survived by his loving wife Leokadia Krygier, children Wanda (John)

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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:

Heavy Duty Mechanic(North Island)

Manager, Strategic Planning(Campbell River)

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Detailed job postings can be viewed athttp://www.westernforest.com/business-value/our-people-employment/careers

WFP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefi t package. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifi cations that we are looking for, please replyin confi dence to:Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611Email: [email protected]

HD Mechanic (North Island)

Excavator Operator (Gold River) Driller/Blaster (Gold River)

Certified Millwright (Chemainus)

Sawmill Supervisor (GY Shift-Chemainus)

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An opportunity for a part-time Accountant Level 1 position is available in our Support Services depart-ment. This is a part-time position and will commence as soon as possible. The salary grade is that of Group 3 on the union salary scale. If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume outlining your qualifi cations by 4:00 pm October 25, 2013 to:

Kimberley Judson, CHRP Manager,

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

AUTOMATED TANK Manu-facturing Inc. located in Kitsco-ty, Alberta, is looking for expe-rienced welders. Competitive wages, profi t sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus in-centive. Full insurance pack-age 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or ele-vated work platform. Call Cindy for an appointment or send resume to: cindy@ autotanks.ca 780-846-2231 (Offi ce), 780-846-2241 (Fax).

JOURNEYMAN AUTOMO-TIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrys-ler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $30/hour, nego-tiable depending on experi-ence. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefi ts. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban cen-tres. More info at: hannach-rylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Email: chrysler@telusplanet. net.

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefi ts. Further details can be found atwww.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

APT. SIZE deep freeze $125. Medium size deep freeze $150. 9 cu ft upright deep freeze $200. White Admiral 15 cu.ft fridge $250. White 30” range $175. 30” almond range $125. White 30” propane stove $150. White 24” range $80. Kenmore Washer dryer sets $200-$350. Washers $150-$250. Dryers $100-$150. Built-in dishwashers $100-$150. White portable dishwasher $100. 6 month warranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

BURIAL PLOTS

FOUR BURIAL Plots at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. $600. each or all 4 for $2000. Call (250)752-3711.

FURNITURE

KITCHEN TABLE w/ 4 chairs, white with black legs & arms. $120. China cabinet 78”H x 34”W, glass top, solid wood bottom $150. Coffee table & 2 end tables, glass inserts $125. (250)753-5184, Nanaimo.

QUEEN MATTRESS SET Brand new. Must sell! Only $200.(250)713-9680

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

LOVESEAT, RUST colour, good condition. $50. Luggage, 5-piece, burgundy, used 2 times, $50. Freezer, apt. size $50. Lazy Boy carpet, bur-gundy/turquoise/gold multi-col-oured 5’x7’ $50. Nanaimo 250- 619-9517, 1(250)655-1213.

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

STEEL BUILDING - The great super sale! 20x20 $4,070. 25x26 $4,879. 30x32 $6,695. 32x40 $8,374. 35x38 $9,540. 40x50 $12,900. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. or visit us online at: www.pioneersteel.ca

VARIOUS SECOND hand household items at Red’s Em-porium. Furniture, tools, dishes, etc. 19 High St, Lady-smith. Call 250-245-7927.

Garage SalesGarage Sales

GARAGE SALES

Fundraiser Garage/Book sale!

All proceeds for the Cowichan Food Connection (aka: The Bread Van)! Saturday, Nov. 2, 9-4pm. Located just south of the silver bridge between Buckerfi eld’s & The Brick. Furniture, books, golf clubs, sporting equipment & more!

GARAGE SALES

Ladysmith- Diamond Hall, 4968 Christie Rd. Fall Sale. Sat Oct 26th,11am-3pm. Crafts,White Elephant, Baking, coffee & hot dogs.

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BORN HEALTHY - a program for pregnant women and new moms. Check out “Born Healthy Ladysmith” on Facebook or call Kate at 250-245-3079 (the LRCA). Wednesdays from 10-1:30 with drop-in office hours for one-on-one on Mon and Tues from 10-1:30.

