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Dozens of youth of all ages and adults came out to the Park the Park skatepark rally on Sept. 7 in Chemainus to call for action on stalled skatepark plans, an idea which was first proposed about 10 years ago. Attendees spent a few hours showing off their skills to spectators on a makeshift skatepark in Waterwheel Park. Niomi PearsoN/ChroNiCle

Tourism numbers are up

With significant increases in visitors, phone calls and bus tours, the Cowichan Valley has proven itself the place to be this summer.

Visitor centres in Ladysmith and Chemainus are reporting increases as high as 36.4 per cent in some areas, as compared to last year’s num-bers.

Chemainus Visitor Centre co-ordinator Marlie Kelsey said Chemainus’ upbeat attitude and local events brought an increase of 21.3 per cent (7,324 people) to the centre in August, while in July, Chemainus experienced a 19.2-per-cent increase.

From April to June, the Chemainus Visitor Centre recorded a 36.4-per-cent increase in overall tourism (determined by the averages of total parties, visitors and bus tours).“The many events we’ve had going on draw people in — ArtBeat, which is a new Friday night art walk; the Theatre, which is celebrat-ing 20 years this year … and the murals,” said Kelsey.“And no matter what you have heard or what

you read, the murals are still a major draw to the community.”

Chemainus has seen tourists from a variety of different locales, including Europe, Australia and Japan.

This year, for the first time, there have been a significant number of French-Canadian visitors from Quebec, Kelsey said.“We’ve had an increase in bus tourism this year,

without a doubt,” she said.Some of the many summer events in

Chemainus this year have included Music in the

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Ladysmith Fire Chief Ray Delcourt and a fellow firefighter stand beside the Ladysmith Fire Department’s new Ford F-550 rapid inter-vention pickup truck, which arrived in May and which Delcourt says has been a major asset to help firefighters access some of the bush fires they’ve had to deal with this summer.

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T h e L a d y s m i t h F i r e Department’s most recent fleet acquisition has kept firefighters hot on the heels of numerous bush and house fires over the summer.

The Ford F-550 rapid inter-vention pickup truck, also known as Unit 5, with its 4x4 capability, practical size and 250-gallon water tank, has been out on a near-weekly basis since it arrived in mid-May and has been a bonus addition to the fleet, says fire chief Ray Delcourt.“It’s been our main source

of getting back into some of these bush fires we’ve had in the last month,” he said. “We could never take the [fire] truck where this truck can go.”

The rapid intervention truck,

custom-built to the tune of approximately $75,000, not only has pumping capabili-ties to knock the heart of a fire down quickly, but also has useful things such as foam fire suppressant and rescue equipment.

Most recently, the truck was deployed to a bush fire in the power lines off of South Watts Road on Weds., Sept. 5 at about 7 a.m. A pile of gar-bage and debris had been set on fire and grew to approxi-

mately 100 feet by 200 feet, Delcourt said. Fire personnel were able to quickly get the fire under control and were relieved by BC Forestry four hours after arriving on scene.

The rapid intervention vehi-cle also went to work after

a cigarette butt carelessly tossed away caused a brush fire on Sun., Sept. 2 at the end of Bayview Road.“It burnt up the bank almost to a house at the top of the hill,” Delcourt said.

The department is also looking into what caused a house fire in the 300 block of Davis Road that took place Fri., Aug. 31.“It’s under investigation, but at this time, we do not suspect it is suspicious,” Delcourt said.

The top floor of the house, which was unoccupied at the time of the fire, was fully involved when firefight-ers arrived. Damages are expected to be significant but have not been assessed at this time. “We had to do an exterior

attack of the fire because it was too hot to risk send-ing personnel in there,” said Delcourt.

T h e L a d y s m i t h F i r e Department is currently recruiting volunteer firefight-ers. To learn more, contact the fire hall at 250-245-6436.


“It’s been our main source of getting back into some of these

bush fires we’ve had in the last month.”

Ray Delcourt, fire chief

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Park, a Wednesday market and music festivals.“There’s a really good buzz in our town this

year — there seems to be a real enthusiasm despite that we have some issues that are chal-lenging us,” Kelsey said. “It’s a very positive atmosphere. Everybody’s working together to make it a neat place to live and come visit.”

Total visitors to the Ladysmith Visitor Centre in May were up 21.9 per cent, but numbers dropped 10 per cent in the month of July and 7.7 per cent in August.

Phone calls to the tourist office were up 34.5 per cent from April to June, with a total of 287 calls.“It’s definitely been up and busy,” said Jacquie

Chellew of the Visitor Centre. “I think maybe people are not looking to go to the big cities and they’re checking out the little gems we have around here.”

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Yarn Affair

A customer sorts through a variety of colourful yarns at the annual Art and Yarn Affair fundraising event at the Cowichan Neighbourhood House in Chemainus on Sept. 8.


After dedicating the last e ight years of his life to aiding the impoverished in the Philippines, Ted Wall has seen what a life-time of hardship and abjection can do.“They s t rugg le to

make everyday needs like food, clothes and sending their children to school,” he said. “A lot of times, with peo-ple living in poverty, one of the main prob-lems is a lack of hope and ambition.”

A member of Youth With A Mission, the Nanaimo born-and-raised missionary has been working from the ground level to assist and serve residents in the often-flood-ravaged areas of the Philippines. As base director, he oversees an area with approximately 500 homes and 4,000 resi-dents.“Often, we will try

to create livelihood

opportunities or proj-ects for people, or con-nect them with busi-nesses,” Wall said. “We hear their stories and we try to encourage them and push them towards their dreams.”

C u r r e n t l y o n a n annual trip home from the province of Laguna, where he resides full-time, Wall is spread-ing word of his work and canvassing dona-tions to take back with him to the Philippines, where they will be used specifically for flood relief.

Prior to Laguna, Wall also spent time doing missionary work in Manila, which is about two hours south of Laguna. He and another missionary have been there since December.“I felt like I wanted to

go to an area where there was nobody working there helping these people already,” he explained. “We lit-erally just got on a bus and tried to travel to as many places as we pos-sibly could. If we saw a poor person on the street, we’d visit their community.“We just saw such

overwhelming need [in Laguna].”

The Laguna area is well-known for flood-ing, particularly during the rain season, when they can experience up to four to six typhoons in a season.

This year, however, the province is experi-encing its worst floods on record, not due to natural disaster, but to a low-pressure system that has caused contin-ual rain, coupled with the typhoons.

More than 2,000 resi-dents have been evacu-ated from their homes into an emergency shelter (a gymnasium-sized covered basket-ball court) for the past month. The waters are not expected to fully recede for at least another month.“You can imagine the

challenge with bath-rooms and showers ... so it’s a pretty rough living situation,” Wall

said.Funds raised will help

to purchase things like rice, canned goods and hygiene items for the residents and toward rebuilding flood-dam-aged homes once the waters have receded.

Ladysmith communi-ty members are invited to a special fundraiser for the Philippines being held Sept. 22 at Oceanview Community Church.

