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Students return to the classroomDan EbenalTHE CHRONICLE

The long summer is fi-nally drawing to a close for Ladysmith students.

Students in Ladysmith will head back to class on Tues-day, joining their counterparts across the province.

Teachers and support staff were back in school Monday, preparing the facilities and cur-riculum for the coming year.

Kim Needham, a Grade 6 teacher at Ladysmith Interme-diate, has missed being away from her class for the first three weeks of the school year.“September’s just an exciting time, all the new kids coming in and getting to see the kids you had last year,” she said.“Absolutely, I enjoy my sum-mer but I love getting back to it. That’s why we’re here, right, we like to be with the kids and we want to know how they did in the summer and what they’ve been up to.”

Up the road at Ladysmith Sec-ondary, there’s a similar feeling of relief among the teachers.“I get a lot of inspiration from my students and try and give them opportunities they wouldn’t have otherwise,” said Durwin Pye, who teaches math, science and computer science.“Students that are in my Grade

12 classes this year are ones that I’ve taught [Grades] 8 through 12 so it’s getting very interesting that way. I just love seeing kids learn things and ex-plore ideas.”

Elementary students will have a full day of classes on Tues-

day, except for kindergarten students who will start the year with the normal gradual entry. At Ladysmith Secondary, stu-dents in Grade 9-12 will start class at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and finish up at 11:30 a.m. Grade 7 and 8 students will have a first day stretching from 12:15 to 3 p.m.“They usually bring the sec-

ondary students in in a couple of groups so that 7s and 8s have a separate time to come into the school and get acclima-tized,” said School District 68 spokesperson Donna Reimer.

“It will be a few hours for sec-

ondary students on Tuesday, and then Wednesday would be full classes for everybody but kindergarten.”

The school calendar will like-ly see a few more changes, with the Pro-D day set for Sept. 29 in the district being postponed for later in the year.“There will be some small adjustments to the calendar, primarily to balance the two semesters because we’ve lost three weeks out of the first se-mester so we want to balance the two semesters,” said Re-imer.

Ladysmith Secondary will see

a major influx of students, with enrolment jumping to 840 from about 580 last year. Grade 7 English students from the now-closed Davis Road Elemen-tary along with Grade 7s from Ladysmith Intermediate will be going to Ladysmith Secondary this year, along with about 200 students from Cedar Secondary, which was closed at the end of June. A group of Cedar parents are renting a bus to transport their children to Ladysmith.“A group of parents in Cedar have taken it upon themselves to get a bus together,” said par-ent Steve Rae. “It will be mak-

ing stops through Cinnabar and Cedar at a cost to parents, and to me, that’s sickening.”

He said it will cost parents between $30 and $40 a week to transport their children on the bus which seats about 50.“The bus is full; there’s a wait-ing list,” he said.

B.C. Teachers’ Federation members voted 86 per cent in favour of a six-year agreement reached with the help of me-diator Vince Ready. It gives the province’s 40,000 teachers a raise of 7.25 per cent over six years, improvements to ben-efits and a fund to hire new teachers each year.“Teachers are going to be hap-py to be back in the classroom. I think that we’re all pleased that the dispute is over,” said Nanaimo and District Teachers Association president Mike Ball. “I think the concern is that class size and class composition still hasn’t been dealt with.”

He said the issue that made the deal palatable for teachers was the removal of the con-tentious Article E80, which stripped away victories won by teachers on class size and composition in recent court de-cisions.“It protected the court case,” is what Ball saw as the major positive to come out of the new deal. The matter will be back before the courts next month with the government appealing the previous court decisions.

He said while teachers are not overjoyed with the deal, they realized it was probably the best they were going to get.

Angela Blosky prepares her classroom for her Grade 1 and 2 students at Ladysmith Primary School.DAN EBENAL

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Ladysmith is unlikely to reach a crisis with its water sup-ply any time soon. But a water crisis will be an annual oc-currence if something isn’t done to increase capacity by 2054.

Those were the findings of a Tetra Tech EBA study into the town’s water supply unveiled to the public during a meeting last week at Aggie Hall. About 100 people from Ladysmith, Saltair and the Diamond area attended the meeting that considered the alternatives for the commu-nity’s future following five different options.“The rainfall and precipitation indicates we’re good into the future for a long way,” said Ladysmith Mayor Rob Hutchins. “It’s not a question of not having a water source, our problem is capturing that water and making sure it gets to our community.”

This first option looked at existing conditions with a Banon Creek diversion to Holland Lake. The town would continue to draw water form the Chicken Ladder intake on Holland Creek as well as from the Stocking Lake source that supplies Saltair. With the current population figures of 8,077 for Ladysmith itself and 10,513 for the area that also includes Saltair and Diamond, the model showed the cur-rent water supply could meet demand every year over a 51-year period. But by 2054 when the system would need to supply an estimated population of more than 25,000, the study showed that minimum lake level would be reached every year.

Some of the other options looked at included a water treatment plant, a diversion pipeline between Holland Lake and Stocking Lake, additional storage at the Chicken

Ladder balancing reservoir and raising the Holland Lake dams by 1.5 metres. The pipeline would reduce the pros-pect of reaching minimum lake level to every 13 years by 2054, while the options for Chicken Ladder storage and raised Holland Lake dams would both be able to meet 2054 water demands. But by 2080, only the option including both Chicken Ladder storage and raised dam levels would avert an annual water crisis for the estimated 40,000 population.

John Manson, the town’s director of infrastructure service, said a pipeline and Chicken Ladder storage will be needed to meet the expected demand over the next 20 years.“We don’t have a shortage of water; we have a shortage of storage,” said Manson.

While the pipeline and Chicken Ladder storage were seen as the preferred method to meet the community’s needs

over the short term, Hutchins believes raising the Holland Lake dams should be given greater priority. He said that it would provide a greater comfort level for residents as well as the ecological health of the creek and would provide the necessary redundancy should the region experience Cali-fornia-like drought conditions.“November, December, January of this past year were the

driest on Vancouver Island in the last 100 years,” he said, adding that while February and March brought heavy rains, they came at a time when reservoir levels were already at capacity. “Why wouldn’t we capture that water?”

The town has already commissioned a modeling study to look into a filtration plant to address the turbidity issues in Holland Creek. Council will now go over the findings of the study to go over options for the community’s long-term needs.

The study was requested after a proposal to extend the town’s boundaries to include the proposed Couverdon development was defeated through the alternate approval process.“One of the issues that came forward at council very clear-

ly was that there was a concern that boundary expansion and potentially development would threaten our water sup-ply, do we have enough water for it,” said Hutchins. “Even though we’ve done pretty careful analysis over the years on water supply and making sure we have adequate water for our growing population, there was obviously doubt within the community.”