LADYSMITH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP Meets on the 1st & 3rd Friday of the month 1:30 pm basement of Ladysmith Resource Centre.

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CHEMAINUS GARDEN CLUB MEETING - Tues, Nov 5, 1 pm at Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd in Chemainus. Speaker Dennis Plante - Harvest House Food Bank on the “plant a row” program. Guests welcome, door prize, brag table. $2 drop-

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HIGH STREET COFFEEHOUSE - 232 High St, Sat, Oct 26, 7 pm. Everyone welcome - Donation to Food Bank Appreciated

LADYSMITH LEGION DRUM & BELL CORPS - is in desperate need of new members - especially drummers. We have the equipment and will teach you how to use it. Practice on Tuesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 pm, upstairs in the Legion Hall. For info call Dorothy Reith 250-722-2945 or Eileen Chandler 250-245-2077. Come out and give it a try!

LADYSMITH ARCHIVES - Volunteers required, computer skills an asset, ph. 250-245-0100, 9-2 Mon to Thurs.

LRCA FRIENDLY VISITOR/PHONING

TREE PROGRAMSNow taking new volunteersignups for an upcomingtraining session. Improvequality of life for shut-in or isolated seniors byscheduled weekly contact. Call Barb at 245-3079.

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

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

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

COWICHAN VALLEY HOSPICE Emotional support for those facing a life threat-ening illness, family and friends and for those grieving the death of a loved one. 1-888-701-4242. Group, telephone & individual support avail-able.

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

SINGLE LADIES: INTERESTED IN MAKING NEW FRIENDS? We are a small group of ladies, mostly over the age of 60 who meet once a week for coffee and good conversation. We sometimes go on outings as well. If you think you might be interested, please call Sheila at 250-245-2985.

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

LADYSMITH SALTAIR GARDEN CLUBEvery third Thur at 7:30 pm, First United Church Hall, (corner of High St & 3rd Ave) with in-garden meetings June, July, August. Come& grow with us! New members always welcome. $10 membership, $2 drop-in.

LINE DANCINGChemainus Seniors Drop In Centre. Tuesdays, 10

- 11 a.m. Jo Kelly: 250-245-1185.

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

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

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

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

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

PROBUS CLUB OF LADYSMITH (for information see www.probus.org), meets every third Wed morning of the month at the new Seniors' Centre Hall, 2nd Ave. and Buller St. Doors 9.30. No mtg. in August. Call Vince Devries 245-0907 or Don Fisher 245-5965.

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

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

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

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

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

LADYSMITH FOOD

BANK - Open Tues mornings 9 - 12. 630 Second Ave, Ladysmith.

LADYSMITH DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION - meets on the third Thurs of each month, 7:30 am upstairs at the Legion. This dedicated group of business owners discuss everything business-related in Ladysmith from partnerships with organizations, upcoming events, business strategies and tips, website performance and sometimes, a guest speaker.

CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP - meets 3rd Mon of each month 5:15-6:45Ladysmith Community Health Centre - 1111-4th Ave, Room 101www.chronicpainsupport.ca 250-667-5587

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What’s your name?“Isabel McGregor”

What’s your hometown?

“Ladysmith.”

What do you do?

“I’m a Grade 4 student at Ladysmith Intermediate School.”

What do you like most about your com-munity?

“Everything; it is really nice.”

What was your proudest or happiest moment?

“Seeing my friends at Transfer Beach in the summer.”

What scares you more than anything else in the world?

“Heights.”

If you were Empress of Vancouver Island, what would your first imperial proclama-tion be?

“Bring Justin Bieber to Ladysmith.”

