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Hikers spend night in woods

A father and his four-year-old daughter are home safe after spending Sunday night lost in the woods around Heart Lake.

The Ladysmith RCMP received a report of missing hikers on Sunday evening (Sept. 16).A Ladysmith family was hiking

to Heart Lake after dinner. During the hike, the mother and one eight-year-old child returned home, while the father and a four-year-old child continued to Heart Lake, according to a press release from Ladysmith RCMP Detachment commander Staff Sgt. Larry Chomyn.“With the ensuing darkness, the father became disoriented and could not find the trail back to Ladysmith,” said Chomyn. “The father and his four-year-old daugh-ter spent the night in the woods as a result.”

When the father and child did not return home, the mother called the Ladysmith RCMP, who activated the Ladysmith Search and Rescue Team.

Volunteers attended and searched the trails and woods through-out the night. Members from the Ladysmith RCMP Detachment assisted in the search, with help from the police service dog from Duncan.

Tim Chadwick of the Ladysmith Search and Rescue Team says they received a call around 9:15 p.m. after the husband didn’t return around 8 p.m. as expected.“We were told they were up toward

Heart Lake,” he said. “We checked the trails around Heart Lake. We found the child’s shoe up around the lake in the middle of the trail, and we continued to check the trails throughout the night.”

The police-based Victim Service worker provided support to the family throughout the night.At about 7:15 a.m. Monday, the

Ladysmith Search and Rescue Team received assistance from the Cowichan Search and Rescue Team based out of Duncan, and they started to get back on the trails in the daylight, according to Chadwick.

With the daylight, the father was able to locate the trail and began walking out, noted Chomyn.

A search team located the father and his daughter on the trail and returned them to town.“Both the father and daughter

were in good health and suffered no lasting effects from the experi-ence,” stated Chomyn.Approximately 10 Ladysmith

Search and Rescue volunteers looked for the hikers through the night, and about eight Cowichan volunteers assisted in the morning, according to Chadwick.

Chadwick says it is difficult to search up around Heart Lake in the dark because searchers have to be careful they don’t get off the trail because there are rock bluffs.“You stick mostly to the trails in night because it’s too dangerous off the trails,” he said. “You’re calling, whistling, trying to get their attention. [Monday] morning in daylight hours is where we’d be able to expand off the trails into the bush where you could see bet-ter.”

Chadwick says this incident is a reminder that hikers need to be aware of how much daylight they have.“It does get darker faster in the bush,” he noted. “They weren’t pre-pared for anything overnight; they were wearing shorts and shirts. It was lucky it was still fairly warm.”

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North Oyster firefighters Ron Strazza (left), Kristopher Hill (kneeling), Brian Eagle and Tony Marcotte collect donations for a new Fire Safety House for Cowichan departments Sept. 15 in Ladysmith.


Chemainus students moving to zero waste

S t u d e n t s a t Chemainus Secondary School got their school year started with some trash talk in an effort to move towards zero waste by the end of the year.

Led by student coun-ci l and the Energy Ambassadors Club, stu-dents will be examining how best to facilitate school-wide zero waste policy and education and presenting their findings to the school district and Cowichan Valley Regional District, to name a few.“This project is just

i n t h e b e g i n n i n g stages,” said Michele Staples , educat ion outreach worker with the Cowichan Green Community and CVRD.

“The kids have already committed to doing this; they’re coming up with an action plan.”

In addition, two recy-cling stations have been ordered for the school, which will hold three separate containers for compostables, recy-cling and returnables.“We’re ready to rock

and roll; our staff is totally on board and we can’t wait to get those compost buck-ets — we want them here yesterday,” said

instructor Nancy Henry, who heads the Energy Ambassadors. “The staff are really keen on getting the compost buckets in the class-rooms ... we’ll have the green larger bins for the foods room and our cafeteria.”

But the students want to take it even further, said school principal Sian Peterson, and that’s where the plan-ning process will come in.“Schools are doing

recycling everywhere, but we’re going a little bit further and doing the compostables,” she said. “We’re going to find places for our old batteries, textbooks and furniture — every-thing that can be recy-

cled.”Henry added that they

would like to recycle lunch wrappers such as sandwich bags and granola bar wrappings.

Recently, the school has also been work-ing towards several other environmental initiatives. The Energy Ambassadors were part of a lighting upgrade pro jec t which has already reduced con-sumption by about 30 per cent, Peterson said. In addition, the school provides the students with filtered water in an effort to reduce the use of plastic bottles.

The school held a Green Day Barbecue to kick off the start of school and its zero waste efforts. Keeping

in line with the zero waste theme, napkins used during the barbe-cue were compostable, and all utensils used for the preparation of the food were washable. Food that could not be saved was composted as well.

Student council and Energy Ambassadors m e m b e r R a c h e l Boudreau sa id the waste that goes on in some schools is com-pletely unnecessary, and she is eager to get the project going.“I think it ’s real ly

important that a l l s c h o o l s a r o u n d Vancouver Island and Canada should be zero waste — we can all do it; it’s not that hard,” she said.

Chemainus Secondary School students scoop up ice cream during the school’s Green Day Barbecue Sept. 14.


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Harvest the bounty this Fri.

Riders coming soonTour de Rock rolls into Ladysmith Mon., Oct. 1

In just less than two weeks, the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock will make its annual cycle through Ladysmith in an Island-wide effort to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

On Mon., Oct. 1 at around 2 p.m., the riders will roll into town and be escorted by a town crier (played by Rob Johnson) and pipe band to an official reception in the Ladysmith and District Credit Union parking lot. Emcee Duck Patterson will be on site to help rally donations and build excitement amongst the crowd.According to Noriko Nakahara,

who helps organize the Ladysmith stop of the tour, preparations are underway for the community wel-come, and she is hoping for a bigger and better turnout this year. “The riders are always greatly

received in Ladysmith,” she said.Last year during the Ladysmith stop,

approximately six brave local souls stepped onto the makeshift barber’s stage to have their hair removed to

raise more money for the cause.Nakahara is hoping to co-ordinate

efforts with local schools to increase community involvement at the recep-tion.“We’re hoping we’re going to get at

least as many head shaves as last year, maybe more,” she said.

As is tradition, a Red Serge Dinner will be held on the evening of the Tour de Rock riders’ arrival at the Eagles Hall. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with a full-service roast beef dinner and dessert to follow at 7 p.m. Attendees will get the opportunity to learn all about the ride, be waited on by members of the local RCMP, meet the Tour de Rock riders and bid on auction items to raise money.“We’re out collecting donations of

goodies from people for auction items now,” Nakahara said.

Tickets are limited and are available now at the Ladysmith Community Policing Office at Coronation Mall or the Canadian Cancer Society office. The cost per person is $35.

To get involved with the community welcome, contact Noriko Nakahara at 250-245-5440.


Rain or shine, the Ladysmith Community Gardens Society (LCGS) will host its second annual Harvest Event on the first official day of fall. And according to LCGS secretary-treasurer Anne Russell, the soci-ety would like to see it grow in the coming years.“Each year, we’re hoping to

grow the event; it’s still fairly

small scale so far,” she said. “For the second year, I think it’s fine just to have a small couple of hours recognizing all the work that’s been happening at the garden.”