The town has set aside the date of Oct. 1 for a hearing on the proposed Couverdon development.“We made a commitment back in April that we’re not even

going to consider that question about a referendum until we’ve received this [water] study,” said Hutchins.

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Fundraising activities are ramping up this week in preparation for the arrival of the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock team to Ladysmith on Monday, Sept. 29.

The Tour de Rock, which began Sept. 20 in Port Alice, is a two-week bicycle jour-ney in which a team of police officers and media personalities rides 1,000 kilometres from the north end of Vancouver Island to the south, raising money to fight childhood cancer. Since 1998, the tour has raised close to $20 million for the Canadian Cancer So-ciety, which uses the money to fund pediat-ric cancer research and programs that help children with cancer and their families.

From Friday, Sept. 26 to Monday, Sept. 29, former Ladysmith Secondary School prin-cipal Dave Street will be on the Lift for Life to raise awareness and funds for Tour de Rock. Street will spend 72 hours in a scis-sor lift in the Ladysmith and District Credit Union (LDCU) lower parking lot at the corner of First Avenue and Roberts Street,

collecting funds on behalf of the Tour de Rock, as well as entertaining with stories and songs.

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ing Principal Street entertained. Bring your instruments, your songs, your stereos, and your stories. Be creative, and you never know — the most creative people might just win a prize.

Street did the Lift for Life last year as well, and when he looks back on that weekend, he laughs and says it was long. He remem-bers battling all kinds of weather, from sun-shine to a storm.“It was exciting, it was an event, and I very much enjoyed it,” he said. “People were very supportive and interested in the activ-ity and what was happening. It seemed to do some real good for the cause.”

Street will head back up on the scissor lift this Friday (Sept. 26) and spend even longer — 72 hours, compared to last year’s 60-hour event — to raise money for Tour de Rock.“I’m really looking forward to it,” he said. This year, Street will be starting a PayPal

account for online donations, and there will be a live video stream throughout the weekend, accessible through www.tourder-ock.ca.

Street says the time goes rather slowly at times, but he keeps himself and the spec-tators entertained and thinks about the im-portance of the cause.

Dave Street will be back on a scissor lift in the Ladysmith and District Credit Union this weekend for his Lift for Life Tour de Rock fundraiser. FILE PHOTO

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Kinsmen get jump on playgroundDan Ebenalthe chronicle

The Kinsmen play-ground at Transfer Beach has brought countless smiles to the faces of children over the years. But some of those children now have families of their own, and the play-ground has seen better days.“Unfortunately, time

and weather has its ef-fect on it. It’s starting to show its age, and some parts of it are starting to rot,” said Duck Paterson, chair of the Ladysmith Kinsmen Club’s project to replace the 17-year-old playground.

The Kinsmen have so far scraped together about $20,000 to go along with $50,000 the Town of Ladysmith has set aside in its 2015 bud-get. But that still leaves about a $100,000 gap to cover the cost of the $145,000 playground, as well as another $20,000 or so for the wood chip ground cover.

Paterson said his strategy to raise the re-maining funds is to go throughout the commu-nity and “whine, snivel and plead.”“We’ve got letters out

to all over the place re-questing funds. We’re hoping the local service clubs will get on board,” he said, adding the Lions, Rotary, Eagles, Legion and health care auxiliary all chipped in with the spray park.“We’re hoping to do the

same thing on this proj-ect because we believe that it’s going to have to

be done by next sum-mer. If some of the piec-es that are down there now become unsafe, they’re going to have to come out. Then all of sudden you’re going to end up with a chunk of playground here and a chunk of playground there; we don’t want to see that happen,” said Paterson.

The Kinsmen are com-ing off the successful campaign to raise the $200,000 needed to con-struct the playground on Brown Drive. Hen-derson Playgrounds, which constructed the Brown Drive play-ground that was recog-nized as the Top Kins-men Service Project in Canada for 2012, have done up the designs for the new Transfer Beach facility.

The new playground will occupy the same footprint as the current site at Transfer Beach but include more mod-ern apparatus and be completely accessible.

“We need this kind of thing for families to get out there and get away from the technol-ogy and just run around and have a good time. It’s used all year round,” said Paterson.

He said a parks and rec study found that an estimated 50,000 to 75,000 people use the Transfer Beach play-ground every year. That represents a cost of less than 10 cents for each person to have used the $60,000 playground over its 17-year lifespan. But the joy the play-ground has brought to all those faces isn’t the only value it represents to the community.“Transfer Beach itself

is huge for the commu-nity, not just in pride and that it’s a beautiful place, but it attracts a lot of people. And the people coming there hopefully will also stay in town for a while, so there’s a bit of an eco-nomics to it,” said Pat-erson.

As the playground will carry virtually no main-tenance costs, Paterson said the benefits to the community will last for years.“The long-term ben-

efit by having a very high-class playground will still work for draw-ing people to the area. Hopefully families see what we have at Trans-fer Beach and the rest of the community and they decide to make it home.”

Those wishing to do-nate to the project can make a contribution through an account set up at the Ladysmith and District Credit Union. An account has also been set up at the bottle depot, where people can drop off their emp-ties and have the funds directed to the Transfer Beach playground.

Those wanting more information can contact any Kinsmen. Paterson can be reached at 250-246-0637 or [email protected].

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Both Pye and Needham believe the teachers’ strike action was worth it in the end.“I think it really brought the is-sues to the forefront. I think that our parents and community have a much better understanding of what our reality is. I think that way we have a little better com-munication now,” said Needham.

Pye said he’s encouraged that the changes to the system will be coming from new money, and not just shuffling funds around as was done in the past. “It’s encouraging that there’s ac-tually new money coming into the system because I’ve seen over my career how much it’s declined — how budgets have been cut and positions slashed and support killed,” said Pye, who sees the money set aside for hiring new teachers as a major achievement.

“There’s no way we can address the needs of students without that.”

But Ball cautioned that a few ex-tra teachers aren’t going to cure the problems affecting B.C.’s edu-cation system.“Parents need to understand that the learning conditions for their children did not get better as a result of this deal. We got some extra teachers into the system, but in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith district, that probably doesn’t mean any more than two or three extra teachers spread across the district. So the conditions haven’t magically gotten better.”

The end of the strike means work can now get started on get-ting the new portable classroom ready for students at Ladysmith Primary.“We’re expecting that will be a top priority as soon as our sup-port staff can get to the school and start working there,” said Reimer.

“I think it will definitely be a few weeks before it can be completed.”

In the meantime, students are expected to use the school’s multi-purpose room until the portable is ready to accommodate the class.