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1149 Fourth Ave, Ladysmith, 250-245-8221

Family Worship Service every Sunday at 10:30 am“Life Lesson Series: He Is I AM”

(Nursery & Children’s classes available)Mid-week programs for kids, preteens and teens

Rev. Min-Goo Kang232 High Street250-245-2183

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Inclusive - Diverse - VibrantLadysmith

First United ChurchSunday Service

including Sunday schoolat 10:30 amHealing Pathway

1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6-8 pm

Attend regularly the church of your choice

October 27, 2013 @10am

381 Davis Road 250-245-5113

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Titus 1:10-16 Pastor Darin Phillips

Welcome toSt. Mary’s

Catholic Church1135 - 4th Avenue

Ladysmith, BCMass Times:Sat. 5:00 pmSun. 9:00 am250-245-3414

Hall Rentals Available250-245-2077

ST. JOHN’SANGLICAN CHURCH

314 Buller St., LadysmithJesus Said: “Come and

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Sunday Morning Worship

8 am - Holy Communion10 am - Holy EucharistRev. Susan Hermanson250-245-5512

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• Want to help a Ladysmith musician in the Peak Per-formance Project? From now until Friday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m., you can vote for Ryan McMahon and his band, the lion the bear the fox, online at http://peakperforman-ceproject.com/vote/ and help them get one step closer

to winning up to $102,700 for their career.• Ladysmith Fam-

ily and Friends (LaFF) is holding its Family/Baby Ga-rage Sale Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Aggie Hall. If you’d like to rent a table, con-tact LaFF through Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LaFFFamilyBabyGa-rageSale or e-mail [email protected] or a LaFF staff mem-ber. There will be amazing deals on a variety of great fam-ily items. • Want to help out

with the Ladysmith

Festival of Lights? Your chance is com-ing up Sunday, Nov. 3 when the Festival of Lights Society hosts a work party to decorate down-town Ladysmith. Volunteers are needed to help put up lights and deco-rations, starting at 9 a.m. Anyone with a bucket truck or ladder truck would be a great help. If you’d like to help out, please call 250-245-5888 or 250-245-2263 or meet at the 49th Parallel Gro-cery upper parking lot at 9 a.m.• The Ladysmith

Chamber of Com-

merce says it is fortunate to have secured an intern from the Vancouver Island MBA pro-gram, Daljit Kaur, to work on the Chamber’s Business Centre Project this semester. “Daljit’s assignment has three aspects: pre-paring user-friendly material on how to start a new busi-ness in Ladysmith, preparing an inven-tory of available commercial and industrial rental properties in our community, and to interview some of the newer business-es in town to find

out what helped or hindered them when they were trying to get started,” states the Chamber. • Would you con-

sider sponsoring a family to attend Ladysmith Fam-ily and Friends (LaFF)’s Breakfast with Santa event? Every year, LaFF gives away tickets through the Food Bank and the Born Healthy Program and to local fami-lies in need. Spread the cheer and spon-sor a family today by contacting [email protected] or 250-210-0870.

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2013 Leprechaun 319DS Class CLots of room to roam with this dual-slide motorhome. Power awning, slide-room awning, bronze windows, steel-framed oors, dual-panes. Hit the road in style and comfort + Save Thousands this Fall!

2012 Denali 290RKS 5th WheelSave 10’s of Thousands off this 2012 model!!! Double-slide 5th w/solid surface counters, All Weather Package, 50amp service, Luxury Package - LAST ONE, DON’T MISS OUT!

2013 Coachmen Mirada 29DS Class AClass A Savings! Check out this A Class with 2 slides w/toppers, PLUS dual panes, electric awning, Onan generator, ducted AC, ush mount double door fridge and massive storage!

2013 Island Trail 2460RLS TTExcellent entertaining space in this rear living, dinette slide unit! Front bedroom features queen walk-around bed and wardrobes. Large oor area, scenic rear window, heated & enclosed tanks.

2013 Lance 950S CamperFamily-friendly camper! This spacious slide-out unit offers both a 60”x 80” innerspring pillow-top for you and a bunk bed w/child restraint for your loved one.