The Harvest Event this Friday (Sept. 21) is a partnership between Ladysmith Family and Friends (LAFF) and the gar-dens society. This week, they will gather at Aggie Hall to bake fresh fruit crisp with fruit donated by the community.

“That’s a neat project in itself because there’s a youth that’s going to do a Youtube video on intergenerational groups work-ing together,” Russell said.

The Harvest Event will take place at the gardens on High Street Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon and is open to everyone. LAFF will hold its annual out-door event, and there will be activities for kids. The event will also recognize volunteers and celebrate LCGS activities.


A Ladysmith busi-ness that focuses on health and wellness is raising money to help one of its clients with her health issues.

This Friday (Sept. 21), Body Resource Studio is hosting a grand opening cele-brating its brand-new studio in downtown Ladysmith, and it will be holding a silent auction benefit for Ladysmith business-woman Jenna Forster at the same time.

There will be wine and cheese, music and a meet and greet at the studio at 14-740

First Ave. from 6-8 p.m.

Forster, an executive coach in Ladysmith, has Lyme disease, and the silent auction will raise funds to help her with medical costs that are not cov-ered by the provincial medical service.“We’re hoping to raise

$10,000,” said studio owner Jo-Ann Robson.

“We’re doing this to help Jenna raise the funds required so she can have the quality of life she deserves.”

Forster has been doing pilates at Body Resource Studio for more than a year, and Robson is eager to help her.

“She’s a young moth-

er with two small boys to raise on her own,” she said. “She had to step down from the Ladysmith Downtown Business Association s o h e r p r i o r i t i e s would be her health and her family.”

Forster had been going to doctors and

specialists for a num-

ber of years reporting many symptoms com-mon to this disease but had difficulty get-ting an accurate diag-nosis, according to the press release.“By chance, her natu-ropathic doctor sug-gested a simple blood test for Lyme disease, and shockingly, the results came back positive,” it stated.

“Also, the results indi-cated that Forster has had this disease for a very long time, and unfortunately, the disease is now in a chronic stage for her.”

The medicat ions to treat Lyme dis-ease may cost up to $50,000 per year for several years, accord-ing to Robson.

R o b s o n h o p e s Friday’s silent auction will also raise aware-ness about Lyme dis-ease.

Lyme disease works slowly to shut down t h e h u m a n b o d y through its impact on the central ner-vous system, and it is transmitted by the very tiny tick insect that burrows under the skin and carries the disease to humans, according to a press

release from Body Resource Studio. “ B r i n g i n g a w a r e -ness of this disease is important because in B.C., we’re all about hiking and outdoors,” said Robson.

Ly m e d i s e a s e i s widespread in the U.S., and to date, there have been more than 60 confirmed cases in British Columbia, according to Robson.

B o d y R e s o u r c e Studio, which used to be above Worldly Gourmet on Firs t Avenue, moved into this new building in July. The studio offers full pilates and yoga training.“We’re in the busi-ness of health and living life well, and this was a good way to promote it, bring awareness and help Jenna at the same time as we celebrate the grand opening of our new studio in a new building,” said Robson.

Robson is still look-ing for companies to donate products or services to the silent auction, and she is particularly hoping companies or indi-viduals can donate health-related items and items for men. If people don’t have products to donate, Robson says they can also donate cash and cheques, which will go directly to Forster for her medical treat-ment.

To donate i tems for the silent auc-tion, contact Robson at 250-667-1389 or [email protected].


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Body Resource Studio is holding a silent auction to raise money for Jenna Forster’s medical treatment during its grand opening this Friday eveningLindsay ChungThe ChroniCle

“We’re doing this to help Jenna raise the funds required so she can have the quality of life she

deserves.”Jo-Ann Robson, Body Resource Studio

Quoted in the Chronicle

Taxpayers around the world can breathe a sigh of relief — they won’t have to pay for the revitalization of their community.

That was one of the main themes at the eighth Global Mural Conference (GMC) Mayor’s Roundtable Sept. 11 in Chemainus.

Ladysmith Mayor Rob Hutchins told delegates at the conference that municipalities have to be innovative when strapped for cash and not always rely on the taxpayer. “Partnerships are key

to success. You can’t go to the taxpayer any-more; it is impossible to achieve what we want to achieve just through the taxpayer,” he told delegates. “So partnerships are criti-cal to build the com-munity. Part of that is

building pride in the community in order to build unbelievable sup-port for a simple vision, to beautify the commu-nity.”

T h e M a y o r s Roundtab le was a chance for the mayors of North Cowichan, Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Ladysmith to inform delegates of what they have done to revitalize their com-munities to build eco-nomic growth.

Hutchins took del-egates through a his-tory of Ladysmith and the transformation the community had to undergo after the logging industry left. He encouraged other municipal leaders to be confident in change. “You need to diver-

sify your economy,” he said. “We used to be so resource-based. You need to be inno-vative, flexible and creative — it’s part of

our culture. Money will flow to where there is confidence. I am so saddened by people who think the sky is falling if we continue to grow. The worst thing we can do is use the word ‘ghost town.’ What kind of person wants to invest in a ghost town? If we are confident, then money will flow here.”

The mayors of each community all had the same message for the audience — build on what is there and build a brand. “ W h a t d i d w e

have? We had iconic streetscapes,” said Hutchins. “So in 1985-86, we said, ‘we have to do something.’ So we created an iconic First Avenue during a recession, and we adapted the brand Heritage by the Sea. In 1994, Statistics Canada said we were the fast-est-growing community

in British Columbia because of our effort to revitalize.”

For the most part, the mayors agreed with each other — except when it came to which town had the best waterfront.

Parksv i l l e Mayo r Chris Burger joked that Ladysmith had it wrong, that his town had the nicest waterfront.

T o m A n d r e w s , P r e s i d e n t o f t h e Fest ival of Murals Society, said he was quite pleased with the Mayor’s Roundtable and he thought the mayors had a strong message for delegates. “It’s a complex pro-

cess, and it doesn’t happen overnight,” he said. “But it can be achieved … there will be challenges ahead, but you can achieve it. Delegates got a lot, well worth their time; they learned a lot.”

T h e M a y o r s

Roundtable wrapped up the second day of the GMC. The four-day conference aims to educate other small communities about the power of arts, culture and tourism for eco-nomic development.


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Vancouver Island mayors, from left, Teunis Westbroek (Qualicum Beach), Rob Hutchins (Ladysmith), Chris Burger (Parksville) and John Lefebure (North Cowichan) spoke during the Global Mural Conference in Chemainus.

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Communities should focus on cultural tourism

Bill Baker of Portland addresses delegates Sept. 11 at the Global Mural Conference.

Chemainus’ Ken Lavigne performs during an eve-ning banquet as part of the Global Mural Confer-ence on Sept. 12. Photos by lindsay Chung

Cultural tourism should be an important part of building a success-ful destination.

