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Council will consider Couverdon Oct. 1Lindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

Ladysmith council will consider whether to proceed with the boundary expansion proposal submitted by Couverdon Real Estate and whether to take the proposal to a referendum this week.A special council meeting has been

scheduled for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Ag-gie Hall to deal with an amended proposal from Couverdon, the real estate arm of TimberWest. At the meeting, council will hear a presentation from Frank Limshue, Couverdon’s director of planning and zon-ing, regarded the application, and will re-ceive a report from town staff on the issue.

At the end of July, Couverdon submitted an amended proposal that reduces the boundary extension area by 10 hectares. As well, in a cover letter accompanying

the amended application, Couverdon asks the town to consider having a referendum for the proposal at the same time as the municipal election in November.

Couverdon’s original proposal, which asked to have 283 hectares of TimberWest land included in the Ladysmith boundar-ies while transferring 202 hectares within community watersheds to the town, was put to the public by an alternative approv-al process (AAP) in the spring. The AAP found that more than 10 per cent of eli-gible voters did not support the proposal,

and it can only go ahead if it is approved by electors through a referendum.

Mayor Rob Hutchins says after the AAP process and after hearing “considerable community concern” about whether the town has enough water to consider such a boundary expansion, council asked staff to add to a water study that was already underway factors such as climate change. The study, which was presented to the community Sept. 15, found that Ladysmith is unlikely to reach a crisis with its water supply any time soon, but a water crisis will be an annual occurrence if something isn’t done to increase capacity by 2054.“Couverdon has put a request that we

have a referendum, and we made it clear

we would not consider a referendum until we receive and consider the water study,” said Hutchins. At Wednesday’s meeting, the public will

have a chance to ask questions of clari-fication about the proposal, and before council considers the report and recom-mendations from staff, there will be an op-portunity for the public to speak up.“It’s not a public hearing, but we’re giv-

ing an opportunity for people to voice their opinion in favour of or opposed to the question before us, which is to go to referendum or not go to referendum, and to consider the boundary extension or not consider the boundary extension,” said Hutchins.

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Police take aim at distracted driversDan EbenalTHE CHRONICLE

If you’re still using your cellphone while driv-ing, police have a message for you: #LeaveYour-PhoneAlone.

That’s the thrust of a new campaign from RCMP and ICBC that saw police hit the streets in Ladysmith and around the province in an ef-fort to crack down on distracted driving.“It’s about community awareness, being safe

on our streets and on our highways,” said Cpl. Cari Lougheed as she led a group of Mounties and Citizens on Patrol volunteers on a traffic blitz throughout the community.

Lougheed said many drivers simply refuse to get the message since B.C.’s distracted driver laws went on the books on Jan. 1, 2010.“Unfortunately we’re often heading to calls as

we see it so we’re not able to address it as we see it all the time,” said Lougheed, who was keeping an eye out for distracted drivers and other infractions at the traffic circle at First and Symonds. “So this gives us an opportunity to actually target it and educate everybody that it is something we are aware of and concerned about.”And the message going out is certainly an

alarming one. Distracted driving has overtaken impaired driving as the second leading cause of fatal accidents, resulting in 88 deaths each year on B.C. highways, behind only the 105 people killed annually in speed-related crashes.

ICBC road safety co-ordinator Caroline Robin-son said the figures show the seriousness of the situation, calling texting and driving one of the most risky behaviours you can do in a vehicle.“You are four times more likely to get into a

crash if you have a hand-held cellphone,” she said. “The factors just go up and texting and

driving is probably one of the most complex things you can do. It shouldn’t be happening in-side a vehicle when you’re driving.”

Lougheed said from what she sees on the road, the situation isn’t improving.“I think we have a lot of work to do,” she said.

“People don’t get that it’s not OK. Yeah, you’re stopped at a stop sign or at a red light, it’s not OK to carry on your conversion while you’re sit-ting there waiting because you’re not engaged with the traffic around you.”

Distracted driving results in an estimated 12 fatalities each far on Vancouver Island, and

Robinson said ICBC has launched an aware-ness campaign that will coincide with increased police enforcement on distracted driving.“It’s not about getting a ticket, it’s about having that personal responsibility when you’re driv-ing,” said Robinson. “When people are accountable for their actions and they slow down and leave room between them and the vehicle in front of them, when they don’t use their cellphones, when they are aware, that’s when we are going to see things get better on our roads. It’s everybody’s respon-sibility.”