2013 Wilderness 2550RK TTLAST ONE! Unique breakfast bar opposite FS dining and sofa in large slide. Ducted AC w/crowned roof. Block foam brick insulation. Enclosed underbelly and Wide Trax axles.

STK# A13N2272MSRP $103,953

YEAR-ENDLIQUIDATIONSALE PRICE*

$74,910

STK# 12N1385MSRP $55,600


$29,990

STK# 13N1537MSRP $112,980


$78,920

STK# M13N1286MSRP $28,249


$19,990

STK# 13N1570MSRP $40,101


$29,990

STK# S13N11209MSRP $35,819


$19,999$270 **bi-wkly oac

$125 *bi-wkly oac

$280**bi-wkly oac

$83*bi-wkly oac

$125*bi-wkly oac

$83 *bi-wkly oac

Total Price including freight, excluding Road Ready Package and Taxes. PAYMENTS based on total price including freight and taxes less 10% down (or equivalent trade). Variable interest rate at the time of calculation 6.99% on approved credit (OAC), amortized over *390 bi-weekly pymts/5/15 term, **520 bi-weekly pymts/5/20 term, ***260 bi-weekly pymts/5/10 term, ****130 bi-weekly pymts/5/5 term. Zero down option available on request (on approved credit)

...enjoy this!STK# P13N752MSRP $24,513

YEAR-ENDLIQUIDATIONSALE PRICE*$18,620

for ONLY $78* bi-weekly

on approved credit

PLUS DON’T PAY ‘til MAY!

SAVEOVER$5,000 OFF MSRP!

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2013 Island Trek262BH Travel Trailer This feature-packed trailer is lightweight, durable and built for easy towing. This fi ve-sided welded aluminum framed unit features fi breglass exterior, electric power package including adjustable awning and tongue jack, pack-n-play door, exterior pass-thru storage, island queen bed, double plus single bunks in rear and so much more!

BC’s BIGGEST YEAR-END RV INVENTORY

$0 Down and Don’t Pay ‘til May 2014 oac

is on now at our 5 Vancouver Island locationsLIQUIDATION SALE

LADYSMITH CHEMAINUS CEDAR DUNCAN

Your Island Community Grocers since 1977

Visit us on the web www.the49th.com

2835 Oak Street1020 1st Avenue 1824 Cedar Road 550 Cairnsmore Street

250-246-3551Open Daily

8:00 am - 9:00 pm


7:30 am - 9:00 pm


7:30 am - 9:00 pm


7:30 am - 9:00 pm

100% Locally Owned & Operated • We deliver! (See store for details)We reserve the right to limit quantities • Pictures for illustrative purposes only

Prices effective Monday, October 21 to Sunday, October 27, 2013

Try Our Fresh Made

SushiMade fresh EVERYDAY!

Open Daily from 7:30am - 6:00pm1020 First Ave in Ladysmith, at the roundabout.

Ok2berfest

$2*Flavour, soy, almond milk or extra shots of espresso not included

All Hot Drinks

Any drink. Any size.*Yes, ALL hot drinks!

plus tax

Until October 31st!

it’s back!

For your Banners. Posters, Pictures,Etc!

WIDE FORMATCOLOUR PRINTING

NOW OFFERING IN HOUSE

Your Local Print Specialists

250-245-1200 940 1st Avenue, Ladysmith, BC

• Graphic Design• Digital Printing• Colour Copies• Business Cards• Laser Cheques

• Custom Forms• Stamps• Laminating• Fax Service• Scanning

• Wedding Invitations• Stationery• Locally Owned

8.80 kg

399lb.

Fresh Blackwell Angus

Inside RoundOven Roast

Hunt’s

Thick & RichPasta Sauce

680 ml, limit 4

100

SunRype

Blue LabelApple Juice

1 litre, limit 6

100

2.16 kg

98¢lb.

BC Home Grown Xtra Fancy

Royal GalaApples


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