Local resident and RN Kristie Hornett is help-ing organize the event, which will consist of a presentation by Wall about his work, as well as displays and a silent auction. Dr. John Potts, who has also provided aid to other countries, will make a presenta-tion as well.

Hornet t says she was very moved by Wall’s stories and pho-tos, and she is hoping to raise about $5,000 before he returns to the Philippines.“It’s an opportunity to

make a difference with change that may be on the counter or spent on a coffee,” Hornett said.

“Even a little bit would go a long way.”

According to Wall, $5 in Canadian currency is equivalent to about 250 pesos. He added that 150 pesos is a full 15-hour day’s wage in Laguna.

Doors will open for the fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Donors will be able to sign up for a monthly e-mail update on Wall’s progress.

For more information, call Kristie at 250-924-5572 or e-mail [email protected].


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Ladysmith councillors are hoping BC Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District will look into offering bus service into Nanaimo in the next five years.

Ladysmith council reviewed the Cowichan Valley Region Transit Future Plan Sept. 4. The plan was developed by BC Transit in part-nership with the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) and approved by the CVRD board of directors in March.

The plan envisions the region’s transit network 25 years from now and describes what services, infra-structure and investments are need-ed to get there.“The plan was designed to create

a stronger link between local plan-ning goals, land use and transit planning, support the key initia-tives of BC Transit’s Strategic Plan and support the Provincial Transit Plan,” Manuel Achadinha, president and CEO of BC Transit, wrote in a letter to council that accompa-nied the report.

The plan calls for the introduction of inter-regional service to Nanaimo as a medi-um-term priority to be implemented in the next six to 15 years, and councillors want to see that moved ahead.

The vision of the Cowichan Valley Region Transit Future Plan is a regional transit system that “con-nects people and communities through cost-effective, convenient, safe and accessible transit services.” The goals are to make transit an attractive transportation alterna-tive to the private vehicle, reduce the community’s impact on the environment and make the transit system more efficient.

Network priorities in the short term for the next five years include introducing transit service within Ladysmith and Electoral Area G, improving the frequency of week-day service, improving evening and weekend service, and improv-ing the inter-regional service to Victoria. Introducing transit service in Ladysmith would entail establish-ing a Ladysmith transit terminal and transit stops.

Looking ahead in the next six to

15 years, the Future Transit Plan calls for reconfiguring Duncan and North Cowichan transit services to introduce an urban circulator ser-vice and create more direct neigh-bourhood routes; reconfiguring South Cowichan transit services; introducing inter-regional service to Nanaimo; continuing to enhance inter-regional service to Victoria and extending the hours of operation on the Local Transit Network. The plan calls for improving Ladysmith ser-vices by enhancing neighbourhood services within the town, introduc-ing direct service between Duncan and Ladysmith and studying the feasibility of paratransit services in North Oyster.

In the long term, service imple-mentations called for 15-plus years from now include expand-ing service to new service areas in

South Cowichan, North Cowichan, Ladysmith and Lake Cowichan to support future develop-ment; increasing regional and neighbourhood ser-vice frequency and span of service over time to support increased popu-lation densities in town and village centres; and continuing to enhance inter-regional service to Nanaimo and Victoria.

C o u n c i l l o r s v o t e d unanimously to send a letter to BC Transit requesting a revision to change the implemen-

tation of an inter-regional service to Nanaimo from medium-term to short-term so that it begins in the next five years.“I’m kind of boggled by the fact that we’re getting direct feedback from people in the local area that they would prefer a north route in a timely matter, but they don’t seem to have taken that into account,” said Coun. Steve Arnett.

Coun. Jillian Dashwood was in favour of letting BC Transit know the town is interested in a link to Nanaimo to give youth a chance to take transit to university and to make other connections for local residents.“I think it’s really important they

know we are supportive of that,” she said. “I think six to 15 years doesn’t help our community grow in a sustainable way if people have to leave town. If we were to move some of that sort of stuff forward, our kids can stay here, and it makes it much more sustainable.”

Council wants bus link to NanaimoLindsay ChungThe ChroniCle

“I think six to 15 years doesn’t help our com-

munity grow in a sustainable way if people have to leave town.”

Jillian Dashwood,Ladysmith Councillor


A banner day

It’s official! The 25th annual Ladysmith Festival of Lights Light Up will be held Thurs., Nov. 29, as seen in this banner put up by Festival of Lights Society members Greg Edwards (left) and Bill Drysdale on Sept. 6. The Festival of Lights is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and the volunteer organizers have plans to make it even bigger and better than past years.


Helmet drive raising cash for new Fire Safety House

Firefighters in the Cowichan Valley are hoping to buy a new Fire Safety House to teach more people what to do if they find themselves inside a burn-ing building by next spring.And to raise the money to

buy this new Fire Safety House, the Cowichan Valley Fire Prevention Association (CVFPA), which serves 18 fire halls between North Oyster and the Malahat, is having its first helmet drive this month.

Fire departments from all around the Cowichan Valley will be collecting donations to raise funds for a new Fire Safety House.

The current house is unreli-able and only accessible to children, explained Meghan Bailey, a firefighter in Crofton.“The one we hope to purchase

later this fall will be accessible to all age ranges and be a bet-ter learning tool to teach citi-

zens what to do should they be inside a burning building,” she noted.

This Saturday (Sept. 15) fire-fighters will be at Ladysmith Safeway, Ladysmith 49th P a r a l l e l G r o c e r y S t o r e , C h e m a i n u s F o o d s a n d Chemainus 49th Paral le l Grocery Store from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. trying to fill their helmets with donations.

The helmet drive is like the firefighters’ well-known boot drive for Muscular Dystrophy, but for a different cause.

Bailey says the new Fire Safety House the CVFPA is hoping to purchase costs $55,000, and the CVFPA is about $30,000 short. The CVFPA hopes to raise the $30,000 by the end of October so that it can purchase the new Fire Safety House and have it fully operational for next spring.

The current Fire Safety House was built 30 years ago, and one of the main issues is that it is too heavy, explained

Bailey.“It costs a lot to maintain, and right now, it has to be towed by a tow truck … we can’t get it to every location,” she said.

“It’s small up in the area we use in the house; we can get a firefighter up there with a group of kids, but we can’t get a group of seniors or people with mobility issues up there.”

Bailey says the new Fire Safety House would serve the same purpose to help teach the public about fire safety and teach people how to safely exit a burning building, but it would be more accessible and more portable.“It will be wheelchair-accessi-ble, so we’ll be able to serve everybody,” she said. “It will be light so we can tow it with a truck, and everyone will be able to get into it.”

It costs about $1,500 a year to maintain the current Fire Safety House, but the new one would only cost about $200 a year, added Bailey.

Lindsay ChungThe ChroniCle

Firefighters will be at grocery stores in Ladysmith and Chemainus this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. hoping for donations


Town of Ladysmith

The Town of Ladysmith wishes to establish a Revitalization Tax Exemption Program (Economic Revitalization) to encourage the commercial and industrial redevelopment of those areas which are experiencing challenges in attracting and retaining investment.