That was a message Bill Baker brought to the Global Mural Conference in Chemainus.

Baker is pres ident of Total Destination Marketing in Portland, Ore., and he helps small cities and downtowns become more competi-tive, enjoyable and economically successful. He presented the Ground Rules for Community Success in Cultural Tourism to conference del-egates on Sept. 11.

In 2011, the tourism industry cre-ated one in 10 new jobs in the U.S., Baker told delegates.“The important thing is the realiza-

tion of the economic force of tour-ism,” he said. “Tourism jobs can’t easily be outsourced to other places so they start playing a very impor-tant role. However, tourism is not the panacea … It can’t do it all, but as a mix of businesses, it can be very effective.”

Baker says new terms such as “cre-ative economy” and “cultural econo-my” are creeping up as the focus of economic development shifts away from resources.“This calls for the fostering of links

and connections … knocking down silos between planning, economic development, arts, tourism and cul-ture,” he said.

Baker told conference delegates that cultural tourists spend more money when they are travelling.

During his presentation, Baker shared the characteristics of highly successful destinations.

Visionary leadership and planning are important characteristics, and Baker says collaboration is key.“Partnerships are the lifeblood of

tourism,” he said.Drawing power is also important,

explained Baker.Baker says some of the important

questions people need to ask are how many target visitors they can attract and from where, can they generate repeat visitors, and can they extend the length of stay.“The rule of thumb is destinations

need enough activities to keep visi-tors engaged for four times as long as it took them to get there,” he said.

Successful destinations also need a sense of place that makes people want to spend their time in that com-munity, they need high quality, they need to be sustainable, they need to be authentic, and they need to be easy and accessible, noted Baker.

As times change, destinations also need to be experiential.“Our visitors have changed,” said

Baker. “We’ve changed. We’re much more active than past generations. We’re more prepared to spend money on our passions. Visitors are much more discerning than they used to be; they’re interested in unusual things, in doing something different. Ask yourself can they see, touch, smell, taste and interact hands-on with your city.”

Another of Baker’s key messages was to build a distinctive brand.“You must build on what makes you

different and what makes you spe-cial,” he said. “[Branding] is not just what you say about yourself — you have to deliver that as well. What do you want to be known for? What sets you apart?”


T h e L a d y s m i t h Players Society is hop-ing to become a prop-erty owner in the near future.

The 38 Ladysmith Players Society (LPS) members present at

the society’s Sept. 9 meeting voted unani-mously to put an offer in to School District 68 (SD68) to buy the build-ing at 4985 Christie Rd. that currently hous-es Ladysmith Little Theatre.

T h e b u i l d i n g i s t h e o l d D i a m o n d

Elementary School, and it sits on a one-acre lot in Cowichan V a l l e y R e g i o n a l District Electoral Area H.“The offer will be

$150,000, which is the minimum they said they’d accept,” e x p l a i n e d B r u c e

Mason, president of the LPS. “We’re ask-ing for them to give us five years to come up with the full amount. S h o u l d o u r o f f e r be accepted, it will require us raising the money.”

The LPS currently pays rent to SD68, about $650 a month, and the society would continue to pay that money, but it would go toward the purchase price.

Purchasing the prop-erty would give the LPS a sense of stability.“It would mean there

would always be a the-atre,” said Mason. “The first five years or so we were there, we had a five-year lease, and then about four years ago, the school board to ld us they were going to have to sell it, but they didn’t know when. They put us in a month-to-month occu-pancy permit instead of a lease, so we’ve known for at least four years that this was a possibility.“Because Ladysmith

doesn’t have anywhere else that could be a theatre without spend-ing huge amounts of money starting from scratch or altering a building, we don’t have anywhere to go but here. If they don’t accept our offer, we may not have a theatre in Ladysmith because we have nowhere else to go. It’s a very impor-tant thing, and we’re really hopeful.”

The LPS has a full sea-son of plays planned for 2012-13, and the executive voted last

week to insulate the theatre’s ceiling, so the society is not hold-ing back as it waits to see whether its offer is accepted or not.

SD68 has been adver-

tising that it is consid-ering the disposal of Diamond Elementary, and the district is accepting submissions from people who have any concerns with the disposal of the prop-erty or offers from people who wish to purchase the property

until Sept. 28, accord-ing to Phil Turin, secre-tary-treasurer of SD68.“We have a policy and

procedures for dis-posing of assets like school district prop-

erty,” he explained. “We will wait and see what we get by the 28th, then we will go to the [school board] in a closed meeting — because this is about property — and then go from there.”

T h e p r o p e r t y i s zoned industrial and

is intended for institu-tions, churches, single-family residential and civic uses, including transportation stations, post offices, public utilities, personal care home/senior citizen home and independent school.

B u i l t i n 1 9 1 2 , Diamond Elementary was originally a one-room school. An addi-tional room was added in the 1950s. When the LPS signed a five-year renewable lease in December 2003, the bui lding had been vacant since approxi-mately 1985.

M a s o n s a y s t h e school board has been very helpful and co-operative throughout the years.“The school board

hasn’t been difficult at all , and they’ve been good landlords,” he said.


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Ladysmith Players hope to buy property

Ladysmith Players Society members voted unanimously on Sept. 9 to put in an offer to School District 68 to purchase the Christie Road property that houses the Ladysmith Little Theatre.

Photo courtesy of Linda Brown


We published incorrect statistics in the article Tourism numbers are up in the Sept. 11 Chronicle. Total visitors to the Ladysmith Visitor Centre (as reported on page three) actually went up almost 11 per cent in the month of July and went up 7.7 per cent in August, while the tourist office received 386 phone calls from April to June. We apologize for the confusion.

Correction

“If they don’t accept our offer, we may not have a theatre in Ladysmith because we have

nowhere else to go.”Bruce Mason, Ladysmith Players Society

Quoted in the Chronicle

In only one month of fundraising, the Stock the Lockers campaign raised $8,000 for stu-dents in Ladysmith and North Oyster.

Stock the Lockers raises money to equip students for school

— whether they need running shoes, warm coats or school sup-plies — and the pro-gram is run through the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation (NLSF).

Mimi Zuyderduyn, who ran Stock the Lockers in Ladysmith along with Delana Sword, says donations are still coming in, but when she brought all the donations to the NLSF on Sept. 12, they were very impressed with the Ladysmith total of $8,000.

Zuyderduyn says she and Sword were a bit surprised they raised so much money in a relatively short time.“We thought if we

could get to $4,000, w e ’ d b e t h r i l l e d , ” she said. “I was jok-ing that we’d get to $5,000 — $1,000 for each school. We’re just really thrilled. We were just really surprised how much need there is in this area. We’re just happy to have been able to make a difference for them.”

Ladysmith council proclaimed August as Stock the Lockers Month in Ladysmith, and volunteers had information tables, donation cans and posters throughout town.

Z u y d e r d u y n w a s thrilled with the com-munity response to Stock the Lockers.“ E v e r y b o d y w a s

receptive,” she said.