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Elder care consultation coming up

The Cowichan Elder Care Co-operative, a new initiative to help senior members access quality home care and remain connected to their communities, is ready to share its plan for connecting seniors with services and hear what the community has to say.

Community members are invited to a series of consultations, spon-sored locally by Coastal Community Credit Union and Volunteer Cowichan, in which the plan will be shared and opportu-nities for input will be provided.

Last October, 150 seniors filled the hall of St. John’s Anglican Church and shared ideas about seniors’ needs for home support services to allow them to remain living where they are, and to access services that are safe, fairly-priced and reliable. These voices were heard, and now it’s time to speak out again, states a press release from the Cowichan Elder Care Co-operative.

Since that first com-munity meeting, federal funding was secured, the Cowichan Elder Care Co-operative was legally incorporated, and a feasibility study was developed. These consul-tations are the next step to make sure that the needs of both seniors and care providers are met in the co-op’s plan, which will be presented Oct. 24 in Duncan.

A Ladysmith con-sultation will take place Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Ladysmith Seniors Centre at 630 Second Ave.

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Proposed Boundary ExtensionCouncil of the Town of Ladysmith will hold a Special Meeting to consider

an amended Boundary Extension Proposal from Couverdon / TimberWest.

Wednesday, October 1, 7:00 p.m. at Aggie Hall (First Avenue and Symonds Street, Ladysmith)

Const. Brigitte Goguen writes a ticket during the Ladysmith RCMP’s crackdown on distracted driving.DAN EBENAL

Rains bring an end to Coastal camp� re banDan EbenalTHE CHRONICLE

While the recent rains may have put a damper on outdoor plans for many, they’ve also resulted in the end of the ban on campfires in the region.

The Coastal Fire Centre rescind-ed its ban on open fires last week due to a decreased risk of wild-fires.“The Ladysmith area is in low fire danger rating right now,” said fire information officer Donna MacPherson, who reminds resi-dents that local government might have different regulations.

Backyard burning is banned

completely in the Town of Ladysmith and several other com-munities in the Cowichan Val-ley Regional District. But those heading off into the woods for a weekend getaway can now enjoy a campfire. Campfires must be no larger than a half-metre wide by a half-metre tall. People who light campfires are reminded to have a hand tool, such as a shovel, or at least eight litres of water nearby to fully extinguish the campfire.

MacPherson said late Septem-ber is a fairly common time to see the fire danger decrease to a point where campfires are permitted.“I think last year was a little bit later because those fall rains held

off until mid-October. But this particular system that came on shore came on pretty hard,” she said.

The Coastal Fire Centre has seen 173 fires this year, burning a total of 1,580 hectares.“We had a surprisingly lower amount of fires than the fire sea-son warranted. We had a fairly dry summer but we’ve come in under the total number of fires we normally see on a 10-year av-erage,” said MacPherson. “And the person-caused fires are down, which is another good part of this. I think people are starting to get the message about fire safety.”

She said the lower number of

fires in the Coastal area allowed fire crews to be dispatched to oth-er areas of the province that saw a higher number of fires.

Two of the largest fires on Van-couver Island occurred in the area of Twaddle Lake (about 80 km west of Campbell River) as well as Nimpkish Lake (40 km south of Port McNeill). “Both of those were in very steep terrain. There were really steep cliffs with a lot of debris falling off the cliffs,” said MacPherson.Across the province, there have

been 1,418 fires, consuming 359,256 hectares, the vast major-ity in the Northwest and Prince George fire centres.


Transit options explored

Karl YuFor the chronicle

Parent-organized charter bus service is the only option cur-rently available for displaced Cedar secondary students that chose Ladysmith Secondary, but more busing is being exam-ined.

The Cedar high school was closed in June as part of the Nanaimo school district’s 10-year facilities plan and while some parents chose to send their children to designated catchment school John Barsby, some opted for Ladysmith.

Busing was provided for stu-dents attending Barsby, but not Ladysmith.

The school district request-ed the Regional District of Nanaimo look into the possibil-ity of transit service to accom-modate students.According to Daniel Pearce,

regional district manager of transit operations, a meeting with regional district staff, their counterparts from Cowichan Valley and B.C. Transit is set for October.