The objectives of Bylaw 1807 are:• To stimulate construction and alteration of buildings within Ladysmith; and• To encourage new business investment in commercial and industrial used

lands and, in turn, encourage new employment; and• To promote a higher standard of urban design within business areas and

employment areas in order to increase the attractiveness of these locations; and

• Generally reinforce the Town’s commitment to economic revitalization

Bylaw 1807 will apply to eligible properties in the Town of Ladysmith classed by BC Assessment as Class 4 (Major Industry), 5 (Light Industry) or 6 (Commercial) and located within the Revitalization Area as outlined in Schedule A of Bylaw 1807.

To be eligible for an exemption under the program, an applicant must:• obtain a building permit for construction of a new building or improvement

or alteration of an existing building or improvement having a project value, as determined by the building inspector, of $200,000 or greater for the portion that is deemed the eligible Project

• ensure that the building permit is issued after April 1, 2012 and • ensure that the Occupancy Permit is issued within two (2) years of the

Building Permit

The amount of the annual Tax Exemption will be equal to the municipal portion of property taxes imposed under section197(1)(a) of the Community Charter on that part of the assessed value calculated by deducting the baseline assessment from the current assessed value and multiplying the difference by the current municipal tax rate.

The maximum term of a tax exemption under Bylaw 1807 will be five years.

The above bylaw may be inspected at City Hall, 410 Esplanade, Ladysmith, British Columbia during normal office hours (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) excluding statutory holidays. Further information or questions of clarification may be directed to Erin Anderson, Director of Financial Services at 250.245.6402 ([email protected])

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The Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce is looking to bring back a little more homegrown to its hometown.

Tonight (Tues., Sept. 11), during the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets’ third annual Farmers Appreciation Week, t h e C h a m b e r o f Commerce is host-ing the Tuesday night Make It, Bake It, Grow It Market.As of Friday, there

were 14 vendors confirmed. Some of their products will include vegetables, fruits, honey, jewel-ry, dried soup mixes, fudge, and canning supplies.

Chamber manager Melody Smythies says the market will also be held Tues., Sept. 18 and Sept. 25 as a test pilot for a weekly market starting next

June.She said they will be inter-

ested in hearing feedback and ideas over the next few weeks as the Make It, Bake It, Grow It Market is held.“You need people to shop at these markets in order for them to come back,” she said.

“We’re hoping that the commu-nity will come down and enjoy. If it’s good, we’ll build on it.”

The idea sprouted from the notion that Ladysmith should have its own farmer-type mar-

ket to attract more business to the town. The last local weekly market was held by the Ladysmith Downtown Business Association several years ago.“There’s one in Cedar, Nanaimo,

Duncan, Sidney — there’s so many people that have markets,

and since the Thursday night market disappeared, we always wanted to bring one back,” said Smythies.

Smythies says an ideal spot for the market next year could be the train sta-tion parking lot opposite town hall.

The Ladysmith Make It, Bake It, Grow It Market starts tonight (Tuesday) and will run from 3-7 p.m. on First Avenue from Roberts Street to Gatacre Street.

Vendors are still welcome to register for the Sept. 18 and Sept. 25 markets at a cost of $25 per night. Call the Chamber office at 250-245-2112 for more information.

New Ladysmith market debuts Tues.Make It, Bake It, Grow It Market takes place Tuesday nights in September from 3-7 p.m. as a test pilot for a weekly market next summerNiomi PearsonThe ChroniCle

“You need people to shop at these markets in order for them to come

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enjoy.”Melody Smythies, Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce


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The Town of Ladysmith has vacancies on the following volunteer citizen advisory commissions and committees:

• Advisory Planning Commission • Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission • Heritage Revitalization Advisory Commission • Advisory Design Panel

The Commissions typically meet once a month, and their role is to make recommendations to Council about matters that affect all of us. Citizen advisory committees play a key role in shaping our community. You can get an application form at City Hall or the Frank Jameson Community Centre, or online at http://www.ladysmith.ca/city-hall/public-advisory-commissions-committees.

Please submit your application by October 5, 2012. If you have any questions about Ladysmith’s Advisory Commissions and Committees, please call Mayor Hutchins at 250.245.6403, or send an e-mail to [email protected]

We look forward to working with you to help make Ladysmith even better!

Council, Town of Ladysmith

Horseshoe Bay Inn turns 120

The Horseshoe Bay Inn in Chemainus is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year and is marking the occasion with a week of “good old-fashioned fun and festivities.” The celebrations kicked off with an open house on Sunday. Hostess Heather Vanderbasch — seen here beside the fireplace in the hotel’s lobby with a picture of her great-grandmother, Mary Isabelle Meugens — led tours of the hotel, dining room and pub. From now until Saturday, there will be draws and prize giveaways in the pub and the liquor store, and on Saturday night, “The Shoe Pub” is hosting a logger and lumber baron theme night. There will be prizes for those who come dressed as a logger, lumber baron or turn-of-the-century woman. Find out more about the hotel’s colourful history in next week’s Chronicle. Lindsay Chung/ChroniCLe

Local politicians are preparing for their annual convention,

to be held Sept. 25-28 in Victoria.

One of the first orders of business this year will be a vote to raise the dues paid by local governments to the Union of B.C. Municipalities to cover rising travel costs for staff to serve on provin-cial committees. The plan is also to change the name to Union of B.C. Local Governments to reflect the participation of regional districts and aboriginal com-munities.

So what do these commit-tees and conferences accom-plish? The UBCLG, as it will soon be known, is mainly a lobby group for local poli-ticians to seek changes to federal and provincial laws to keep up with changing times. The resolutions offer a snapshot of modern prob-lems facing local govern-ments. A major theme is public safety, and this year, it is the Columbia Shuswap Regional District renewing a

long-standing plea for more provincial policing money for rural communities.

Surrey has a resolution seeking better notice and control of a growing number of medical marijuana licenc-es issued by Ottawa. Local fire and police departments end up dealing with licensed grow-ops that spring up qui-etly and create electrical hazards, or expand produc-tion beyond their licences as this stealth legalization continues.

Pitt Meadows, home to a Hells Angels clubhouse and drug-related crime familiar to most urban communi-ties, wants B.C. to follow Alberta’s lead and give police authority to remove known gang members from bars and clubs.

This year, the debate may go further. Metchosin is seeking support to call on Ottawa to decriminalize marijuana, ending a “failed policy which has cost mil-lions of dollars in police, court, jail and social costs.” No chance of that under the Stephen Harper govern-ment, but it’s worthwhile to send the message.

Another long-shot demand, sparked by the abduction of three-year-old Kienan Hebert of Sparwood last year, is for Ottawa to make its sex offender registry public for convicted repeat offenders.

Ashcroft councillors want to give emergency services authority to deal with anoth-er modern hazard: hoarding. Yes folks, it’s more than just a show on TV that exposes a creepy side effect of our bloated North American consumer culture. The Ashcroft resolution notes that obsessively piling stuff to the rafters is a growing problem. And as with mari-juana grow ops, “local gov-ernments have little or no authority to enforce compli-ance with health and safety standards when a building is owner occupied.”