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Red Serge dinner set for Monday“I get rather creative as far as en-tertainment and just chatting with people,” he said. “Last year, when people phoned in, I played songs for them. I’m just having fun, trying to keep it interesting for folks and keep the cause at the forefront. It’s some-thing different, something out there, but it’s for Tour de Rock and raises funds to battle childhood cancer, and I can’t think of a better initiative to do something like this for.“I’ve had various people in my imme-

diate and extended family impacted by cancer. People say 72 hours is a long time, but you’re sitting in a lift … put it in perspective, and it’s a small thing to do in light of everything else so many people go through.”

On Friday, Rhythm Dance Acad-emy will be performing at 7 p.m. in the LDCU parking lot.

Ladysmith Fire/Rescue is hosting a beverage and burger evening Satur-day, Sept. 27 in the LDCU lower park-ing lot. This evening of camaraderie and fun begins at 3 p.m., and the hot dogs and burgers will be served until 7 p.m. or until supplies last.

The Ladysmith Rotary Club will host a Pancake Breakfast Sunday, Sept. 28 in the LDCU lower parking lot. Breakfast will be served from ap-proximately 7-11 a.m.At the same time, the Tour de Rock

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The main event is the Red Serge Dinner, set for Monday, Sept. 29.

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The dinner will take place at the Eagles Hall, with doors opening at 6 p.m. and roast beef dinner beginning at 7 p.m. There will be fundraising activities throughout the evening, in-cluding a “Wall of Wine,” a silent auc-tion and a balloon pop with a grand prize of WestJet tickets. There will also be a raffle to win a special Tour de Rock-themed mini fridge, and all five raffle mini fridges will be drawn during the dinner.

Tickets are $25 each, and a lim-ited number are still available at the LDCU.

In Chemainus, the community will gather early in the morning on Tues-day, Sept. 30 to honour the Tour de Rock riders. From 7:30-8:30 a.m., there will be a Tour de Rock break-fast at the Chemainus Legion. Com-munity groups will present dona-tions to the riders, and there will be head shaves and a few antics.

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This November, vot-ers will be hiring lo-cal politicians for a

four-year term, rather than three.

It’s a good time to ask some tough questions about the performance of councils on the job they are assigned to do, as op-posed to posturing about senior government mat-ters.

Remember when it was fashionable for city coun-cils to declare their com-munities “a nuclear weap-ons-free zone”? You can still see the signs entering Vancouver and Nanaimo. Alert voters may wonder: “Did they really think we’re that stupid?” Yes, they did. And some of them still do.

To illustrate, allow me to introduce my poster child for bad local government, Victoria city councillor Ben Isitt.

A long-time NDP activist, Isitt got elected three years ago after raising his name recognition with a couple of runs for mayor. His rookie term has been no-

table for a series of stunts that extend his career as a professional student, cam-pus radical and occasional history lecturer.

One of Isitt’s big studies is the influence of Soviet communism on the B.C. NDP. He was on one of his visits to Russia earlier this year when President Vladi-mir Putin was having his way with Crimea.

Isitt’s fondness for state control was on display last fall when aboriginal pro-testers disrupted natural gas drilling in New Bruns-wick, torching several po-lice vehicles in the process.

Isitt took to his Facebook page to decry the federal government’s use of police against the population, and suggested Canada should emulate Venezuela, where petroleum resources ben-efit the people rather than corporations.

Venezuela sells gasoline for nine cents a gallon, the late Hugo Chavez’s gift to his people after national-izing the oil industry. The capital, Caracas, is famous for extreme poverty, bru-tally suppressed riots, and a crime rate so bad it ranks

among the world’s most dangerous cities.

How does Isitt’s political outlook translate to his role in local government?

This week, local politi-cians gather in Whistler for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention. One of Isitt’s first contributions a couple of years ago was at a UBCM workshop on how to fi-nance local infrastructure.

Isitt proposed setting up a municipal income tax. Presumably this would be on top of property taxes.

In its wisdom, Victoria council appointed Isitt as their Capital Regional Dis-trict (CDA) representative. In that capacity, he led the charge against Canada Post’s decision to wind up door-to-door delivery for the minority of people who aren’t already using com-munity mailboxes.

After instructing Ottawa to accelerate the bankrupt-cy of this Crown corpora-tion, Isitt began ordering the province to intervene in a dispute over Grace Is-let, a rocky point off Salt Spring Island where an Alberta man is trying to

build a retirement home. The dispute centres on aboriginal burial grounds and artifacts, and Isitt ap-pointed himself advocate for the grievances of native people.

When the B.C. govern-ment didn’t follow his in-structions, he demanded that the CRD expropriate the land and evict the own-er. Island politics being what it is, this was actually considered before cooler heads prevailed.

And how are things with the CRD’s real job while the Isitt circus rolls on? The most over-governed region in B.C. remains locked in a bitter turf war over a federally mandated sewage treatment project, and is on the verge of for-feiting hundreds of mil-lions in provincial funds.

So voters should ask themselves a couple of questions this November. Is your council doing the job it was hired to do? And do you trust these individu-als with your wallet until the fall of 2018?

Tom Fletcher is legisla-tive reporter and colum-nist for Black Press.

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dios, you will have likely enjoyed a few laughs and walked out singing, “...I’m hooked on a feeling...”. This film, oddly enough, did lead me to ponder a few more serious ideas. In the movie, we begin on planet Earth but quickly move to a number of different planets in far-away galaxies. All of the planets have the same gravi-tational force, the speed of light is uniform and inertia and momentum obey the same laws that we have on Earth. Setting aside the imaginary worlds of a sci-fi mov-ie for a minute, the fact that human life on planet Earth is entirely dependent on “cosmic constants” is a fasci-nating feature of our cosmic existence.

The famous physicist Stephen Hawking noted, “The laws of science, as we know them at present, contain many fundamental numbers, like the size of the electric charge of the electron and the ratio of the masses of the proton and the electron. ... The remarkable fact is that the values of these numbers seem to have been very fine-ly adjusted to make possible the development of life.”

Let me give you a few specific examples: The strength of the force binding nucleons into nuclei, is 0.07. If it were 0.06, only hydrogen could exist, and complex chemistry (which is required for life) would be impos-sible. The gravitational force on earth is 9.78m/s2. If it were any stronger, we couldn’t move; if it were any weaker, we’d all be taking 10m jumps in between steps.

It appears that at least 15 different physical forces have been finely tuned to allow plant, animal and human life on planet Earth possible. In his book The Reason for God, Tim Keller calls it the “cosmic welcome mat.”

If you are reading this article and you are unsure if there truly is a God of love who stands behind the cre-ation of this planet and the cosmos, then I would chal-lenge you to ponder this “cosmic welcome mat” that has been laid out for us. If there is no God to explain such fine tuning of these 15 physical forces, why should we find this to be the case? If you do believe in God but have kept him at arm’s length, I challenge you to consider that the very fact that he created a perfectly fine-tuned planet for us to live should open the door to the possibility that he loves us and wants to get to know us personally.