Pearce said the Nanaimo regional district has a transit

plan which discusses routes into Ladysmith, and the ques-tion is whether that fits with Cowichan Valley Regional Dis-trict’s plans, as Ladysmith falls within that jurisdiction.

A high school-specific bus isn’t possible through public transit, but route planning based on student schedules could be taken into consider-ation, according to Pearce.“If there’s Vancouver Island

University involved, if there’s the school district involved, what would their wants be? So making sure we’re trying to take that into account, along-side what the tax base is, along-side all the other variables with B.C. Transit and trying to make sure if we could do it, what are the best times to do it and what players are at the table,” said Pearce.A plan would take at least

three to four months to imple-ment and the biggest task in-volved would be where the buses would be going. Once that was agreed on, it would only come down to where funding would come from, ac-cording to Pearce.

He said a route in 2015-16 would be more realistic.

Meanwhile, some parents in Ladysmith have voiced con-cerns over transportation is-sues. Davis Road Elementary was closed earlier this year

with most of the students in kindergarten to Grade 3 now going to Ladysmith Primary, leaving some outside the dis-trict’s four-kilometre walk limit.

School District 68 commu-nications director Donna Re-imer doesn’t believe it’s a large number of students affected but said the district has heard from a couple of parents on the topic.

Reimer said the parents don’t find the bus stop convenient, as it’s on the highway and not near Davis Road. That bus ar-rives at Ladysmith Secondary at 8:13 a.m. Parents of students who live outside the four-kilo-metre walk limit and elect to drive their children to school are also eligible for assistance of 30 cents a day per student as well as 16 cents a kilometre, up to a maximum of two students.“They’re not feeling that is an appropriate amount but it is an amount we’ve had for years,” she said.

School districts are no longer required to provide transporta-tion for students, but Reimer points out the Nanaimo-Lady-smith district has continued to provide assistance despite the lack of provincial funding.“Some school districts actu-ally charge for transportation but our district hasn’t chosen to do that,” she said.

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Town of Ladysmith seeing greenDan Ebenalthe chronicle

A new five-year contract for the collection of recyclables has the Town of Ladysmith seeing green.With the Town’s initial one-

year deal with Multi-Material BC set to expire in March, council has authorized staff to negotiate a new five-year agreement with the company.“We will continue to contract

out our recycling collection and then get refunded by MMBC,” said Ladysmith May-or Rob Hutchins.About 23 per cent of the gar-

bage, recycling and compost-ing contract price is refund-

ing to the Town, expected to amount to about $72,500 for the first year of service.

Hutchins said council has asked staff to look at three different options for that money.“Do we return that money to the residents? Do we aug-ment the collection, because right now we don’t pick up glass and film plastics, do we provide that as a service? Or do we look at a more auto-mated system for collection, a more sophisticated collec-tion system?” said Hutchins.While film plastics were

previously accepted as part of the recyclables collection, it was discontinued because

they contaminate the waste stream by wrapping around the sorting machines and oth-er collectibles.“It’s an absolute nightmare for people dealing with that commodity,” he said, adding that Duncan and other com-munities have separate col-lections for those products.“Once a month they send

out a separate truck and they pick up plastics and glass.”

Council also approved an additional $25-a-ton tippage fee to the Cowichan Valley Regional District to cover the cost of shipping recycled ma-terials from Bings Creek to Nanaimo for processing un-der the MMBC system.

School board consulting on calendar changes

Former Ladysmith Secondary School principal Dave Street spent 72 hours on a scissor lift in the Ladysmith and District Credit Union parking lot this weekend to raise money for the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. Here, he is enjoying a sunny day Saturday afternoon as he looks down on the Ladysmith Fire/Rescue fundraising barbecue. Watch for more photos and information from Tour de Rock activities in next week’s paper. Lindsay Chung

Take notice that Town of Ladysmith has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Region for a Permit – Transportation Road dedication situated on Provincial Crown land located at Westdowne Road to Russell Road, Ladysmith.

The Lands File Number that has been established for this application is 1414265. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations at 142 – 2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9, or emailed to: [email protected]. Comments will be received by MFLNRO until October 27, 2014. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit: http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operation’s offi ce in Nanaimo.