Another First World prob-lem is the “pocket dialing” of 9-1-1 by mobile phones. This is more than just a nuisance because local emergency services are obliged to respond to every call they get. And mobile phones can’t be traced to their location with any

precision, creating time-consuming searches that weaken response to real emergencies.

Other resolutions tackle complex and important issues, such as the effect of hydro development on municipal water supplies. But alas, most will be lost in the convention noise, overshadowed by political posturing over matters best left alone.

Last year’s convention featured the low comedy of delegates voting with wire-less devices to condemn smart meters, after display-ing their ignorance of the subject. This year, in addi-tion to factually challenged railing about oil tankers, there will be a tough stance taken against shark’s fin soup, which will no doubt strike fear into the Chinese fishing fleet.

Once delegates vote them-selves more taxpayers’ money to run this show, perhaps they should keep their grandstanding to a minimum.

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

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Re: Water, Sewer Will Extend to Four Corners (Letter to the Editor, Sept. 4, 2012)

We would like to respond to questions raised in a recent let-ter to the editor about plans by the Town of Ladysmith and the Stz’uminus First Nation to extend water and sanitary sewer services to Stz’uminus First Nation’s IR 12 Reserve Lands (commonly known as Four Corners).

In short, the Town of Ladysmith is not providing any subsidy. Stz’uminus First Nation will pay all costs of pipelines and service

connections and be responsible for the same cost of water/sewer services as town residents/busi-nesses. The Stz’uminus First Nation will be paying for mainte-nance and metering services.

The Town cannot provide a financial benefit, and the Stz’uminus First Nation has not asked for one.

The Town (approximate popula-tion 8,200) is currently upgrading our wastewater treatment plant to secondary treatment capacity. The first stage of the upgraded plant will be able to service 17,500, with a full capacity of 30,000.

There is ample capacity to pro-vide much-needed sewer services to Stz’uminus First Nation resi-dents.

The Town’s new Liquid Waste Management Plan, which has been guided by a citizens’ Liquid Waste Management Committee, includes the provision of treat-ment options for communities outside the Town limits; this is

an expectation of the provincial government.

It is far more cost-effective and environmentally sensitive to extend existing services from Ladysmith than to build new water and sanitary sewer treat-ment plants for a relatively small population. Also, adding users will reduce the capital costs for Ladysmith residents.

Economic development in Ladysmith and the surrounding area is a priority for town council and the Stz’uminus First Nation. In fact, the recent MOU also calls for joint development of indus-trial land in south Ladysmith.

Economic development in the area will mean increased demand for goods and services that are available within Ladysmith. This type of increased economic activ-ity will benefit all of us.

The Stz’uminus First Nation will also be taking part in joint economic development meetings with the Ladysmith Chamber

of Commerce, the Ladysmith Downtown Business Association and the Town. The intent of these meetings is, once again, to work together for the benefit of all our members and citizens.

The Community Accord guid-ing the working relationship and joint projects between the Town of Ladysmith and Stz’uminus First Nation is called the Naut’sa Mawt or “Working Together” Community Accord. A key guiding principle is that we work together on common interests and for the good of both communities.

Our communities are stronger when we work together, and we can accomplish far more for all of us by combining resources.

We welcome discussion on these important matters.

Mayor Rob HutchinsTown of LadysmithChief John Elliott

Stz’uminus First Nation

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was developed in the days that we were the Nanaimo School D i s t r i c t , n o t t h e Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District,” said Donna Reimer, the school district’s direc-tor of communica-tions. “The logo relies heav-ily on the number 68 and some Nanaimo-only landmarks, such as the Bastion and Mount Benson.”

Reimer says the board of education plans for the dis-trict to begin using the name Nanaimo-Ladysmith Publ ic Schools, as opposed to the name School District 68.“Considering how much our district has changed in the past 32 years, and with our new strategic plan being developed, it is time to revamp the district’s graphic identity,” said Reimer.

“Our graphic identity is the way that we visually represent to the community our pride in our schools and our district ’s strengths and unique characteristics.”

During the summer, the district issued a request for proposals for a graphic design firm to work with the district on the development of a new graphic identity.

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However, at least one teacher did not receive the traditional wel-coming gift in the first week of school.

Four Ladysmith boys were fined $5 plus costs ($11.75 each) for stealing apples from a local orchard.

T h e P r o v i n c i a l Government of B.C. announced that it had received a new appa-ratus for the taking of fingerprints to identify criminals. All convict-ed felons would now become part of a pro-

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Sat., Sept. 11 marked the opening of the 1937-38 hunting season on Vancouver Island, and in the first week alone, there were three incidents involving the accidental discharge of a firearm. The first occurred near Duncan when a hunter was pro-ceeding through the woods using his rifle as a walking stick, the second by a Victoria man jumping over a log with his finger on the trigger, and the third by a young man following his father through the woods w h i l e d r a g g i n g a .22-calibre rifle behind him by the barrel.Although none of the

resulting injuries were fatal, one hunter has suffered a temporary loss of the use of his right hand and a sec-ond is still explain-ing why he narrowly missed shooting his companion in the back. It has also been reported that as a result of the third mis-hap, neither the young hunter nor his father will be sitting down for a while.

S a l t a i r f a r m e r William Hutchinson h a d a s u c c e s s f u l week at the Provincial Exhibition in Victoria. His five entries of Buff Orpington chickens won five first prizes. In spuds, he competed in 10 classes and received six firsts and four sec-onds. At 6 p.m. on the last day of the show, there were a number of people waiting to purchase his produce and his seed exhibits, and he booked many orders.September 1962

Bi l l Dav idson o f Ladysmith became the latest member of the Turtle Club, a

select club of individ-uals whose lives have been saved by a hard hat. Davidson escaped death or serious injury when a blasting charge sent a six-pound rock through a crummy roof and glanced off his hard hat, cracking it in the process. The award was presented by Axel Anderson, Comox Logging and Railway safety officer.

Loca l merchants r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e cheaper Canadian dollar had done little for local tourism in the summer. Knight’s, Gour lay ’s and the Wigwam all indicated little change in busi-ness — either in the amount purchased or the number of custom-ers. Local Chamber of Commerce president Stan Heys commented that “ The ‘Diefendollar’ had def ini te ly not helped to increase the number of American tourists in Ladysmith.”

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Instead of making funding for the Cowichan Sportsplex a regional function, Ladysmith council would like to see the complex funded in a manner similar to the Cowichan Theatre.

Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) member municipalities and electoral areas fund the Cowichan Theatre using a model where the users living closest to the theatre pay the most toward its operation, and those living farther away pay less, Mayor Rob Hutchins explained Sept. 4 as council debated a request by the CVRD to participate in an annual f inancial contribution service for the Cowichan Sportsplex.“When we fund the

Cowichan Theatre, we fund it at a level that is based on concentric circles

— the further out you are, the less you pay,” said Hutchins.