“Star Lord” and his four companions are highly enter-taining “guardians of the galaxy,” but in reality, I take my confidence and faith in the real “Lord of the Stars,” who sets and guards the universe in such a way that life is truly possible.

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• On Sept. 1, the Ladysmith RCMP were called to a residence in the 12200 block of Chandler Road in Ladysmith, where someone had broken into the home and sto-len various items. On Sept. 4, the victim of the theft recognized a male wearing the sto-len items and attempt-ed to stop the male. Unfortunately, the vic-tim was assaulted by the suspect, and the suspect escaped.

On Sept. 10, another residence in the 12700 block of Ivey Road was broken into while the owner was still home. The suspect fled the scene before police arrived.

With the help of the RCMP police dog, the Ladysmith RCMP was able to locate and ar-rest one male in the area. Matthew Wayne Ostrander of no fixed address is being held in custody awaiting disposition on charges of possession of stolen

property and assault.• On Sept. 22,

Ladysmith RCMP were called to assist Ladysmith Fire/Rescue to attend a residence on Buller Street near First Avenue, where a generator was heard running within the home of a person well known to police. Upon entering the home, car-bon monoxide was de-tected at levels which were considered to be deadly to humans.

Five people inside the home were treated by ambulance staff.

Ladysmith resident David Alan Hodgkin-son was arrested at the scene and is facing a charge of mischief en-dangering life. He was later released on con-ditions and is awaiting a trial date.

If you have any in-formation relating to these crimes or any others, please con-tact the Ladysmith RCMP at 250-245-2215 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477.


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MacDonald reads at libraryA well-known Chemainus artist will be in

Ladysmith this week to talk about her work.Author and artist Cim MacDonald will present

her new book Chemainus Gardens: Beauty of the Seasons Thursday, Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ladysmith Library. Learn all about her experi-ences with self-publishing and the stories behind her incredible photography at this free event. Call the library at 250-245-2322 for more information.

Event puts jobs on menuDan EbenalThe ChroniCle

Those looking to grab a bite to eat weren’t the only ones heading through the doors of the Ladysmith McDonald’s early this month.

More than a dozen job seek-ers stopped by the restaurant at Coronation Mall earlier this month to drop off applica-tions as part of McDonald’s hiring day for Western Canada.“Across Western Canada from B.C. to Manitoba, we’re looking to hire about 1,500 employees, and here on Van-couver Island, we’re looking to recruit about 150 employ-ees,” said Ladysmith restau-rant manager Yvonne Coun-sell, who is looking to hire up to 10 new employees for the local McDonald’s.“With Ladysmith being a smaller community, this re-ally helps to get the message out that we’re always recruit-ing, we’re always looking for people to join the team.”

Counsell was able to con-duct interviews on the spot and sat down with prospec-tive employees looking for anything from full-time work to a few hours after school and on weekends.“At McDonald’s, we’re so very flexible with the schedule,” said Counsell, adding she has a number of high school stu-dents, as well as those attend-ing Vancouver Island Univer-sity, on her staff of about 40.“As each semester changes, they’re able to change the days and times that they work. They can pretty much book off whenever they see a need. They can play sports, they can be in extracurricular activi-ties and they can still have a part-time job to maybe save money.”

David Rankin was someone who was looking for some

of that flexibility in his work schedule.“I’m just looking for a part-time job and it seemed like this was the best option,” said the 15-year-old as he filled out an application. “They seem like they have flexible hours because I play soccer, where other jobs might not be so flexible.”

Rankin said he’s worked a few odd jobs over the summer, but this would be his first ex-tended employment. He’s hop-ing to gain some experience and pick up some new skills, adding some extra spending money wouldn’t hurt.And Counsell says McDon-

ald’s provides the skills and training that many other com-panies value, with some of the training programs even qualifying towards credits at courses at BCIT.“You start as a crew person and learn the different sta-tions of the restaurant,” said Counsell, listing off cashier, kitchen, drive-thru and main-tenance.“We have great advancement

opportunities too. We’re look-ing for people to move up to become crew trainers, team

leaders, shift managers and into salaried management.”

She said a couple of employ-ees hired just a few months ago have already been pro-moted to crew trainers.

While there have been na-tional headlines focused on the difficulties many fast-food restaurants have in recruiting staff, Counsell says Ladysmith hasn’t had the same challeng-es faced by franchises in other parts of the country. “We have people who have

just recently been hired and have said how much fun it is and have actually encouraged their friends to come and ap-ply as well.”

Counsell herself started work at McDonald’s not long after graduating from high school.“ I had plans to go to school and take something differ-ent but I loved working for McDonald’s so much. You’re always learning stuff and it’s always challenging, so I’ve ad-vanced over the years,” said Counsell, who has been work-ing at McDonald’s for 32 years.“It’s a great first job and also a great job to build into a ca-reer.”


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Red Serge Dinner, Eagles Hall - Monday, September 29 – doors open at 6:00pm, Dinner at 7:00pmDinner in honor of the Riders and their support crew. Tickets are $25 and are sold at Ladysmith & District Credit Union. Fundraising activities throughout the evening include a “Wall of Wine”, Silent Auction, Balloon Pop, West Jet tickets, as well as a special chance to interact with the riders!

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Locals shine at Senior GamesDan Ebenalthe chronicle

A Chemainus couple hit their stride at the recent B.C. Seniors Games in Langley.

Tim Hendrie won gold in men’s 60-64 pole vault and pentathlon, along with a silver in high jump. He finished eighth in the 800m.

Hendrie downplayed his gold-medal performance, saying there aren’t many pole vaulters in their 60s.“So to get a gold isn’t always an

outstanding performance,” said the modest 63-year-old.

Hendrie cleared 1.6 metres to claim the gold, then put together the highest total from the 200m, 1500m, long jump, discus and javelin to win the pentathlon.

Nola Hendrie picked up a pair of silvers in women’s 55-59 long jump and pole vault. She fin-ished fourth in the 100m and fifth in the 200m.“The wind was blowing in our

faces and constantly shifting, so it was a challenge to adjust our run-up but it was a lot of fun,” the 59-year-old said of her long jump experience.

Tim Hendrie said he wasn’t good at athletics when he was young but a friend got him start-ed in track at the age of 56.“It looked pretty exciting and it

takes such an intense effort,” he said, adding his wife Nola saw

him doing it and decided to join along. “She trains harder than I do. We’re retired so we’ve got plenty of time and it gives you something to work at, a reason to get outside or go to the gym.”