“Everybody was so supportive and gener-ous. It was just coming from every direction too. Even kids were throwing in quarters and nickels, and it all adds up, as we know. We’re just delighted with the response, but not surprised because Ladysmith is such a generous community

— we’re just thrilled to be part of it.”

F o r t h e e n t i r e Nanaimo-Ladysmith r e g i o n , t h e N L S F exceeded its fundrais-ing goal this year for the Stock the Lockers campaign , ra is ing more than $54,000.

For the third year, campaign par tner Staples has taken donations at the check-out of its two Nanaimo locations, and they raised $18,000. Coastal Community Credit Union was involved for the second year through accepting donations and run-ning events at i ts four branches, and they raised more than $8,700.

Funds from Stock the Lockers go towards the purchase of school supplies and to help provide necessities for students throughout the year through the

NLSF Student Support Fund.

The NLSF Student Support Fund was cre-ated three years ago to get funds directly to school principals, teachers and counsel-lors to assist vulnera-ble students to ensure they get the help they need to succeed in school. This includes shoes or coats, more school suppl ies i f needed, money to cover band or athletic fees, bus passes and other necessities. The fund aims to ensure that issues associated with poverty do not prevent students from learning alongside their peers.“Coming to school prepared in September can be the difference between success and failure for vulnerable students, and with the help of the Nanaimo and Ladysmith com-munity, those students are prepared this year,” NLSF executive direc-tor Erin van Steen said in a press release.

P e o p l e c a n s t i l l donate to Stock the L o c k e r s b y s e n d -ing donations to the Nanaimo-Ladysmith Schools Foundation and designating them for Ladysmith.

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Mike de Jong’s debut as B.C. finance min-ister was a grim one.

The first financial update for this election year projects a $1.4-billion decline in natu-ral resource revenues from Kevin Falcon’s one and only budget in February.

Most of that is from declin-ing natural gas revenues in the next three years. And it’s not just the price of gas that’s lower than the finance ministry’s array of private sector experts had forecast.

The volume of B.C. gas sold is down as well, as abundant new sources of shale gas come on-stream in the U.S. As with oil, that’s currently the only market Canada has.

And it wasn’t long ago that the energy ministry was trumpeting its month-ly totals for “bonus bids” paid by gas companies for drilling rights in northeast-ern B.C. That gold rush has wound down as shale deposits are staked and the price falls.

De Jong’s response shows how serious this problem is for any B.C. government. He inherits Falcon’s politi-cal commitment to pres-ent a balanced budget next spring. How he will do that, and be believed in a heated post-HST election cam-paign, remains a mystery.

De Jong announced a hiring freeze for govern-ment staff, and a manage-ment salary freeze across health care, universities and Crown corporations as well as government opera-tions. He hinted at an even harder line with unions, as the government’s largest employee group continued selective strike action.

This, and the familiar vow to rein in travel and other discretionary spending, won’t come close to replac-ing the lost gas revenues. Asset sales, which Falcon came up with in a desper-ate effort to dig the govern-ment out of its huge sales tax hole, won’t show up on the books until next year, if they go ahead at all. Raising taxes or fees? Forget it. It’s either cut programs or run

another deficit.The one glimmer of hope

in what de Jong called the “ugly” resource revenue picture is that natural gas revenues don’t have much farther to fall. And then there is the light at the far end of the tunnel — exports to Asia, where the price remains much higher.

That project took two important steps forward last week. Spectra Energy and British multinational BG Group unveiled plans for a third major pipeline to bring northeast gas to the coast, this one to a site near Prince Rupert proposed for a liquefied natural gas facil-ity.

And on Friday, the Haisla Nation and the B.C. gov-ernment announced a land use agreement to develop another LNG export facil-ity on the Douglas Channel near Kitimat. Two proposals in that area have already received federal export permits and f inancing from global energy players, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean companies.

One of the bills jammed

through by the B.C. Liberals in the hectic legislative ses-sion this spring was to do away with another of those federal-provincial over-laps that make industrial development so slow and difficult. Ottawa has sole authority to regulate reserve lands but agreed to delegate that to B.C. and the Haisla, allowing them to pioneer the latest agreement.

This is a major break-through, not just in the industrial development of northern B.C. but in disman-tling the century-old log-jam of aboriginal resource claims.

At the centre of Premier Christy Clark’s much-pro-moted jobs plan is the target of having three LNG export terminals and associated pipelines in production by 2020.

That now looks like a more realistic target. But the jobs and revenues won’t arrive in time to save the B.C. Liberals from their cur-rent predicament.

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

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.

Thirty-two years ago, Terry Fox said, “I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try.”

He was running his Marathon of Hope across the country to raise money for cancer research,

and more than three decades later, people all over the world who have been inspired by his story to continue to try to find a cure for cancer.

Fox began his run April 12, 1980, in St. John’s, Nfld., and he ran close to 42 kilometers a day through the Atlantic provinces, Quebec and Ontario.

Fox, who was diagnosed with bone cancer and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres above the knee when he was 18, had to stop his Marathon of Hope outside of Thunder Bay, Ont., on Sept. 1 after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres because cancer had appeared in his lungs.

Terry Fox passed away June 28, 1981, at the age of 22.While he was alive, he inspired an entire nation with his

determination and his courage. Although he didn’t finish his Marathon of Hope, it became the start of something incredible that unites adults and children of every age, every size, every race and every religion.

The first Terry Fox Run was held Sept. 13, 1981, at more than 760 sites in Canada and around the world. The event attracted 300,000 participants and raised $3.5 million.

Terry Fox Runs are now held in communities small and large all around the world, and there’s even a Terry Fox National School Run Day, which this year is Sept. 27.

To date, more than $600 million has been raised world-wide for cancer research in Fox’s name through the annu-al Terry Fox Run, according to the Terry Fox Foundation.

Here in Ladysmith, we saw evidence of Fox’s legacy on Sunday when the Terry Fox Run attracted 104 partici-pants and 30 volunteers. With donations still coming in, the local run raised $2,209 and counting.

Congratulations to everyone who participated and thank you to everyone who volunteered. You are all part of passing on Terry Fox’s story and keeping his legacy alive. — The Chronicle

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Editor:

Does Ladysmith really have an affordable housing shortage?

Up until Sun., Sept. 9, I had defi-nitely thought that we did. When I served as an elected official from 2002-08, our council was regularly challenged to try to figure out how to provide housing that fell into an “affordable” range. As a local realtor, I’m often questioned about the price levels of homes in and around our town — much too high, I’m told.

On Aug. 29, the Chronicle print-ed a wonderful, heart-warming story about Teresa Battle and her family moving onward and upward and how they’ve gener-ously donated their home back to Habitat for Humanity — they are indeed a perfect example of how Habitat can make an amazing dif-ference in people’s lives.

For three weeks, Habitat had a notice in the local paper telling residents that this home would now be available for another Ladysmith family and provided the place and times to attend information meetings. There have also been posters in numer-ous locations giving details of where and when to attend these meetings regarding applying for an opportunity to purchase the home. These posters were in many public areas.