The Chesterfield S p o r t s S o c i e t y recently appeared as a delegation at the CVRD and updated the board of direc-tors on the opera-t ions and “fund-ing crisis” affect-ing the Cowichan Sportsplex, accord-ing to CVRD corporate secretary J.E. Barry, who wrote to council in mid-August to ask whether the town wishes to participate in an Annual Financial Contribution Service for the Sportsplex.

In response, the CVRD board passed a resolution to conduct a poll to determine which CVRD member municipalities and electoral areas are interested in participating in the service.

For the past number of years, the Town of Ladysmith has been con-tributing financially to the opera-tion of the Cowichan Sportsplex through a regional grant-in-aid sub-sidy issued by the CVRD. All munici-palities and electoral areas fund regional grants, and in 2012, all 13 jurisdictions paid $0.64 per $100,000 household, explained Barry.

To provide a greater level of fund-ing certainty to the Chesterfield Sports Society, the CVRD board is proposing to create an Annual

Financial Contribution Service. Establishing this service will elimi-nate the need for the Chesterfield Sports Society to request a regional grant-in-aid each year, Barry noted in his letter.“Instead, the annual financial con-tribution would become a line item in each year’s budget,” he wrote.

“The creation of this new service will not impose a new expense on resi-dents in electoral area or municipal-ities since they are already paying to financially assist the Cowichan Sportsplex.”

The Chesterfield Sports Society has advised they will require $146,000 from the CVRD in 2013. If all 13 jurisdictions participate in

this proposed service, the residential tax rate would be $0.94 per $100,000 assessment, using 2012 assessment data, explained Barry.

L a d y s m i t h c o u n c i l decided to write a letter to the CVRD stating that at this time, the Town of Ladysmith declines to par-ticipate in the proposed funding model for the Cowichan Sportsplex and to request consideration by the CVRD of establish-ing a similar formula to the formula used to fund the Cowichan Theatre.

Coun. Gordon Horth was the only councillor to vote against the motion.“I think we should follow

the Nanaimo example and go to a two-tier system,” he said. “We have adjoining communities that take services from us in all kinds of ways, and they can pick and choose what suits them. I guess we’ve got a ways to go before the larger ques-tion about regional facilities can be answered — and I hope it gets resolved because that’s the right thing to do.“I’m disappointed it has gone on this long.”

Hutchins, who believes the major-ity of the CVRD electoral areas declined to participate in the service, suggested that if there isn’t support among CVRD member municipali-ties to create an Annual Financial Contribution Service, the Cowichan Sportsplex will likely be considered as a grant-in-aid again next year.“We have provided five years in

grant-in-aid, two at $80,000 and our last three at $100,000,” he said.

“They have an alternative.”

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She may not have received the title of B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a A m b a s s a d o r , b u t Ladysmith’s Jayse Van Rooyen walked away from the program with two awards, a schol-arship, numerous top five placements, new friends and more self-confidence.

T h e 2 0 - y e a r- o l d , who was a Ladysmith Princess in 2010-11, was the only candidate from Vancouver Island in this year’s British Columbia Ambassador P r o g r a m , a n d s h e recently took part in the final week of the program in Merritt in late August.

In Merritt, Van Rooyen won the Friendship Award and the People’s

Choice Award, and she received a schol-arship for Vancouver Island University. She placed in the top five for the Fundraiser Award, Public Speaking Award, Community Presentation Award and the Promotion Award.“It went so well,” said

Van Rooyen. “It was so overwhelming in a good way.”

Van Rooyen is partic-ularly proud of winning the Friendship Award, which is similar to the Miss Congeniality award she won in the Ladysmith Ambassador program.“It was the coolest

award for me to win,” she said. “I just burst into tears the sec-ond I won the award. It’s such an honour because the girls vote for that one. Being in such a close competi-tion, it’s nice to know they respect you.”

Va n R o o y e n w a s excited to place in the top five for public speaking. She says she was never very good at it, and she did not place in the speech por-tion of the Ladysmith Ambassador program, so she feels like she has come very far.“I think that’s what the

program is all about — progressing,” she said.

Va n R o o y e n w a s also proud of placing in the top five for the Community Award, which is a combina-tion of her community presentation and her community speech.“I was top five for

b e s t r e p r e s e n t i n g Ladysmith, so that was really cool,” she said.

“I was on par with the girls who won a title, and I was really happy. I felt like I’d really rep-resented Ladysmith to the best of my ability, so I was really happy to win that award.”

Van Rooyen says her favourite part of the B.C. Ambassador

Program was being in Merritt and telling peo-ple all about Ladysmith.“It’s a really cool way

to promote the town,” she said. “I loved talk-ing about Ladysmith. I could have talked about it until my face went blue.”

Van Rooyen’s com-munity presentation was her favourite on-stage aspect of the week. She dressed up as an oyster and talked about Ladysmith’s past, present and future.

Van Rooyen a l so loved getting to know 11 new people from around B.C. whom she now calls friends.“I loved meeting the

candidates and getting to know a very diverse group of girls,” she said.

“Even though it’s a hard competition, everyone was so encouraging. It’s so cool. I now have f r iends absolute ly everywhere. It’s so nice because that’s what you want to do — you want to branch out and spread your horizons. That was the coolest part for me.”

For Van Rooyen, the hardest part of the program was the three-hour knowledge exam.

Van Rooyen felt lucky to have a lot of family and friends in Merritt.“I was the furthest

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Their fall choral ses-sion starts Wednesday (Sept. 12), and all new male and female mem-bers, particularly those in the bass and tenor vocal range, are invited to sing along.“Just about every choir

seems to have that request constantly,” said choir co-manager Dave Carter. “Men often think that they don’t have a very good voice, but when they get out and sing with other men, they often find they do a lot bet-ter than they thought they could.”

T h e Ye l l o w p o i n t Singers (YPS) started about 13 years ago as a small community choir for residents in the Yellowpoint area and has grown continu-ally. The choir currently has about 40-45 mem-bers from Nanaimo to Ladysmith and every-where in between. With the eldest members in their 70s and youngest in their 20s, there’s a place for all music lov-ers.“We don’t turn anyone

away,” Carter said.Singing everything

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sical pieces to gospel a n d m o d e r n s h o w tunes, there is always something for every-one, whether you are in the choir or in the audience.“ Ye l l o w p o i n t h a s

unique style in that it’s relatively eclectic and welcoming,” Carter said.

Frank Letain, a tenor who has been with the choir three years, describes it as therapy.“We rehearse once a

week, and you leave there feeling uplifted,” he said.

There are no audi-tions required to join, but the choir does two major performances per year, a Christmas Concert and a Spring Concert. They also p e r f o r m a t l o c a l seniors’ homes such as the Lodge on 4th and La Rosa Gardens. This year’s Christmas Concert will be held Dec. 9 at Oceanview Community Church. Choir directors are hoping to feature a Nanaimo children’s choir at the perfor-mance.“We like to share our

performance time, and that’s always good for the audience — they get a bigger bang for their buck,” Carter said.