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Staff Writerthe chronicle

At its regular board meet-ing on Sept. 24, the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School Board ap-proved in principle proposed changes to the 2014-15 school year calendar to respond to the fact that 14 instructional days were lost in September due to strike action.

The planned changes are now subject to a 30-day con-sultation period.

The planned changes in-clude:

• Scheduling a professional development day on Monday, Feb. 24 to replace the Sept. 29 day, which was postponed.• Moving the end of semes-

ter one at secondary schools to Friday, Feb. 6 to balance the number of days between the two semesters. Provincial exams will be held in the first week of February.

To comment on the pro-posed calendar changes, write to the Board of Education via e-mail to [email protected] or mail to the Secretary-Treasur-er’s Office, 395 Wakesiah Ave.,

Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 3K6.During the meeting, the

school board also approved the reduction of the originally planned schedule for Profes-sional Learning Community (PLC) time at schools, from 32 Mondays of early dismissal to 16 Mondays this school year.

The district will also cancel the May 5 Success for All Day, and that will become a day of instruction. This will add about 21 hours of instruction to the school year, while pre-serving a start to the PLC ini-tiative, according to the board.


Over 60 per cent of British Co-lumbians op-

pose the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipe-line.

But under Canada’s current regulatory re-gime, that opposition means very little.

The National Energy Board (NEB) doesn’t need to consider that opposition when it makes decisions. And federal Cabinet also has no accountability to the people most affected by decisions on pipelines.

I’m proud to say that New Democrats are tak-ing action.

My colleague, Nathan Cullen (MP Skeena —Bulkley Valley) tabled An Act to Defend the Pacific Northwest in Parliament. It will be debated this autumn and hopefully be voted on before Christmas.

The intent of the bill is to bring local communi-ties, including First Na-tions, back into discus-sions about resource extraction, particularly of oil and gas.

It will com-pel the NEB to adequately consult Fist Nations, pro-vincial and m u n i c i p a l governments and local c o m m u n i -ties. And it must reflect the concerns heard in any final deci-sion.

The bill will also finally ban super-tankers from transport-ing oil across the North Coast, putting into leg-islation a voluntary ban that has existed for de-cades.

It only makes sense — after the tragedy of the Queen of the North sinking off Hartley Bay, we know how quickly ships can go down in these waters.

And how easily it is for a ship, with all kinds of

modern elec-tronic navi-gating gear, to veer off course only a little and cause a ca-tastrophe.

F i n a l l y , the bill also forces the NEB to start considering the impact of any pro-posal on

v a l u e - a d d e d jobs in Canada. Rather than “rip-and-ship” de-velopment that is all about moving the raw-est material offshore to be processed, this New Democrat bill will ask the NEB to consider if a pipeline will add value as part of its public in-terest criteria.

That means assessing whether or not a pipe-line will impact jobs in the upgrading and refin-ing sector in Canada;

and viewing negatively any pipeline that only ships raw product away for export.

Ultimately, the bill seeks to undo some of the damage caused by the Conservatives’ de-termination to eviscer-ate environmental leg-islation in this country, leaving communities and businesses wonder-ing what protections still exist for our wilder-ness and our homes.

Over 45,000 fisheries and tourism jobs would be affected by a spill ei-ther along the Enbridge pipeline route or by a spill on the North Coast. And it is impossible to determine what dam-age a leak or a tanker accident would cause to the environment and the many species on the Coast.

British Columbians have spoken — they don’t want to risk every-thing so one company can make bigger profits.

This bill will help bring some balance back to resource extraction reg-ulation.

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 documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, PO Box 1356, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A9. For information phone 1-888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

On Nov. 15, it’s up to us to elect a new school board

Editor:

The current school board continues its legacy of bad decisions. One of the most glaring involves diverting over $2 million dollars of maintenance money for the next two years. Instead of using this money for main-tenance of every school in the district, they are fun-neling it into a single capital improvement project.

This spring, the trustees thought it was a good idea to use AFG (Annual Facilities Grant) money to fund the conversion of Cedar Secondary into a half-filled, half-converted “mega” elementary school. Even their own director of planning and operations said that plan was “problematic.”