I find it really difficult to believe that only three, yes three, families are in need of quality affordable housing in Ladysmith.

On Thurs., Sept. 6, three families attended the session at Eagles Hall. On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 9, no one arrived for information. Quite incredible! And extremely disappointing as well.

I will admit that getting informa-tion out into the community can be difficult at best, BUT I also find it hard to believe that such a small number of potential Habitat home owners knew of or could attend either of these meetings. What a shame, to put it bluntly.

Habitat will be planning another Ladysmith meeting, now sched-uled for Sat., Sept. 22 at 1 p.m.. at the Eagles Hall on French Street.

If you won’t be able to attend this meeting and would like information regarding making application for Habitat home ownership, please call Habitat’s Nanaimo office at 250-758-8078 or visit www.habitatmvi.org. You are also welcome to e-mail me at ja [email protected] with any ques-tions you have. I would be only too happy to help where I can.

This is an amazing opportunity for qualified families. There is no down payment required, and the mortgage is interest-free — result-ing in a savings of tens of thou-sands of dollars for the homeown-er over the life of the mortgage.

Don’t miss out on the chance of a lifetime to actually own your own home!

Jan ChristensonOn behalf of Habitat for

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Editor:

On behalf of the Ladysmith

Maritime Society, I would like to offer our hearty congratulations to both the Town of Ladysmith and the Stz’uminus First Nation for the vision expressed in the recent Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties.

The leadership from Chief John Elliott, Mayor Rob Hutchins, their councils and administration should be commended and cel-ebrated in both communities. For far too long, “two solitudes” have existed on either side of the mere 700-metre width of the harbour.

The mutual dialogue, genuine understanding and co-operation that these communities so richly deserve are long overdue. Too often, they are overwhelmed by short-sighted or inward-looking attitudes.

Extension of water and sani-tary sewer services to the Four Corners is a very important step. In addition to its clear economic benefits, it is an important envi-ronmental initiative in a harbour community where coal, logging and copper-smelting activity in the 20th century seriously degraded the quality of a previously pristine harbour having a thriving shellfish

population that provided tradi-tional livelihoods for many.

The Ladysmith Maritime Society, in its constitution, identifies its over-arching purpose as “serving the community,” which we stress as meaning both sides of the har-bour. Our activities, from Maritime Festival to joint functions at the new Marine Reception Centre to a variety of marine and heritage activities, are designed to reflect the cultures of both sides of the harbour. The response from both sides has been rich and heart-warming.

In the well-chosen words of Chief John Elliott and Mayor Rob Hutchins, “Our communities are stronger when we work together.”

But for this vision to be truly effective, it must move beyond the councils’ chambers and into our businesses and homes. So let us, at all levels in our varied activi-ties, be inclusive and generous, and together, we will make this a single and stronger community.

Doug BellPresident, Ladysmith

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Ladysmith youth who have an interest in health care are being encouraged to apply for the Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary’s Youth Volunteer Program — formerly known as candy striping — this month.Application forms are

available at Ladysmith Secondary School, and applications must be in by this Wednesday (Sept. 19). The program orientation will take place Oct. 5, and the program starts Oct. 8.

The Youth Volunteer Program is aimed at girls and boys in Grade 8 through Grade 12, and participants have an opportunity to earn a $4,000 bursary offered b y t h e L a d y s m i t h Health Care Auxiliary.“It’s a great way for

more introverted teens to gain confidence, b e c a u s e I ’ v e s e e n some really come out of their shells,” said program manager Deb Henderson.

T h i s y e a r , t h e Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary’s candy strip-ing program is chang-ing to give youth more experiences. The uni-form is also changing to T-shirts.

Previously, volunteers in the candy str ip -ing program would go up on the floors at the Lodge on 4th and visit residents, but now, Youth Volunteer Program volunteers wil l have a chance to volunteer in many areas. They will be able to visit residents, they will be able to help out with activities and programming, and they will be able to help out at the Lodge’s gift shop.“We’re hoping the

change in name and change in uniform will attract more boys,” said Henderson. “I’ve had boys go up on the floor and really just love it. They really bond with the male residents.”

Eighteen-year-o ld Mya Wi lson was a candy striper for two and a half years.

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The Kinsmen wish to thank the following for their help in making the playground happen...

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The Town of Ladysmith•B.C. Gaming Commission•Jerry Lealand Contracting•Oceanview Community Church•Ladysmith & District Credit Union•Dave Stalker Excavating•Coastal Trucking•The Nanaimo Foundation•Howie and Colleen Davis•Mayco Concrete•Rona Building Supply•Native Daughters Post #7•Telus•Brian Marshall•Pharmasave Downtown Ladysmith•Tim Mitton Big O Tire•

Rocky Creek Homes•Timberwest•Ron and Doreen Delcourt•Dayton and Knight Ltd.•The Harder Foundation•Festival of Lights•The Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle•Ladysmith Eagles Aerie 2101•Eagles Ladies Auxiliary•R.C. Legion Branch 171•Ladysmith Legion Ladies Auxiliary•Forty-Ninth Parallel Grocery•Ladysmith Public Works Crew•Ladysmith Fire & Rescue•Henderson Playground Equipment•Slegg Lumber and Building Supply•

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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.

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One hundred and four people participated in the 2012 Terry Fox Run Sunday (Sept. 16) in Ladysmith, and 30 volunteers helped make this year’s run a success. Money is still expected to come in, but according to the initial calculations, this year’s run has raised $2,209 so far.

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One hundred and 20 years ago, the Horseshoe Bay Inn opened its doors to weary travellers on the Island.

The historic inn in Chemainus, which was established in 1892, welcomes locals and visitors to cel-ebrate its anniversary.

In the 120 years, not much has changed.

Before it was an inn, the building served as local pub for gen-tlemen of the area. Today, the Horseshoe Bay Inn still serves as a popular watering hole for Ladysmith and Chemainus, but the crowd is a little more diverse. “The heart of the place is our neigh-bourhood pub, and we are quite well -known for our food. We’ve got a really nice atmosphere for the pub,” said Jennifer Coyle, the pub and hotel manager for the Horseshoe Bay Inn. “Our age group is quite dynamic; we get 19-year-olds in, and you can feel com-fortable to bring your grandmother.”

Coy le we lcomes everyone to come to the inn and experi-ence the rich history of the place — so long as visitors aren’t

afraid of ghosts. “Nothing menacing … but we’ve had guests come downstairs and ask where the piano music is coming from because it is so lovely, but we have to explain that there isn’t a piano in the building,” she said. “There have been visual flights of figures from time to time, just catching a glimpse of a woman or man.”

The Horseshoe Bay Inn is bouncing back from some difficult times. Coyle says it

was the local loyal customers that got the place through the hard times. “It was a little con-

cerning for a while there. Things seem to be picking up, and we seem to be getting busier all the time. It is definitely on the up turn,” she said. “We have such a good core of local residents that have been coming here for years, and they were basically our bread and but-ter through the hard times.”