Twice a year, YPS hosts full-day work-shops, which are a great learning opportunity

for choral members to strengthen the quality of their repertoire and receive in-depth train-ing. A potluck is also held during the work-shops.“It is said of our choir

that we are almost as good at cooking as we are at singing,” Carter laughed. “We’re pretty good at looking after each other. There’s a lot of social interac-tion and social support in our choir.”

The choir is directed by Doug Roszmann, and their accompanist is Sharyn Andruski-Collins.“ H e r e a l l y m a k e s

everyone fee l wel -comed and wanted, and he’s able to get the best from us,” Carter said of Roszmann, adding that Andruski-Collins performs her duties as choral accompanist with incredible preci-sion.

L e t a i n j o i n e d Yellowpoint Singers a f t e r m o v i n g t o Ladysmith from the mainland.“I’ve always loved to

sing; I’ve been singing in choirs since high school,” he said. “As soon as I got here, I was looking around for a choir to join.”

Responding to an ad in the Chronicle, Letain showed up for a YPS rehearsal, and the rest is music history.

“They made me feel very welcome, and t h a t ’s c o n t i n u e d , ” Letain said. “I’ve sung with a lot of choirs over the years and you get a feel for different ones; I very much like the warm atmosphere with the other members of the [Yellowpoint] choir. We all love singing, and we all enjoy making music together.”

Letain said his most memorable moments have been performing at seniors’ homes.“Those were very spe-

cial moments for me because we go into the nursing homes, and you see these elderly people and lots of times, you can just see the joy in their faces … their eyes light up and you’ll see a toe or fin-ger start tapping in time to the music and you just know that you’ve touched them,” he said.

YPS rehearsals take p l a c e We d n e s d a y nights from 7-9 p.m. at Cedar Secondary School in two sessions

— fall (September to December) and spring ( J a n u a r y t o M a y ) . There is a $50 charge per session to help cover expenses such as sheet music and facility rental.

For more information about the Yellowpoint Singers, contact Joan at 250-753-9483 or Dave at 250-245-3727.


Behind the scenes at Ladysmith Little Theatre

Shellie Trimble, a Ladysmith Players Society board member, goes through the costumes at Ladysmith Little Theatre during the third annual Behind The Scenes community event at the theatre Sunday afternoon.

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What does a work-ing musician look like in the music industry today?

We all know the old model can no longer sustain itself, but no one has really nailed down what the “new” model looks like. Until now.Arbutus Music in

Nanaimo is bringing the first Professional M u s i c i a n S e l f -Management Program to Vancouver Island, starting this week.“There are two ways

to enter the music industry,” says school administrator and Self-Management instructor Cathleen McMahon of Ladysmith. “One is to get a schtick and pray that the stars align for you to get that one-per-cent chance at glory. The other is to become a working musician.”

It is a well-known fact that there are more than 100,000 people in Canada trying to make a living in the music industry. The reality is

that only one per cent — or 1,000 people — is actually successful.

With the money gener-ated by music quickly subsiding, the goal turns to becoming sus-tainable as a working musician.

Take the examples of Craig Cardiff from Ontario and Vancouver Is land ’s own Ryan McMahon of Ladysmith and Wil Mimnaugh of Qualicum Beach. All three of these working musicians have discov-ered how to narrow down and focus all of their attention on the audience that is truly supporting them and their music.“Craig Cardiff has a

unique way of look-ing at generating his sustainable income,” explains Cathleen. “He changes the way we look at being success-ful as a musician, and his model can work for thousands.”

Support for music today comes f rom a number of differ-

ent sources. People, businesses and com-munities who pride themselves on being

“patrons of the arts” are where these three artists find the support they need to feed their families and support their art form.

Ryan McMahon’s last album wouldn’t have been possible without the investment sup-port of ENH Cabinets in Abbotsford and the owner of Arbutus Music. Both companies have taken an interest in the Vancouver Island Artist of the Year’s music and hope to see it keep being recorded and performed.

The Pro fess iona l M u s i c i a n S e l f -Management Program at Arbutus Music cov-ers everything from the basics of copyright, registering songs with SOCAN, finding fund-ing through govern-ment agencies and grant or loan programs l ike FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting

Canadian Talent on Recording) to book-ing, touring and build-ing relationships with proper use of business communication skills.“ T h e r e a r e s m a l l

things that can make a huge difference in how your music is received,” explains Cathleen. “Something as simple as forget-ting to put a catalogue number or a spine on your CD can mean that it doesn’t ever see the catalogue department of radio stations across the country. If it doesn’t have a spine and a num-ber, they can’t find it on the shelf. You may send your music out to stations and then wonder why it never gets played. It could be something that simple.”

C a t h l e e n w o r k e d in the music indus-try in Vancouver for more than 15 years as a personal business manager for bands and solo artists rang-ing from Nickelback to Jeremy Fisher. In

2007, she founded a boutique marketing and management firm, Mission Management Group, and s igned Ryan McMahon as her flagship artist.

A f t e r m o v i n g t o Ladysmith in December 2008, Cathleen con-t inued to work in Va n c o u v e r a t t h e N i m b u s S c h o o l o f Recording Arts, teach-ing the Music Business P r o g r a m . I n 2 0 1 1 , Arbutus Music owner Richard Leighton invit-ed Cathleen to adminis-trate the Arbutus Music School and teach a Music Business Course.

Cathleen developed a 16-week Professional M u s i c i a n S e l f -Management Program to give the tools of success directly to artists to enable more instrumentalists and performers to be suc-cessful “working musi-cians.”

The course starts this Thursday (Sept. 13) from 6-9 p.m. and includes a three-hour Career Spotlight ses-sion with Craig Cardiff on Nov. 18. For more information, visit www.arbutusmusic.com.— Submitted


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Ladysmith Secondary to host meeting to rally new coaches

The game plan for extracur-ricular athletics at Ladysmith Secondary School will be determined following a com-munity meeting being held to enlist new coaches and assistant coaches for this year’s lineup of activities.

Anyone in the community who is interested in coach-ing a sports team at LSS — be it basketball, rugby, bad-minton or soccer — should be sure to attend the meet-ing, which takes place Weds., Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the high school.“It’s in response to the

community’s call for con-tinued and new extracur-ricular athletic programs at Ladysmith Secondary,” said principal Dave Street. “We have a shortage of coaches, we have fewer teachers than in past, and the expertise of some of those teachers does not lend itself to some of the sports that have been stan-dards for years.”

Coaching a high school sports team is a volunteer position that requires many hours of practice, but just as

many intrinsic rewards. The school is looking for coach-es for both junior and senior teams, which are separated into boys and girls teams as well.“Coaching is a huge respon-sibility — it has to do with the practices, the tourna-ments, transportation, and in many cases fundraising,” Street said. “Some of these people put in hundreds of additional hours through-out the school year taking a team all the way to, in some cases, provincial finals.”

Last year, a total of four community coaches made up the bulk of coaching staff for athletic teams at LSS, such as rugby coach Pete Kis-Toth.“We wouldn’t have had a rugby program without him,” Street said. “We need folks like him and many more.”