Firstly, this money is meant for maintenance, not capital improvements. Secondly, this creates a de-ferred maintenance problem across the entire dis-trict. Most importantly however, this $3-million proj-ect is both unnecessary and unwanted.

Most members of the community the school would serve don’t want it.

A less expensive, more desirable option already exists — just two kilometers away — in Woodbank Elementary (a school the board decided to close). Woodbank has excellent playing fields that are eight times larger, it’s already purpose-built, in a much safer location, already has play equipment and has a good FCI (Facilities Condition Index) rating. All it needs are a couple of portables to accommodate the slight increase in student population.

Did the trustees listen to the community, the par-ents who sat on the school construction committee or consider this option? No.

School trustee elections are Nov. 15. It’s up to us to elect a new school board. One that better represents us and makes superior financial decisions.

Scott KimlerLadysmith

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Don BodgerFor the chronicle

The original down-town Chemainus re-vitalization was in obvious need of being revitalized after more than 30 years.

The Municipality of North Cowichan has long recognized that and council unani-mously adopted The Chemainus Town Cen-tre Revitalization Plan in November of 2011.

It’s an extensive plan that goes far beyond the downtown and murals. Instead, it spreads around the community to every nook and cranny, in-cluding side streets, roads leading in and out of Chemainus, the waterfront and much more.

Visible signs of the vast improvement project are going to start becoming apparent, with the Chemainus Water-wheel Square current-ly at the forefront.

John MacKay, direc-tor of engineering and operations for North Cowichan, is manag-ing the project.“It’s the main park-ing lot in Chemainus which is being com-pletely redeveloped,’’ he explained. “We’re pretty well revamp-ing the whole square.

We’re putting in new pavers and landscap-ing. It’s going to be completely different.’’An addition to the

Chemainus Valley Mu-seum is underway now.“The museum is ex-panding and the Info Centre is moving into the building as well,’’ said MacKay. “It’s ex-panding but it’s going to have room for the Tourist Information Centre. Right now, it’s in the old firehall.’’

The old firehall will be demolished and replaced on the site by the new library. The Neighbourhood House Association will vacate the firehall and essentially move up the street almost next door, according to MacKay.

This is just the begin-ning of a major revamp for all of Chemainus.“It’s everything peo-ple in Chemainus have wanted,’’ said MacKay.

“It’s all in the plans.’’That includes the

long-debated skate-board park which will find a home on the old Chemainus Elemen-tary School site.

The prime paving and curb work around the waterwheel is just underway and should be finished by the end of 2014.“We wanted to stay

out of the way in the

prime tourist time,’’ said MacKay.

It would take a book to outline ev-erything in the plans for Chemainus and, in fact, there is a huge 66-page document that summarizes the size

of the project, which will be spread out over several years.“It lists a whole bunch of projects for the downtown,’’ said MacKay. “There was a fair amount of public consultation.’’

The municipal-ity engaged HB Lanarc Consultants Ltd. to work with staff, the Chemainus Advisory Committee and the public to develop the series of projects and policies to guide the success of Chemainus’ future.

The CAC, made up of Chemainus business owners, members of the Downtown Busi-ness Association, mu-nicipal councillors, non-profit organiza-tions, and members of the community, has provided valuable in-put and expertise from day one.“Part of the plan in-

volves redeveloping Chemainus Road from the theatre to Henry Road,’’ added MacKay.

That includes the planned roundabout at Chemainus Road and River Road. MacKay said it’s budgeted to be done this year but depends on a right-of-way for the project be-ing given to the munici-pality.

Besides that, the plan incorporates a wide variety of improve-ments such as making a better connection between Chemainus’ industrial heritage and the community.

Development of a wa-terfront walkway look-ing down toward the Western Forest Prod-ucts mill is seen as a way to bridge the gap, with interpretive sign-ing to provide insight into the forest industry and its marketplace.

A pedestrian water-front boardwalk is also in the works, link-ing Kin Park with the industrial area by the government wharf and providing a step-ping stone to “Old Town.’’

Streets and lanes are a significant part of the plan for Chemainus Road, Willow Street, Maple Street and Oak Street that better in-corporates business and residential prop-erties, with major vi-sual improvements.

Chemainus will no longer be painted with the broad brush of be-ing just a “Mural Town’’ after all is said and done, with the hope of bringing more tourists and a better business base into the mix.