This was the seventh Se-niors Games that Hendrie has competed in, and he says he

“wouldn’t miss it” next year. It didn’t take him long to get start-ed on training for next year, run-ning 15 kilometres as he com-pleted six laps of Chemainus Lake only days after returning from Langley.

Dan Hanson of Ladysmith was part of the Nanaimo Old Buoys team that struck gold in men’s over-70 hockey.

Stan Zeller of Ladysmith picked up a bronze in golf for men 70-74.

Ladysmith’s Rick Badall and Les Malinowski of Chemainus won bronze medals as part of the North Island Masters team in men’s 65-69 slo pitch.

Ladysmith’s Star Phelps took bronze as part of the Mid Island United team in men’s 60-64 slo pitch.

Margaret Fraser and Prue Wil-son of Ladysmith helped the Mid Island Masters to a fourth-place finish in women’s over-55 dragon boat racing.

Morris Jenson of Chemainus won gold for his net score in men’s over-80 golf.A total of 3,800 athletes over

the age of 55 took part in the 2014 B.C. Seniors Games Sept. 9 to 13. The games also featured close to 1,200 volunteers.“The best part of the games

for me is to see all the people from last year. It is a very sup-portive environment, and it is great to see athletes from 55 to 90-something competing,” said Nola Hendrie.“I guess the attitude we have is

that we don’t do it for the med-als. We do it for fun, and enjoy keeping fit all year long.”


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This weekend, internation-ally renowned, award-winning belly dancer Amaya will be on Thetis Island to help spread her love of dance and support important conservation ef-forts.

The Thetis Island Gypsy Dancers of the Salish Sea are hosting two days of work-shops and entertainment this Saturday and Sunday, along with an array of other activi-ties.

Thetis Island’s Gypsy Danc-ers of the Salish Sea invite you

to join in the festivities for their Island Harvest Hafla Sat-urday, Sept. 27 — a fundraising event for the Thetis Island Na-ture Conservancy (ThINC) in support of the Lower Burchell Hill Nature Reserve Project. All proceeds, over and above the organizers’ costs, will be donated to ThINC, which is working to preserving a tract of land that is considered envi-ronmentally invaluable to the island’s watershed, flora, bird and mammal habitat.A Hafla is essentially a Middle

Eastern party. Saturday night, The Gypsy Dancers of the Sal-ish Sea open their doors to the

community to join the fun for food, dance performances and door prizes.

Nettie and Don will be selling Middle Eastern cuisine from 5-6:30 p.m., after which a va-riety of both local and visiting belly dancers will be perform-ing, including Amaya.Amaya will also be offering

two workshops on Saturday and a Master Class on Sunday. Space is limited, and registra-tion costs $30 per class or $75 for all three.

For more information about the Hafla and workshop regis-trations, contact Charlotte at [email protected].

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The Gypsy Dancers of the Salish Sea are helping raise money for the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy this Saturday and Sunday during their Island Harvest Hafla with special guest Amaya. Kelly Banister

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Sisters bicker, banter at bingoLindsay Chungthe chronicle

You can learn a lot at a game of bingo.

At least at St. Jo-seph’s Catholic Church, where sisters Sis (Jenny Harrison) and Babe (Georgina Du-val) bicker and banter with Father Mac (Terry Whittaker) in Yellow Point Drama Group (YPDG)’s fall comedy, The Queen of Bingo.

Written by Jeanne Mi-chels and Phyllis Mur-phy, the play, which runs over three week-ends from Oct. 2-18 at Cedar Hall, is directed by Patricia Zogar.

Zogar says she was attracted to the play because it’s so funny.“It’s a riot, really — a

little bit of a romp,” she said. “Generally, I think for community theatre, comedy is what people are looking for, but it also has some subtle, really nice messages.”

Zogar says she was also attracted to the fact that the play fea-tures two great roles for mature women, a segment of society that is often under-rep-resented in the media and on the stage.

One sister is a retired widow.“She plays bingo be-

cause she’s lonely, and she pretty much plays bingo every day,” said Zogar.

The other sister is younger, and she has always been looked af-ter by her older sister.“She has a weight

problem and has an eating disorder,” said Zogar. “This causes her some anxiety, which she brings to the bingo parlour.”A silver-tongued bin-

go caller (Torry Clark) announces the plays while the sisters ex-plore everything from hot flashes, diet crazes and family ties to mid-dle-aged singlehood.

Adding to the fun, the audience will receive cards and daubers to take part in a prize-winning bingo game at intermission, compet-

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Zogar hopes that af-ter seeing The Queen of Bingo, audience mem-bers will “remember an evening of real fun, but

also think a little bit about the loneliness of the elderly, which is a huge thing in our society, and this whole question of weight and beauty and acceptabil-ity in our society.”

“It’s being presented in a very light-hearted way, but it’s something we should all bear in mind,” she said.

Zogar has lived in the Cedar area for a year. She starred in YPDG’s

production of Seeing Stars in Dixie and Ladysmith Little The-atre’s production of The Last Weekend, and she has been involved in community theatre for about 35-40 years.“I’ve pretty much

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The Queen of Bingo previews on Thurs-day, Oct. 2 and runs Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18. Doors open at 7 p.m. and showtime is 8 p.m. A matinee per-formance will be held Saturday, Oct. 18; with doors opening at 1 p.m. and the show at 2 p.m.

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0905.031 Lot 1, Plan VIP73070, DL 38 1160 Rocky Creek Rd

1002.218 Manufactured home only - 4148 Thicke Rd MHR #23300

1048.005 Strata Lot 1, Plan VIS336, DL 49 #1 - 715 Malone Rd

1052.133 Lot 19, Plan VIP86055, DL 52 423 Thetis Dr

1348.174 Lot 65, Plan VIP36647, DL 96 1331 Birchwood Rd

1352.150 Lot 9, Plan VIP69500, DL 97 537 Greenhorn Pl

Ladysmith Monday September 29Doors: 6pm, dinner 7pmLadysmith Eagles HallTickets: $25 at LDCUFundraising activities include wall of wine, silent auction, balloon pop with grand prize of West Jet tickets.Red Serge Dinner

For its fall production, Yellow Point Drama Group presents The Queen of Bingo this October


PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

2015Estimate for Amount of Tax Revenue Foregone

Based on 2014

MUNICIPALREVENUE

OTHERGOV’T

REVENUETOTAL

REVENUETOTAL

REVENUETOTAL

REVENUE

TOTALS

6,792.22 5,164.69 11,956.91 12,196.05 12,439.97

4,796.11 6,281.62 11,077.73 11,299.28 11,525.27

1,108.29 1,192.30 2,300.59 2,346.60 2,393.53

1,814.18 2,378.87 4,193.05 4,276.91 4,362.45

1,362.32 1,619.31 2,981.63 3,041.26 3,102.09

6,711.59 4,569.50 11,281.09 11,506.71 11,736.84

1,362.02 697.10 2,059.12 2,100.30 2,142.31

4,618.71 2617.88 7,236.59 7,381.32 7,528.95

1,419.87 738.98 2,158.85 2,202.03 2,246.07

10,136.53 7,498.07 17,634.60 17,987.29 18,347.04

1,526.05 946.75 2,472.80 2,522.26 2,572.71

1,725.69 1,070.61 2,796.30 2,852.23 2,909.27

3,003.85 3,512.48 6,516.33 6,646.66 6,779.59

6,721.00 3,922.14 10,643.14 10,856.00 11,073.12

739.58 458.83 1,198.41 1,222.38 1246.83

1,957.10 1,214.17 3,171.27 3,234.70 3,299.39

5,284.18 3,030.74 8,314.92 8,481.22 8,650.84

164.62 276.72 441.34 450.17 459.17

2,216.44 1,306.64 3,523.08 3,593.54 3,665.41

2,752.36 1,460.01 4,212.37 4,296.62 4,382.55

3,231.52 1,509.74 4,741.26 4,836.09 4,932.81

69,444.23 51,467.15 120,911.38 123,329.62 125,796.21

St. Mary’s Catholic Church224.2(f) Buildings for Public Worship

Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada224.2(f) Buildings for Public Worship

United Church of Canada224.2(f) Buildings for Public Worship

Ladysmith Fellowship Baptist Church224.2(f) Buildings for Public Worship

Anglican Synod Diocese of BC 224.2(f) Buildings for Public Worship

SECTION 2

Ladysmith Senior Citizens Housing Society 224.2(a) Non-Profi t

Ladysmith Senior Citizens Housing Society 224.2(a) Non-Profi t

Ladysmith Historical Society (Museum)224.2(a) Non-Profi t

Alcoholics Anonymous224.2(a) Non-Profi t

Ladysmith Maritime Society224.2(a) Non-Profi t



Ladysmith Golf Club Society224.2(i) Recreational

Ladysmith Festival of Lights224.2(a) Non-Profi t

Arts Council of Ladysmith & District224.2(a) Non-Profi t

Eco-Tourism Building(mechanical room and public storage only) 224.2(a) Non-Profi t

Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary224.2(a) Non-Profi t

Canadian Legion Branch #171224.2(a) Non-Profi t

Section 3St John’s Masonic Temple Assoc (Leased by Town for parking lot) 225.2(a) Partnering Agreement

Ladysmith & District Historical Society archives 225.2(a) Partnering Agreement

Municipal Parking lot225.2(a) Partnering Agreement

1135 4th Ave - Remainder of DL 145, LD43 Oyster Land District except Plans 33231 & VIP72186 (Specifi cally the area of land and buildings outlined in bold on Schedule ‘B’) Folio 1448.000

1149 4th Ave - Lot A, Plan 46331, DL43, Oyster District (Specifi cally the area of land and buildings outlined in red on Schedule ‘C’) Folio 1449.080

232 High StreetLot A, Plan VIP63119, DL56 Oyster Land District Folio 327.010

381 Davis RdLot 1, Plan 43316, DL 43, LD43 Folio 1041.500

314 Buller StLot A, Blk 76, LD 43 Plan 703A Folio 494.000

101 1st AveLot 1, DL56, LD43, Plan 31443 Folio 1338.000

207 Jamison Rd. Lot 1, DL 56, LD 43, Plan 21490 (Specifi cally the area of land surrounding the building footprint as shown on Schedule D) Folio 1322.300

721 1st AveLot 11, Blk 7, LD43, Plan 703 Folio 0055.000

12 Buller StLot 14, Blk 7, LD43, Plan 703 Folio 0058.000

611 Oyster Bay Dr.Blk C, DL2016, LD43, Foreshore Lease for Marina, Lease/Permit #106431As shown on Schedule “G”, including the insert for the Visitors Centre Folio 1602.100ANDUnit C, I & M - 610 Oyster Bay Dr. Lot 4, Plan 45800, Parent Parcel 1109.300 and Folio 1109.317 AND616 Oyster Bay Dr. Car Shop Lot 4, Plan 45800Parent parcel 1109.300 Folio 1109.316

380 Davis Rd. DL43, LD43, except Plans 2478, 4670, 5873, 7527, 8922, 12027, 14051, 15693, 835R, 34197, 48247 & VIP57353. exc E&N R/W Pcl A (DD24404N) Pcl C (DD344431), VIP65242 Folio 1017.005

1163 4th AveLot A, DL146, LD43, Plan 34438 Folio 1449.200

Units J, K & L - 610 Oyster Bay RdLot 4, Plan 45800 Parent Parcel 1109.300 Folio 1109.328

Transfer BeachLot 2, Plan 36262 (Specifi cally the area of land and buildings outlinedin red on Schedule ‘E’) Folio 1110.110

910 1st Ave (Thrift Shop)Lot 1, Blk 30, Plan 703A Folio 263.000

621 1st AveLot A, Blk 8, Plan 703 (except the section outlined in bold on Schedule “F”) Folio 70.000

26 Gatacre StLot 9, Blk 9, LD43, Plan 703 Folio 85.000

1115A - 1st Ave., (Under Tim Hortons)Lot 1, VIS5873, DL118, LD43 Folio 1373.010

17 & 25 Roberts StLots 8 & 9, Blk 11, Plan 703A Folios 123.000 & 125.000

As required by Section 227 of the Community Charter, we have included estimated costs of providing the permissive tax exemptions for 2015 and the next two years. Properties will not be automatically exempt in 2016 and 2017. The above Bylaw may be inspected at City Hall, 410 Esplanade, Ladysmith, British Columbia during normal offi ce hours (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) excluding statutory holidays.

2016(2015+ 2%)

2017(2016+ 2%)

PART 2

PART 3

PART 1

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 227 of the Community Charter, that Council will give fi nal consideration to Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw 2014, No. 1867 at the Council meeting on October 6th, 2014 at City Hall, 410 Esplanade, Ladysmith, B.C.

Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw 2014, No. 1867 proposes to exempt from taxation the fol-lowing buildings, the lands on which the buildings stand and the lands surrounding certain buildings for the year 2015.

Town of Ladysmith Marketdrawsuponartisans

A one-day market-place coming up in Nanaimo will bring to-gether local Etsy sellers and showcase a num-ber of Ladysmith and Chemainus artisans.

On Saturday, 23 loca-tions across Canada will host a one-day market-place, bringing together local Etsy sellers and communities in celebra-tion of the country’s mak-er movement.