Renovations and improvements are p l a n n e d f o r t h e upcoming year. Coyle says the hotel has an exciting future. “We have plans in the works to expand our patio for next spring and adding s o m e w a t e r f e a -tures and beautify-ing it,” she said. “We are restricted for 16 people on the patio, but we have a lot of space in the back and there are areas for growth. There is talk of possibly utilizing

our banquet facility and turning it into a breakfast restaurant or a café. Nothing is set in motion, but there are ideas being tossed around to be able to provide more for the customers in that sense.”

The Inn is part of Chemainus’ past but will also be part of the future. The slogan for the 120th-anniversary celebrations last week at the Horseshoe Bay Inn was “here yester-day, today and tomor-row.”


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Suspense. Intrigue. Deception. Death.

The opening produc-tion of Ladysmith Little Theatre’s 2012-13 sea-son has it all.

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of the madness, as, one by one, the guests are murdered.

The deaths paral -lel the nursery rhyme Ten Little Soldiers, a framed copy of which sits in the living room overlooking a group of 10 soldier boy figurines on the mantle. As each guest is murdered, one of the figurines disap-pears. Amazingly, the

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The guests discover there’s no boat to get off Soldier Island, and as their numbers dwin-dle, they realize the killer is amongst them and start suspecting each other.

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Chronicle Review: Ladysmith Little Theatre’s first production of 2012-13

Great acting by every cast member brings this suspenseful story to life. Their facial expressions and body language add to the mood of the scene, and they even make us laugh despite all the suspense in the air.

The set was great, with a beautiful sea-scape that made you feel like you were right there on Soldier Island, and lots of great detail inside the mansion. The use of music and sound helps set the mood throughout the play.And Then There Were

None features a mix of new and familiar faces on stage who each bring a lot of energy to their role.

Maureen Martin plays Mrs. Rogers, while Doug Robson plays Rogers and Stephanie Hart takes the stage as Narracott, who brings the guests to Soldier Island.

House guests include Inge Cathers as Emily Brent, Gordon Ray as General Mackenzie, Alyx Szasz-Nicholson as Anthony Marsden, G o r d o n M c I n n i s as Sir L. Wargrave, Tabatha Jasper as Ve r a C l a y t h o r n e , Erik Tully as William Blore, Greg Heide as Phillip Lombard and Debbie Cameron as Dr.

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Mid-Isle soccer back in black

The MSC U15 Girls High-landers, one of four new Upper Island Soccer As-sociation teams created by the Mid-Isle Soccer Club, held an exhibition game Sunday afternoon at Forrest Field against the club’s U18 Girls house team, in place of a bye. Karen Battie (far left) attempts to move the ball up the field while being escorted by teammates. The High-landers won the friend-ly match 3-2.


It has been said that if you build it, they will come.

With a 33-per-cent increase in players this season and the introduction of new programs and four brand-new rep teams, the Mid-Isle Soccer Club (MSC) is well on its way to building a thriving soccer community in Ladysmith.

According to club vice-president Mike Rankin, the 415 Ladysmith and Cedar players now registered with MSC this season (up more than 100 players from last year) represent approximately five per cent of the total population of the area.“Compared to Nanaimo, which has

1,600 players out of a population of 100,000 [1.6 per cent], we’re turning into Soccer Town B.C.!” he said.

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World Cup and are running with it for the season,” he said. “We’re boldly going where no man has gone before.”

That includes the four brand-new tier three teams who will be the first Mid-Isle players to compete in the Upper Island Soccer Association (UISA) league.

Sporting black jerseys, the MSC Highlanders teams are U13 (girls/boys) and U15 (girls/boys). Three out of those four teams won their first games of the season last weekend.“This UISA league plays against Port

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In addition to regular season play, teams will participate in the Upper

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all these different places and represent-ing Ladysmith and Mid-Isle Soccer.”

The Mini-World Cup, held in May, brought almost 1,000 young soccer play-ers to Ladysmith for a weekend of soc-cer games, festivities and fun. Rankin said it was the kickstart the club needed to start answering the needs of what parents and players have been asking for the past several years, such as a soccer tots program for three- and four-year-olds on Saturday mornings, which is already full for the fall intake. Visit the club website to find out more or register for the winter season.“We found that there were a lot of kids that are coming to the field with their parents on Saturday mornings, and they’re just standing there not doing


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Getting an Olympic edgeLEFT: Fuller Lake Skating Club members Sarah Kedves, Grace Couves and Marina Ellison worked exception-ally hard this past weekend at the Future Stars training camp, held in Comox. They were coached by Olympian Vaughn Chipeur (second from left), who is on a break from performing on cruise ships. The weekend session included eight on-ice sessions ranging from one to two hours, plus off-ice exercise classes.

anything, so we thought we would get them going,” Rankin said.

Mid-Isle Soccer Club held its official season kickoff Sept. 10 at Forrest Field to a crowd of more than 400 people.

On Sept. 22, the MSC house league teams, also collectively known as the Blue Army, will see their first action on the field when their season gets underway.“We are very excited about the

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An ordinary round of golf turned into an extraordinary hole-in-one experience for Mike Primrose.

The Ladysmith resi-dent headed out on the morning of Sept. 8 (a Sunday) to catch a lei-surely 18-holes at Mt. Brenton Golf Course but because of its bustling 40th anniversary tourna-ment, decided to play at Eaglequest Golf Course in South Wellington.“I was pretty much by

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In Loving Memory of

Les ChadwickBorn June 18, 1976, Died Sept. 17, 2005

That roaring laugh, the gleaming eyesThat grin upon your face

A legacy of fond memoriesThat can never be erased.

The parties and the card gamesShepherds pie and all those wings

Every time I sit at the tableI think of all these things

You were my son, the only oneAnd I really must confess

I may look tough and that hides a lotBut I sure do miss you, Les.

Love Dad

In Loving Memory of

Les ChadwickJune 18, 1976 – Sept. 17, 2005

Our days will always be brighter becausewe knew and loved you

The wonderful memories you left us withMake us smile and keep us going day after day . . . You will live on forever in this big and wonderful

family because none of us will ever forget you.Love alwaysFrom us all

FUNERAL HOMES FUNERAL HOMES

Viola (Crucil) VazquezViola Vazquez passed away at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, in the early morning hours of September 8, 2012 at the age of 86. She is survived by her husband Roland (New Jersey) and two children, Yolanda (California), and Roland Jr. (Iowa; married to Magdelena), as well as three siblings: Anna, Mary and Frank.

One of twelve children, she was born Viola Crucil in the midst of a European immigrant family in Ladysmith, British Columbia (Canada) to Frank and Mary Ann (nee Hocevar) Crucil on March 26, 1926. In her teens, she left Canada to study ballet, first in Seattle, Washington, before moving to New York City to pursue her calling in the arts and her passion of exploring different ways to move her body through space. One of her most important mentors was the renowned ballet teacher Margaret Craske. Viola performed in a variety of venues, including the Metropolitan Opera, Radio City Music Hall, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, in Las Vegas shows, and as a female member of the Bob DeVoy trio, before retiring from professional dancing to have and raise her family.