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Over The River and Through The Woods isn’t a title that jumps out at you like Les Mis-erables.

Les Mis, the featured summer performance at the Chemainus Theatre Festival was so well-known it basically sold itself, especially after the reviews started rolling in.Over The River, however, may

require a bit more of a sell job. Most people have no knowledge of it. In fact, it’s already caused some humorous moments with the show set to open Friday for a five-week run until Nov. 8.“I heard from the box office

one phoning in and asking for tickets for ‘Over The Hill,’’’ quipped Margaret Martin, who plays Emma Cristano.

While Over The River may not have much notoriety yet, it should by the time audiences here see it because it’s a family-oriented story that appeals to all ages, according to Martin and Giovanni Mocibob, who portrays Nick Cristano.

Martin is appearing in a Chemainus Theatre Festival show for the eighth time.“It’s like home here,’’ said the

Victoria resident.“I am in my 80s now so the big-

gest challenge is learning the lines, I guess,’’ she quipped. “Also, I just love the show. I

think this will be a show the se-niors will enjoy.’’At the same time, young peo-

ple will enjoy it just as much and find themselves relating to a dilemma facing Mocibob’s character.“It’s a completely different sto-

ry, script,’’ Mocibob said. “The thing that drew me to it was I would get to play opposite ex-perienced actors.’’

The story is full of humour, he said, and “it’s full of heart as well.”“I’d never heard about it, either.

Once I read it, I thought I want-ed to be a part of it.’’

This will be Mocibob’s third appearance in Chemainus after previously being cast in Chick-ens and Amadeus.

The challenges in this per-formance, for him, are typical.

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The Woods takes place in the New Jersey home of Aida (Lin-da Goranson) and Frank (Bill McFadden) where old-world Italian values predominate.

At one Sunday dinner, grand-son Nick (Mocibob) arrives with the news he’s been pro-moted to his dream job, but it’s in far-away Seattle. Neither set of grandparents, including the

loud and loopy Nunzio (Wes Tritter) and Emma (Martin), is pleased.“It’s a joyous role,’’ said Martin.

“There’s a lot of common sense involved in Emma. She talks to her grandson and tells it like it is.’’

The plan by the four grand-parents to keep Nick around is matchmaking, and that’s when Caitlin (Stephanie Moroz) ar-rives on the scene.

Whether she becomes the woman of his dreams and ki-boshes his plan to take the job of his dreams is the conflict that needs to be resolved, and you’ll just have to see for yourself how it turns out.

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Lindsay Chungthe chronicle

Two hospice volunteers are getting people to think and talk about dying and palliative care by sharing the story of Dame Cicely Saunders, the founder of modern hospice.

Margaret Murphy is an accom-plished storyteller and has writ-ten and performed several other

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Cicely. Three performances are scheduled for early October, in-cluding two in Nanaimo.

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Over the River and Through The Woods features grandparents plotting to keep their grandson from accepting a far-away job with matchmaking — and one of the wackiest Trivial Pursuit games ever staged. Andrew Leong

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This weekend, artists in the Chemainus Val-ley are inviting you to follow the Polka Dot Trail to learn more about how they do what they do.

Artists and artisans in Saltair, Chemainus and Crofton will be open-ing their studio doors this Friday to Sunday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the inaugural Polka Dot Trail studio tour, featuring dem-onstrations, art sales, refreshments and free draws.

Connie Manning, who is chairing the event organizing committee, says there has never been a studio tour in Chemainus, as far as they know.

When they began discussing the idea of creating a studio tour in the Chemainus Val-ley, Manning found the response from artisans was very positive.“There was very keen

interest and involve-ment,” she said. “That was pretty exciting for us. Everybody was fantastic about getting material and ideas, so it’s been a wonderful group effort. Everyone commented on how great the group worked together; we just had

such a good time.”Manning says they re-

ceived a lot of support from Dee Kinnee, who was their fundraiser and who helped with online marketing.