As a part of the first-ev-er Made in Canada event, Nanaimo will feature more than 40 top Etsy sellers from Vancouver Island and surrounding areas, showcasing their handmade and vintage goods. Nikki McCallum from NikkiDesigns in Ladysmith, who creates and sells window cover-ings, bedding, slipcovers and table linens all made from natural and organic fabrics, will be one of the featured sellers. Mc-Callum has been a fea-ture writer for Canadian magazine EcoParent and numerous decor blogs.

Jada Bohmer of 3 Little Gems Personalized Jew-elry from Ladysmith is also participating in the event. Bohmer recently returned from The Day-time Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., where her jewelry was gifted to some of Holly-wood’s biggest daytime television stars, as well as media, filmmakers and actors. Since return-ing, she has had commis-sions from such shows as Dr. Phil, Project Runway, Access Hollywood and The Rachel Ray Show, as well as many of the day-time soap opera stars.

Bohmer is also co-or-dinating the event. She was selected by Etsy Canada and sent to a two-day “boot camp” training seminar in Toronto last spring to co-ordinate this market.At the market, people

will have a chance to see Kent Olinger of Im-ages by Kent Olinger in Chemainus, whose past honours include commis-sioning a limited-edition brooch for the world figure skating champion-ships in 1996.

The Sept. 27 market-place at the Nanaimo Mu-seum runs from 4-9 p.m., with free gift bags for the first 50 customers and lots of door prizes.


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Jennifer is delighted to be practicing in her home town of Ladysmith.Providing professional and trusted Notarial services in:

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EDWARDS, Donald L.C.July 1, 1939 – September 10th, 2014

Don passed away peacefully but unexpectedly in NRGH after a long fi ght with COPD.

He was predeceased by his parents Stan and Amy, brothers Ray and Gary.

Survived by his wife Pat, daughters Cheryl and Deborah, step daughter Tricia and step daughter-in-law Carol, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, sister Doreen (Norm) of Portland, Oregon, brother-in-law Bill (Marilyn) and many nieces and nephews.

He will also be missed by his four-legged buds, Teddy and Cleo who guarded the car faithfully when he went down for his “daily”.

Don was born in Brandon, Manitoba and spent 25 years in the RCAF, stationed in Brandon, Germany and Winnipeg. After moving to B.C. in 1982 he joined the Corps of Commissionaires and also worked for the Nanaimo/Ladysmith School District for a brief time.

He was a proud member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles serving as president in 1991.

Don liked to camp and loved sitting around the fi re swapping stories, lies and jokes till the wee hours, so raise a glass and tell one of his jokes at your gathering.

Thank you to the Doctors, Nurses and staff of the 5th fl oor.

Cremation has taken place and a private memorial will be held at a later date.

Condolences may be offered at [email protected]

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PLUMBING

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PETS

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

18 CU.FT. upright deep-freeze, $200. White 13 cu ft fridge, $175. Almond 15 cu ft fridge, $175. White 30” range, $150. 30” almond range, $125. White 30” propane stove, $150. Black 30” range, $200. Kenmore Washer dryer sets, $300-$350. Washers, $150-$250. Dryers, $100-$150. Staking washer/dryer, $300. Built-in dishwashers, $100-$150. White portable dish-washer, $100. Black Kenmore built-in dishwasher, $150. 6 month warranty on all appli-ances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

AUCTIONS

MASSIVE September 27thFood Equipment Auction - Hobart Mixers & Meat Process, Bunn Coffee, True Refrigera-tion, Cambro Smallwares, over 800 lots! Online bidding available via BidSpotter.www.KwikAuctions.com

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

Stairlift or Stairway Elevator Acorn Superglide 120, approx 4-5 yrs old. May need new batteries. 1 rail cut to 99”, 1 rail cut to 102”. Right hand in-stallation. Clean, good working order at time of un-install. Ask-ing $2000 for 2. 250-245-8216.


MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

5 SPD drill press, $40. Profes-sional 12” compound mitre saw, $150, all like new. 2 bike car rack, $50. 66gal fi sh tank, w/all accessories, $150. 7.5’ Artifi cial Christmas tree, $40. Womens Ariat leather riding boots, sz 8.5, tall, slim calf, brand new, $200. Womens Al-pine Star leather motorcycle boots, sz 8.5, leather Icon gloves, small leather jacket, all for $400. (778)269-2252.

ARTIST DAVID WICK NEEDS STUDIO SPACE- I need to kick-start the sell of all remain-ing prints and non-current original artwork at my studio for greatly reduced pric-es to make wall space for my new fall series. All non-current original artwork & prints must go by October 15th. ✱Here’s your chance to say yes to a beautiful piece of art... it can transform your home and uplift your soul. Call 250-714-0932 for appointment & address.

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STEEL BUILDINGS. “Gift-card give-away!” 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or on-line at: www.pioneersteel.ca

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

UPRIGHT BURT piano; nice tone, $400. obo. Call (250)246-3616.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

755 Marchmont Rd, Duncan. 1511 sq ft adult oriented patio home. 3 BDRM, 2 BA, lrg kitchen w/ eating area, separ-ate dining room, laundry, sin-gle garage + extra prkg space. New fl oors & paint throughout. Bare land strata detached home (only $125.00 Annually). $299,900. 250-746-7706


REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

OPEN HOUSE every week-end, 1-4pm. 2978 Tower Ridge Rd. Custom home with legal suite, gourmet kitchen, 3 bdrms, 3 bths, rec rm, den, heat pump; fenced & land-scaped. Plus 1 bdrm fully self-cont’d legal suite. $515,900. 250-710-1947.

OPEN HOUSE: Weekends 1-4pm. 5887 Stonehaven Drive. Perfect location, excep-tional design, quality fi nishing, 2 bdrms+ den, 2.5 bath, open concept, oak fl oors, custom kitchen, s/s appl’s, super-sized rec room, woodstove, covered deck, large RV space. Beauti-ful, new custom home with king-size value for only $364,500. (250)710-1947.

HOUSES FOR SALE

$499,000 - New custom 3 bed-room, 2 bathroom home on 2.5 acres in Inwood Creek Es-tates. Quality craftsmanship by reputable builder, Habanero Homes. Modern fi nishes includ-ing granite countertops, high-end cabinetry, walk-in pantry. Attached two car garage, wrap- around porch and breezeway. Great views of Mount Prevost! Don’t have a huge down pay-ment? No problem! Call Worthy Real Estate Investments at 250-510-2614 to discuss your real estate investment pos-sibilities!

LOTS

COMMERCIAL LOT in fringe area of Duncan core 89 x 57ft $129,000. 250-247-7208

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

CHEMAINUS- 1 BDRM, water view, in suite laundry, close to new shopping centre. $765. NS/NP. Avail Oct 1. Call (250)246-5352.