She kept dancing as well, teaching ballet informally to many students. She loved, was loved, and will be missed.

BAILY,JOHN RUSSELL

Passed away unexpectedly on September 11, 2012.John was born in Widness, England on April 15, 1943. He emigrated to Canada with his family in 1955. He attended school in Fairbridge and Duncan and then later worked at the Crofton Pulp Mill for many years.

He married Margaret in October 1964 and they raised their family in the many houses John built over the years.

John was an avid hunter, fisherman and loved to entertain us with his unique stories about his many trips.

His sharp wit will be sadly missed by his family.John was predeceased by his parents Jack (1999) and Nancy

(2003) and his wife of 44 years, Margaret (2008). He leaves behind his sons David (Franne) and Brian; grandchildren Ethan and Victoria; sister Jackie and brother Richard.

“Rest In Peace Dad”A Celebration of Life Service was held at the Eagles Hall,

921 First Street, Ladysmith on Sunday September 16, 2012 at 1:00 P.M

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LEGALS

GRANT JEWELLERSCLOSING

Attention customers: Please pick up any outstanding watch and jewellery repairs from Grant Jewellers at 432 First Ave., Ladysmith before September 30th, 2012. Payment in full will be required before repairs are released. Grant Jewellers is not responsible for items left past September 30th, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that to recover charges under the provisions of our storage agreement the goods as listed below will be sold on or after September 25, 2012. The person(s) whose name(s) appear opposite the Goods list-ed below are liable to us for outstanding charges.

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BAILEY,JOHN RUSSELL

Passed away unexpectedly on September 11, 2012.John was born in Widness, England on April 15, 1943. He emigrated to Canada with his family in 1955. He attended school in Fairbridge and Duncan and then later worked at the Crofton Pulp Mill for many years.

He married Margaret in October 1964 and they raised their family in the many houses John built over the years.

John was an avid hunter, fisherman and loved to entertain us with his unique stories about his many trips.

His sharp wit will be sadly missed by his family.John was predeceased by his parents Jack (1999) and Nancy

(2003) and his wife of 44 years, Margaret (2008). He leaves behind his sons David (Franne) and Brian; grandchildren Ethan and Victoria; sister Jackie and brother Richard.

“Rest In Peace Dad”A Celebration of Life Service was held at the Eagles Hall,

921 First Ave., Ladysmith on Sunday September 16, 2012 at 1:00 P.M

Telford’s of Ladysmith250-245-5553

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

Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611

Email: [email protected] Permanent carriers

Required on the Following routes:

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CALL LARA TODAY 250-856-0047

656300 – Dogwood, Holland Creek (42 papers)656305 – Bayview, Clarke, Gifford, Stephensen

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Methuen/Roberts/White, 110-340 Second/Third (94 papers)

656502 – 200-399 Buller/Gatacre/High, 400-699 Fourth/Second/Third (58

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Second, 1-199 French/Kitchener/Symonds/Warren (69 papers)

657000 – Hooper, Ridgway, Rothdale, Russell (56 papers)

657050 – Ashwell, Gourlay, Louise, McNiven, Tassin (71 papers)

All paper counts are approximates

Interested in a route but it’s too many papers? Or maybe you want a specifi c portion?

We can split the route!(temporary substitutes currently delivering)

SUPPORTED CHILD DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

LADYSMITHSupporting the participation of children requiring extra support in Ladysmith community child care settings, you will have your Early Childhood Education Diploma and 3–5 yrs experience working with children with special needs and their families in a community based program. First Aid/CPR Certification and a satisfactory criminal reference check are required.Hours: Permanent full time 35 hours weekWage scale: 20.71 to 24.07For full job details and qualifications visit www.nanaimocdc.com

Respond by mail, fax or email to: Nanaimo Child Development Centre Attention: Hiring Committee - SCD

1135 Nelson Street, Nanaimo, BC V9S 2K4

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Closing Date: September 21st, 2012We thank all applicants; however, only

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Help Wanted

LADYSMITH PRESS needs physically fi t individuals for their continually expanding collating department. Mostly evening work, starting at 8–16 hours per week and could work up to full time hours. We offer generous compensation, profi t sharing and advancement opportunities.Please submit your resume between 9 am and 5 pm in person to: Lady-smith Press, 940 Oyster Bay Drive, Ladysmith BCor mail to: Ladysmith Press, PO Box 400, Lady-smith, BC V9G 1A3. No phone calls please.

We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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HELP WANTED

THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Grapple Yarder Operators • Hooktenders • Chasers • 2nd Loader/Buckers • Hydraulic Log Loader/Hoe Forward Operators • Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers (Pacifi c) • Heavy Duty Mechanics. Full time with union rates and benefi ts. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email: offi [email protected].

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PICKERS

WE BUY GREENS CEDAR. 27/lb PINE/FIR .32/lb Robbins Wreaths 1060 Spider Lake Qualicum Phone 250-757-9661 email: [email protected]

TRADES, TECHNICAL

AUTOMATED TANK Manu-facturing Inc. is looking for welders, due to a huge expan-sion to our plant located in Kit-scoty, Alberta, 20 km west of Lloydminster. We have open-ings for ten 3rd Year Appren-tices or Journeyperson weld-ers. We offer best wage in industry. 3rd Year Apprentice $28-$30/hour, Journeyperson $32-$35/hour, higher with tank experience. Profi t sharing bo-nus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. 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] roduc t i on@au to tanks . ca Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or ele-vated work platform.

EXP. TICKETED, Autobody Tech required to perform quality, effi cient repairs. Bene-fi ts Available. Wage based on experience. Fax 250-287-2432Email: [email protected]

HEAVY EQUIPMENT Repair Ltd. currently has full-time po-sitions available: H/D Truck and Transport Mechanic and Parts Counter Person. Contact Herb 780-849-3768; cell 780-849-0416. Fax 780-849-4453. Email: [email protected]

JOURNEYMAN AUTOBODY position available immediately at brand new modern dealer-ship. Lots of work, great pay, benefi ts, great Northern Sas-katchewan community. Apply to Rob Dron [email protected] or call 1-800-667-0511.

JOURNEYMAN HEAVY Equipment Technicians. Due to a steady growth in our in-dustry we currently have multi-ple positions open for our fi eld service division. Mining and large construction equipment experience is an asset. We of-fer very competitive wages and benefi ts. Apply:offi [email protected]

LOCAL ROCKY Mountain House company looking for day rate and hourly Vacuum Truck Operator. Must have current oilfi eld tickets, up-to-date drivers abstract. Benefi t package. Fax 403-845-3903.

SECHELT WASTE Company seeks Heavy Duty Mechanic to manage shop operations and the maintenance of all equipment. Submit resume to 604-885-4247 or [email protected]

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

VOLUNTEERS

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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REAL ESTATE

RECREATIONAL PROPERTY

Sun Peaks Duplex For Sale

Each side: $449,000 5 bdrms.3 bath, front & back decks. Exc. revenue opportunity We work

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PETS

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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.