The list of partici-pating artists along the Polka Dot Trail features potters, fibre artists, jewelry mak-ers, glass blowers and many more.“We have a whole slate

of artists participating, so I’m really excited about that,” said Man-ning. “We’ve got some fabulous artists here;

we’re pretty lucky.”The Polka Dot Trail

is a self-guided tour, and brochures will be available around the Chemainus Valley. “The focus on this

tour, and we all agreed form the beginning, is that we want not just people coming into art-ists’ studios, but artists will be demonstrating the work they do and sometimes inviting the public to participate,” said Manning. “People just love to see work, the whole act of cre-ating. I did one of the

murals in Chemainus, and the thing about that whole process was when the public gets a chance to see the work being cre-ated, there’s a different type of excitement and ownership. They get a little more insight into how something comes about or how that art-ist operates. It’s going to be fascinating for people to see how cer-tain things are made. It’s fascinating to see how an artist can take something like a piece of stone and find some-thing in it.”

Manning says they “absolutely” hope to make this an annual event. Several artists were interested but un-able to participate this year due to previous commitments, so she sees this as an event that will grow.

The tour is specific to Saltair, Chemainus and Crofton because this is a new arm of the Chemainus Valley Cul-tural Arts Society.

There will be a sneak peek of the Polka Dot Trail tour this Thurs-day during the Savour Chemainus wine and culinary event at the Chemainus Theatre. A couple of artists will be at the theatre from 5:30-8 p.m. to talk about this new event.

The Polka Dot Trail leads to Chemainus Valley studios

Narrator, giving background and contextual information.

A nurse, social worker and doctor, Dame Cicely estab-lished new methods of pain con-trol and initiated an innovative, holistic approach to caregiving for terminally ill patients and their families.“She saw a need for a home

for critically-ill patients and for

a rounded care,” said Murphy. “She literally changed the face of hospice, palliative care.”

Murphy and Potter have been working on this presentation for two and a half years. They launched it during two sold-old fundraisers in 2013.“They were very well-received,

and we realized the story of Dame Cicely was a wonderful way to enter into a discussion

about end-of-life care and begin a dialogue,” said Murphy. “We really appreciate that dialogue opening.”

Cicely! will be shown this Sunday at 4 p.m. and Monday at 7 p.m. at The Unitarian Fel-lowship Hall in Nanaimo. Ad-mission is free, with the shows sponsored by the St. Andrews Presbyterian community in Nanaimo and an individual.

Fibre artist Val Galvin is one of the participants in this weekend’s inaugural Polka Dot Trail Chemainus Valley studio tour. Photo Courtesy of Chemainus Bia

Hospice from Page 8

Dan Ebenalthe chronicle

The skills that brought Rowan Si-ider to the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League are clearly evident when he steps onto the ice. His tal-ents off the ice and aspirations for the future are not some-thing you see too of-ten at the rink.A physical style of

play and canon of a shot is helping the 17-year-old Ladysmith product carve out a spot in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. Siider has notched a goal and a pair of assists in six games this season with the Nanaimo Buccaneers, where he’s growing into the role of a shutdown de-fenceman.“I’d say I’m strongest

defensively. I like to skate the puck every once in a while but I play a defensive game,” said Siider, whose

favourite aspect is lining up against the opponent’s top line on the penalty kill.“I’ve got a hard shot,

I’ll just say hard be-cause it’s not accurate. Whenever someone’s in front of the net and I’m up there, they’re definitely wary that they might get one up high. I haven’t hit anyone yet, not in the face anyway.”

Siider’s defensive abilities have caught the eye of Buccaneers coach Derek Bachyn-ski.“He brings just a good presence on the back end. He’s a big body, he has speed, he has tremendous potential to be one of the top D-men in the league.”

Bachynski said like many young defence-man, Siider some-times tries to do a little too much of-fensively and can get caught up ice.“We’re trying to work

on him being a de-fensive defencemen at the moment,” said the first-year Bucs coach. “Once he be-comes that, maybe he can venture out into becoming more of an offensive defencemen. But right now he’s one of the top four D-men, a shutdown D-man, so we play him against some of the top lines.”

Siider racked up eight assists in 38 games with the North Island Silvertips in Major Midget hockey last year. Moving up to Junior this year has been a bit of an ad-justment for the five-foot-11, 176-pound blueliner.“It’s a different style

of play. It’s just rough-er. It’s not necessarily faster, it’s just a differ-ent style,” said Siider, who got an introduc-tion to the rougher style of play when he was taken face-first into the boards in a

Sept. 11 game against the Kerry Park Island-ers.“That was a welcome to the league,” he said.