While no experience is nec-essary, passion and dedica-tion are valuable assets to have.“I’m not going to be turning anybody away who has the qualifications, who’s inter-ested and passionate about working with our students,” Street said.

New ideas for athletic pro-grams will also be heard at the Sept. 19 meeting. Street said although not every sport will make the cut, the school would like to hear from people who have cre-ative ideas or think outside the box.

Street said he is very interested in the possibil-ity of getting a district-wide dodgeball league started in Ladysmith.“Dodgeball is one of those sports that can draw in a lot of different students who wouldn’t necessarily play

traditional sports,” he said. “It’s another area to get kids involved and make them feel good about themselves, being part of a team.”Attending the meeting will

be the school’s new student activities co-ordinator Kyle McDonald. Information and ideas discussed during the meeting will be taken down, and based on the number of coaches that come forward, the school will determine which sports can viably be mounted.

For more information, call the school at 250-245-3043.


Boys basketball coach Randy Steel (far left) watches on as Ronald Finnegan makes a leap for the net last season. File Photo

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FOOTE, Jean Sylvia (nee Lundahl)September 3, 1925 - August 15, 2012

Jean died peacefully in her sleep and has gone to join her beloved husband Scott, the love of her live.

Jean is survived by her seven children Chris-tina, Donalda, Sheila, Cynthia, Ronald, Debra and James; their spouses, sixteen grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, her brother Gerald Lundahl and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to BC Children’s Hospital or to the charity of your choice.

Interment will be at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens on September 15, 2012 followed by a Celebration of Life at 2 p.m. in the Arbutus Room at the Best Western Cowichan Valley Inn, 6474 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan, B.C.

Jean’s family would like to thank the staff at Menno Hospital in Abbotsford for the loving care they gave to Mom in her final years.

Cathers, ElsieElsie Cathers passed away peacefully on Sept. 4, 2012 at Cairnsmore Place, Duncan BC.

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Elsie is predeceased by her husband George in 1963, and by three brothers and two sisters. She is survived by one sister, Doris Redekopp, sons Dave (Bev) Cathers, and Ken (Inge) Cathers, daughters Marlene Cathers and Shirley Dow, ten grandchildren, and twenty-one great-grandchildren.

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FRAMERS NEEDED. DaytonaHomes in Regina and Saska-toon, SK are looking for sub-contractor framers to join our team! If you are looking for competitive pay, a fast paced environment and you are will-ing to relocate, please contactJeff at 306-779-2288 ext 284 or email [email protected].

WANTED: Local fi nish car-penter/cabinet maker to make built-in bookcases. 250-245-2678.


TRADES, TECHNICAL

AUTOMATED TANK Manu-facturing Inc. is looking for Welders, due to a huge ex-pansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have open-ings for 10-3rd Year Apprentic-es or Journeyperson Welders. We offer best wages in indus-try. 3rd Year Apprentice $28-$30/hour, Journeyperson $32-$35/hour, higher with tank ex-perience. Profi t sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus in-centive. Full insurance pack-age 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at: (offi ce)780-846-2231; (fax)780-846-2241 or send resume to:[email protected]@autotanks.caKeep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or ele-vated work platform.

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QUALITY CONTROL Person experienced with Piping andStructural Welding needed fora growing Northern Company.Competitive wages and bene-fi ts. Please email resume to:[email protected] 250-775-6227 or apply on-line www.torqueindustrial.com

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The Ladysmith Healthcare Auxiliary needs new vol-unteers for our Thrift Store and Gift Shops.If you can commit 3 or 4 hours of time a week, and want to help raise funds for health related projects and organizations, come to the Thrift Store for a volunteer application, or check out our website at: www.ladysmith healthcareaux.ca

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& MOVING STORAGE

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on lo-cal moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)753-6633.

PLUMBING

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

MAYTAG SXS fridge, $350, white 17 cu ft fridge $300, 30” almond self cleaning range, $125, white 30” range $150, white self cleaning range, $200, white self clean convec-tion range $300. Apt sized stacking washer/dryer $350. Washer dryer sets $200-$350. Washers $150-$250, Dryers $100-$150. Built-in dishwash-ers $100-$150. 6 month war-ranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

BOOKS, COINS, STAMPS

NORMAN ROCKWELL rare books. Norman Rockwell, 60 Year Retrospective (Thomas S. Buechner). A soft cover in good condition w/ pullout prints of Rockwell’s art pub-lished in 1972. Second book, Norman Rockwell Illustrator (Arthur L. Guptill). Hard cover in hard cover box, good condi-tion has history and beautiful art work. Published in 1946. Asking $100 ea or $175 for both. Call (250)924-7866.

FUEL/FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest fi re-wood producer offers fi rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

FURNITURE

LIFT CHAIR for sale, medium Brown, lightly used and in good condition, $250 OBO. New - $800. Please call 250-746-4749 to view.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

KENMORE FRIDGE, $100, Air conditioner, $75, 1 Safe, $40, 1 carport Freezer, $25. All in great condition. Call (250)743-4375 or (250)480-6875 anytime.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDINGS. Reduced prices now! 20x22 $4,455. 25x26 $4,995. 30x38 $7,275. 32x50 $9,800. 40x54 $13,995. 47x80 $19,600. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

CAYCUSEVery rare 5 acre treed

park-like Property with well-maintained furnished home - 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake. Perfect for recreational

property or full time living. Reduced to sell $378,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.Call 250-745-3387 or

250-478-2648

HOUSES FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

HOSPITAL AREA: Solid older Nanaimo home, lots of up-dates. Freshly painted; Movein Ready. 3bdrms up, 2bdrmsuite down. Listed below as-sessment, $339.900. To view:250-740-6803 / 250-619-7650.

LADYSMITH. NEW 3 bdrm/3 bath home ready to move in.Open concept, beautiful kitch-en, lots of tiling. Includes allappliances. Landscaped. NewHome Warranty. $339,9001124 Gilson Pl. 250-741-0353or 250-714-2746.

LADYSMITH. NEW 4 bdrm/2bath with legal 1 bdrm suite.Many upgrades. Includes 11appliances. Fully landscaped,New Home Warranty.$369,900. 1120 Gilson Pl.250-741-0353, 250-714-2746

HOMES WANTED

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

Chemainus: Lockwood Villa, well kept bldg, (2) 1 bdrm$625, incl. heat & hot water,avail. now, sm pets welcome.Call Karen 250-709-2765.

Downtown Ladysmith: (411 First Ave.), spacious, brightand newly renovated one bed-room with skylights. NS, N/P$675/mo. Available immedi-ately. Call 250-323-3080.

LADYSMITH OCEANVIEW, 2bdrm, 5 appls, close to VIU,avail now. Elevator, coveredparking, pet neg., ref’s req’d.$900/2nd fl oor. 250-245-9853.

Ladysmith: 1 & 2 bdrm suites from $700/mo incl. heat & hotwater, ocean views, complete-ly renovated, on trolley route,small pets ok. 250-668-9086.