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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.

NEW TIRES set of 4. Toyo Open Country 225/65R17. Asking $600. (250)245-5253.

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

CAYCUSEVery rare 5 acre treed

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

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REAL ESTATE

HOUSES FOR SALE

HOSPITAL AREA: Solid older Nanaimo home, lots of up-dates. Freshly painted; Move in Ready. 3bdrms up, 2bdrm suite 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 all appliances. Landscaped. New Home Warranty. $339,900 1124 Gilson Pl. 250-741-0353 or 250-714-2746.

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

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RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

210 BULLER- 2 bdrms, $750. Furnished. Call Ardent Prop-erties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

CHEMAINUS: 1 bdrm heat & h/w incld. Small pet ok. $625. Leave msg (250)245-8869.

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, bright and newly renovated one bed-room with skylights. NS, N/P $675/mo. Available immedi-ately. Call 250-323-3080.

FOR RENT: AVAIL IMMED (3yr Old) EXEC @ THE CRK, LADYSMITH, 1200SF CON-DO, NS, 2BD 2BA, FP, SPA, HT, POOL, GYM, SEC PKG, STOR RM, OPEN FLR PLAN 604-414-7801 OR 604-485-8475 $1100.00/M

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

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

LADYSMITH. 1 bdrm Apt available now. $635/mo. 2 bdrm Apt available Oct. 15. $685/mo. Both include fridge, stove, W/D. Close to 1st Ave. 250-741-0353, [email protected]

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

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. Call 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

HOMES FOR RENT

DOWNTOWN LADYSMITH, ocean view, 4 bdrm, 1 bath, older home, large deck, nice yard, 1 small pet ok, outside smoker ok, utils not incl’d, $1100 mo, refs req’d, avail late Oct. [email protected]

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: Symonds St., 4 bdrm duplex unit, close to shopping, N/S, N/P, available now, $1500/mo incl. all utils. Ref’s please.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

RENTALS

OFFICE/RETAIL

LADYSMITH. Warehouse/Of-fi ce space. For further info call 250-714-2746.

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 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

#2-715 MALONE- 3 bdrms, $775. Call Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881.www.ardentproperties.com

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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Guaranteed Auto Loans1-888 -229-0744 or apply at: www. greatcanadianautocredit.com

WANT A Vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in September $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations ac-cepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

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.

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.

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Bulla 5. Former Egyptian Pres.

Anwar 10. Identical 14. Military assistant 15. True heath 16. Indonesian

phenomenon 17. Japanese social

networking 18. Bring banquet food 19. Front of the head 20. Jean Paul __, author 22. Movie settings 24. Incline from vertical 26. Bleats 27. One who sings carols 30. Any high mountain 31. Mutual savings bank 34. Tequila plant 35. One point N of due E 37. Not large 39. Khoikhoin people 40. Soccer player Hamm 41. European owl genus 42. Palio race city 44. Hostelry 45. Outer ear eminences 46. Explosive 47. Illuminated 49. Musical pieces in slow

tempo 51. Not crazy 52. Star Trek helm officer 53. Gave the axe 56. Make a mental

connection 60. City founded by

Xenophanes 61. Extremely angry 65. Wild Eurasian

mountain goat 66. Voyage on water 67. Comforts 68. Otherwise 69. Young herrings in

Norway 70. Weapon discharges 71. Prepares a dining table

CLUES DOWN 1. Shopping pouches 2. Old Italian money 3. Central German river 4. Composer Ludwig van 5. A way to withdraw 6. Macaws 7. Radiotelegraphic signal 8. Highest card 9. Any bone of the tarsus 10. Places to store

valuables 11. Actor Ladd 12. Nutmeg seed covering 13. Vision organs 21. Abnormal breathing 23. Crownworks 25. Religious recluse 26. Fruits of the genus

Musa 27. Thou __ do it 28. Repeatedly 29. Plant of a clone 31. African tribe 32. No. Irish borough &

bay 33. French Chateau Royal 36. Bulk storage container 38. “Good Wife” Actress

Julianna 43. Assoc. of Licensed

Aircraft Engineers 45. An account of events 48. West __, archipelago 50. Coercion 51. Ancient Scand. bard 53. Leaves of the hemp

plant 54. Jai __, sport 55. Designer Chapman 57. Having the skill to do

something 58. Exam 59. Prior wives 62. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! 63. Volcanic mountain in

Japan 64. Vietnamese offensive

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What’s Happening

Up Coming

Next Mt. BreNtoN GardeN CluB meeting will be Oct 2 at 1:00 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church, 3318 River Road in Chemainus. Rayanne from Marigold will talk on fall bulbs and winter pots. Guests welcome, $2 drop in fee. For more info 246-4109.

SeptemberSolutions

EMPLOYEE MONTHOFTHE

CUSTOMER’S PICK forEMPLOYEE of the MONTH

At the 49th, we strive to provideunparalleled customer service every day.

Please let us know how we served you today:

Who?:

When?:

Where?:

How?:

Any other comments?:

Look for this forminstore!

Also,please remember

we have a customersuggestion boxinstore as well.Please ask us

anything -we will respond within one week!

➥

Oren YonanLADYSMITH’S 49TH PARALLEL

Orin has been with the 49th

for about 1 year now, and

has worked in a variety of

departments. From grocery to

sushi, cashier, and bakery, it

seems there isn’t a department

that Orin won’t try his hand at.

With an easy smile and a friendly

hello Orin is a staff and customer

favorite. Always one to help out,

Orin is often the first one called

on and the first one to “jump in”

and lend a hand when needed.

Thanks for everything you do,

please enjoy dinner on us at

At the 49th, one of our core values is that “we value our employees and work as a team.” We also recognize our employees for their “efforts” and it is in this regard

we ask your help in selecting our “employee of the month”!

100% Locally Owned & Operated

We deliver! (See store for details)

We reserve the right to limit quantities

Pictures for illustrative purposes only

Visit our Website: www.the49th.com

Prices in effectMonday, September 17 to

Sunday, September 23, 2012

CEDAR STORENext to Cedar Plank RestaurantOpen Daily7:30 am to 9 pm 250-722-7010

550 Cairnsmore StreetOpen Daily8:00 am to 9 pm 250-748-2412

DUNCANThe OldBruce’s Store CHEMAINUS

Next to the Ferry DockOpen Daily8:00 am to 9 pm 250-246-3551

LADYSMITHBeside the Liquor Depot

Open Daily7:30 am to 9 pm 250-245-3221

• International Cuisine• Specializing in Greek Food

• We also offerSeafood, Pizza & Pasta

• Open 7 days a week • Fully licencedLADYSMITH

510A Trans Canada Hwy.

245-2292

Kraft Dinner

Macaroni & Cheese

225 g Limit 6

3/$2Hunt’s

Pudding Snacks4 paks. Limit 4

96¢

8.36 kg

379

Fresh CanadianBlackwell Angus

Inside Round Oven Roast

2 lb bag

298ea.

BC Hot House Grown

Bell Peppers

lb.


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