Chemainus: $615 Normandie House Apartments, 55+ bldg, veterans most welcome! A walk to grocery, pharmacy, bank, post offi ce, restaurants, stores and the famous Water-wheel Park. Urgent Care fa-cility and clinic nearby. One bdrm suite w/views to the mountains. Heat, hot water and cable incl. No charge laundry room and common room w/kitchen for entertain-ing. N/S, N/P. Avail Nov. 1st. Call Gordie 250-246-5688.

GATED EXECUTIVE Home. $2200/mo. Ocean view, 3BR, 2BA. Master has ensuite & walk-in closet. Full deck w/ hot tub. Full kitchen w/ appliances. 2-car garage. Large fenced in yard. Utils. extra. No pets. Available Oct 1. Contact [email protected]

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

Meicor PropertiesChemainus: Lockwood Villa. Well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $650 incl heat & hot water, available Sept. 1st. N/S, 1 small pet wel-come. 250-246-1033.

www.meicorproperties.com

Meicor PropertiesLadysmith: 1 bdrm starting at $700/mo. 2 bdrm 4th fl r $860/mo Includes heat & hot water, small pets OK. Avail. now. 250-924-6966.

www.meicorproperties.com

PRESTIGIOUS MAPLE BAY Gated Executive Home$1250/mo. 1 BR / 2 BA, kitchen & appliances. Washer/Dryer. Large living/dining area. Free Parking. Utils. extra. No Pets. Available Oct 1. Contact [email protected]

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

COMMERCIAL SPACE avail. at Timberlands Mobile Home Park, 3581 Hallberg Rd. Suitable for restaurant or small grocery. Call 250-245-3647.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

LADYSMITH- RENO’D 2 bdrm lower duplex. Laundry. N/S. $825+ utils. 250-245-2079.

HOMES FOR RENT

ALL PROPERTIES RENTED

WANTED Quality Rentals to add

to our Property Management Portfolio

JOHN BOOTH250-245-2252Royal LePage

Property Managementwww.royallepagenanaimo.ca

528 1st Ave. Ladysmith, BC

GATED EXECUTIVE Home. $3300/mo. Ocean view. Ap-prox. 5000 sq. ft. 4BR, 4BA. 2 kitchens w/ appliances. Master has ensuite & walk-in. Full deck w/ hot tub. Large fenced in yard. 2 car garage. No Pets. Avail. Oct 1. Contact [email protected]

LADYSMITH-1600sf. 3 bdrm. 2 bath rancher on 1/4 acre. Double garage. Avail. Oct. 15th. S/S appli. W/D D/W $1350/mo.+utils.250-245-7536 e-mail: [email protected]

Ladysmith: 2 bdrm, close to town, F/S, W/D, avail now, N/P. 250-245-2630

Ladysmith: 2 bdrm, ocean-view on 2 acres, available Nov. 1, $1000/mo, sm pets ok. 250-245-9938, 250-210-9938.

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING

SENIOR CARE....................... Deertrail Cottage is a private, licensed, 24 hour senior facility located in a quiet setting near Duncan, BC and has rooms available for residents that re-quire full or long-term care. Call 250-701-5217 for details.

RENTALS

SUITES, LOWER

Ladysmith: 1 bdrm, available now, $650/mo + hydro, N/S, N/P. 250-245-9938, 250-210-9938.

LADYSMITH: LARGE, sunny 1 bdrm, close to town, pets considered, $675./mo. Call 250-210-0756.

SUITES, UPPER

Ladysmith: Two bedroom in good location. Hydro incl. N/S, N/P. Two references. #250-245-4638.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

1996 PONTIAC Grand Am, low mileage, excellent condi-tion. 250-597-3089.

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

1995 Luxury Aurora Oldsmo-bile (98000kms). Garage kept,mint condition, recent receiptsfor over $3,000 in updated re-pairs and service. $2,500 obo.250-743-4392.

MOTORCYCLES

2008 HONDA Jazz Scooter with 900 Km’s. Just like new.One owner. $2,400 OBO 250-748-0927

VTRUCKS & ANS

1994 FORD Econo Van,306,222 kms, auto., commer-cial, roof racks, shelves, radio.$4,500 OBO. 250-715-0875

1997 CHEV 1/2 ton, V6, stan-dard, short box, extended cab,333,000 km, no rust, runsgood. $2500. 250-746-6054.

MARINE

BOATS

25’ CATALINA Quality Fixed keel sailboat. $10,200. Also,available 2 small out board,$320 each. Call (250)743-5827.

36’ Trojan Tri-Cabin, twin Yanmar diesels, low hours, ex-tremely economical. Healthforced sale, super deal, $40Kobo. 250-732-2744

SAILBOAT & TRAILER “Fly-ing Junior” Class No. 5905.New paint and new parts.Main & jib sails. $2,000. Call:250-246-9061

GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALES

North Oyster & Area Historical Society

Giant Bag & Box SaleSun. Sept. 28th 9am to 3pm

13467 Cedar Road (across from North Oyster School)

Huge selection for everyone Hot dog & pop sale

All fundraiser proceeds for community hall

Garage SalesGarage Sales

fi l here please

What’s Happening

LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - Explore and expand your photography with us. Tues, Sept 23, at 7 pm, Hardwick Hall, High Stat 3rd Ave in Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www.LadysmithCameraClub.com

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

NATIONAL SENIORS DAY LUNCHEON - Hosted by the Seniors Office, Ladysmith Resources Centre, Wed, Oct. 1, 11 am – 2 pm at the Ladysmith Seniors Centre. To register: Call Barb at 250-245-3079.

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


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3DaySale

Friday, Saturday

& Sunday

Sept. 25, 26, 27

These Specials from Monday to Sunday, Sept. 22 - Sept 28 ��

Your True Vancouver Island

Independent Grocery Store

BIG 12 paks

398

Hunt’s

Pudding SnacksMedium, Aged, Marble, Mozza

BIG 800 grams approx.

998

Paradise Island

Cheddar Cheese

FreeBuyONEGetONE

450 grams, reg 3.99

Fresh BakedOut Of Our OvensPane Italiano

Bread 650 - 750 gramsRegular 4.39

AstroYogurts

FreeBuyONEGetONE

8 kg

798

PlantationLong Grain

Rice946 ml

2/$4

Rice Dream

Non-DairyBeverages

250 ml

598

Aunt Penny’s

Antipasto 3DaySale

24’s

398

Old Dutch Multipak

Chips,Cheeziesor Twists

3DaySale

Limit 2 total

398

Island FarmsIce Cream4 Litre Pail

3DaySale

Limit 2

2/$10

Delissio Large

Rising Crust

Pizza

Prices effective Monday, September 22 to Sunday, September 28, 2014

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