GARAGE SALES

CHEMAINUS: SUNDAY, Sept. 16, large Antique/Col-lectible parking lot/car boot sale at Hwy Antique Empori-um- Hwy #1 at Henry Rd., 8am-3pm. - Come Fill Your Boot -

GARAGE SALES

Ladysmith: 512 Methuen St. Sat. Sept 15th, 8am - 2pm, Big variety, collectables, furniture, tools, etc. No Early Birds!

Ladysmith: multi-family, Sat & Sun, Sept 15 & 16, 8 - 2, 160 Arbutus Cres., lots of bargains

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crater 45. Initialism 49. A shag rug made in

Sweden 50. Yemen capital 52. Atomic #79 54. CNN’s Turner 55. A priest’s linen

vestment 56. Returned material

authorization (abbr.) 58. Blood clam genus 60. Raging &

uncontrollable 62. Actress Margulies 66. Burrowing marine

mollusk 67. Port in SE S. Korea 68. Swiss river 70. Mix of soul and

calypso 71. Area for fencing bouts 72. Canned meat 73. Myriameter 74. Long ear rabbits 75. Requests

CLUES DOWN 1. Tell on 2. Medieval alphabet 3. Surrounding radiant

light 4. Open land where

livestock graze 5. Quench 6. Strays 7. Chickens’ cold 8. Heart chamber 9. Timid 10. Oil cartel 11. Statute heading 12. Severely correct 16. An amount not

specified 21. It never sleeps 22. Indian frock 25. Soak flax 27. Mariner 28. Arabian outer garment 29. Binary coded decimal 32. European Common

Market 35. 17th Greek letter 36. Norse sea goddess 37. All without specification 39. Diego or Francisco 42. Products of creativity 43. Yes vote 44. Radioactivity unit 46. Credit, post or greeting 47. Computer memory 48. Land or sea troops 50. A way to travel on skis 51. Tenure of abbot 53. Fiddler crabs 55. Rainbow shapes 57. Bird genus of Platalea 58. Having winglike

extensions 59. Squash bug genus 61. Islamic leader 63. Former Soviet Union 64. Small sleeps 65. Iranian carpet city 67. Auto speed

measurement 69. Ambulance providers

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MARINE

BOATS

26’ Aquastar Command Bridge Cruiser, 1982, fi ber-glass. Dbl berth forward, din-ette converts to a dbl, encl. new head w/9 gal holding tank & macerator. Buss heater, fresh water pump, 3-burner propane stove w/oven, dbl SS sinks and ice box. 260A Volvo gas engine w/2030 hrs, Volvo outdrive 290/2 station hydraul-ic steering. 12/110 V, 2 batter-ies. Lots of upgrades - Great Value at $14,500.00 OBO. Please Call Art 250-245-4559 Ladysmith.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

Ladysmith: 2 bdrm apt + den and back yard. Sm cat ok, ref’s required, n/s. $750. Avail. now 250-618-4958.

LADYSMITH. AVAIL. Oct. 1st, Lg. 2 bdrm harbour view apart-ment. Incl. 5 appls. $800/mo + utils, 250-741-0353, 250-714-2746 or [email protected]

Saltair: Bachelor suite, pri-vate, ocean view, N/S, N/P, $600/mo, 250-245-1101.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

1800 SQ FT Commercial/light industrial unit in modern strata complex with highway expo-sure in Duncan area with front offi ce. Lrg front & rear 16’ overhead doors. Ample out-side storage area. Avail Sept 1. Not suitable for high traffi c business. 250-746-7407.

COTTAGES

CEDAR WATERFRONT 1 bdrm cottage (small). Cable, wireless internet & utils incl. N/P. $595/mo. Must have transportation. Available Oct 1 to May 31. 250-722-2677

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

DUNCAN: BRIGHT, clean 2-bdrm. 2-level. W/D, 5 appl’s, propane F/P. Priv yard. Safe, quiet cul-de-sac, near park. NS/NP. $950. (250)746-8128.

LADYSMITH 2-BDRM lower duplex. Laundry. N/S. $700.+ utils. (250)245-2079.

LADYSMITH 2-BDRM upper duplex. Laundry. N/S. $900.+ utils (250)245-2079

HOMES FOR RENT

Ladysmith: 3 bdrm, 45+, N/P, $739 + utils, incl. appliances, quiet area. Call Greg 250-245-8914.

Ladysmith: 4 bdrm house, close to all schools, incl. wa-ter, sewer, garbage. Hydro not incl. Avail. immed. $1100/mo + damage deposit. lv msg. 250-245-4869.

Royal LePage Property Management

Ladysmith: Warehouse/re-tail space, 2000 square feet approx., Westdown Rd., available now.Chemainus: View St. 2 bdrm ocean view duplex, f/s, w/d, n/s, n/p, $750/mo, available now, ref’s required.Cassidy: Country setting, 2 bdrm mobile, f/s, electric heat, avail now, $850/mo + util, n/s, n/p, ref’s required.

Call Royal LePage250-245-0975

STORAGE

SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279

TOWNHOUSES

1500 SQ FT 3 Bedroom Town-house 2.5 bath Laminate Flooring on main level. 250-245-5167

1500 SQ ft townhouse Malone Rd, 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath, all appl, n/s, pet neg. contact chr [email protected] Daytime 250-785-3466 Mes-sage 250-261-3501

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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

2009 TOYOTA Yaris 4 door sedan, superior fuel economy, low mileage, 5 speed manual trans. Excellent condition. $9000. 250-653-9978

UTILITY TRAILERS

Utility Trailer 1979, 120 Volt, 4x8, newly rebuilt, lights working. View at 731 Malone Road Ladysmith. $500/obo 250-245-2384.

MARINE

BOATS

15.5 FOOT Hourston Glass Craft Boat, 1992 galvanized Roadrunner trailer in very good condition. 1994, 45 H/P Honda 4 stroke motor, runs great. Comes with combined fi sh fi nder/depth sounder. Ski ladder and Scotty down rigger. Was $4200, now asking $3200. (250)748-3473.

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25 French StreetNew price $249,900

Great 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in “old town”. Plenty of updates. Walking distance to everything!

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250-245-8914 $69,900

Charming 2 bdrm 2 full baths, in peaceful and private Clover Acres MHP. Mobile has a large covered deck with a new roof. Mobile’s roof was replaced in the last 5 years.

$299,900Rural Charmer, meticulously maintained 4 bdrm Ladysmith home, with a new roof, windows, heat pump, insulation and more. Situated on .25 acre of beautiful landscaping and mature fruit trees.

$469,900Spectacular Ocean View 3 bedroom (each with an ensuite) 2169 sq ft home. With hardwood floors, 9 ft ceilings, gas fireplace and a wrap around deck all sitting on a beautiful private yard.

$369,900Ocean View & SuiteExtensively renovated 5 bdrm, 3 bath home with mortgage burner suite. Close to golf, shopping, restaurants.

$240,000Beautiful Patio Home

2 bdrm, 2 bath, recent updates, located in a quiet adult complex near parks and Trolley service.

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