“Now I just protect my-self out there, keep my head up.”

While his teammates may switch on their video games or toss around a ball after practice, Siider has other plans.“Right now after I’m

done here I’m going to the art gallery down in Ladysmith. Me and a friend of mine are working on a big mu-ral.”

Siider says his friends are all artistic, creative people, and he enjoys painting and drawing.“I’ve always got my sketchbook in my car that I doodle in.”

But it’s Siider’s vi-sion on the ice and not his artistic vision that Bachynski wants to focus his efforts on.“Eventually he’ll be

an even better player once we fine tune his skills. He’s a tre-mendous asset to our team in regards to his big body down low, his strength in breaking up plays,” said Bachynski, who has noticed steady improvement from Si-ider from the first day of training camp.“I can see him being

one of the top D in the league at some point as long as he commits himself to working hard and improving each day.”

Siider lists a goal he scored last year with the Bucs as one of the highlights of his young career.“There was a packed

crowd and it was a nice goal,” recalls Siider of the goal he scored in one of two games with the Bucs last year as an affili-ated player. “I got a pass and it

was just a one timer straight in. It was one of my better shots. The crowd was roar-ing and I was pumped up.”

Siider is looking for-ward to a successful year with the Bucs and hopes to eventu-ally go on to play in Finland, where his family originally came from.“That’s just where my roots are and it would be cool to be back there,” he said.

“Next year I either see myself back here — which is great, I love it here — stepping up to Junior A or going on an adventure and playing in Europe.”

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Claire Wardle (left), Sam Plett, Felix Leblanc and Eden Dalton-Thompson in last year’s Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular. Tickets are now on sale for this year’s show from Dec. 5-21. Photo Submitted



Tickets are already on sale for the eighth annual Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular, which has become a holiday tradition for music and dance lovers across Vancouver Island.

Producer and director Katy Bowen-Roberts has been working since January on the creation of an-other new show to bring to audiences.“Choosing the music is a treat,” she said in a

press release. “What could be more wonderful than listening to hundreds of pieces of music of different genres, styles and eras? I am always amazed by how much music there is to choose from.”

Bowen-Roberts says this year’s show promises to be as exciting as ever, with everything from dancing to a set of dazzling disco hits to jamming with the Creedence Clearwater Revival band and a little country dancing with Dolly Parton. The se-quins will be out again for a beautiful medley of Elton John songs, and the energy will be high as highlights from West Side Story, including “Amer-ica,” are danced on the stage. The Grinch will be seen stirring up the Christmas magic, while the Toy Soldiers will tap their way into the story.

The format is similar, but the music is always different and that’s what brings audiences back year after year, according to Bowen-Roberts.

As the theatre begins to buzz on opening night, the excitement builds. What will the costumes be like this year? Will we see new talent or will we see returning cast members? What Elton John hits did they choose? What’s the opening Broadway number this year? So many questions are buzzing around the room. The lights dim, the voices become whispers and the band begins to play. It’s time to be whisked away to another world — a world of live dance and music, of Christmas cheer and colourful costumes and, of course, laughter and tears.

Tickets are on sale now at the Port Theatre box office at 250-754-8550. The 2014 show runs from Dec. 5-21, with 11 performances at the Cedar Community Hall and four at the Port Theatre.

For more information about the show, visit www.yellowpointchristmasspectacular.ca.

HOLIDAY CLOSURESCity Hall, Development Services and Public Works will be closed on Monday, October 13th, 2014 for the Thanksgiving Day Holiday. For Frank Jameson Community Centre hours, please call 250-245-6425.

THIRD QUARTER UTILITY BILLSWater meters are currently being read. Utility bills for July to September will be mailed in middle of October. If you have not received your bill by the end of October, please call 250.245.6414 ext. 6206 or email [email protected].

FIREWORKS FOR HALLOWEENThe Town of Ladysmith will be following Cowichan Valley Regional District Fireworks Bylaw No. 39. Those wanting to discharge fi reworks on Halloween night must have the following:• A fi re safety plan.• A valid Fireworks Operators Certifi cate, or equivalent, for the level appropriate to the nature of the fi reworks

being possessed and discharged.• Fireworks Discharge Permit approved by the CVRD.This can be applied for at Ladysmith City Hall, 410 Esplanade. (Permits will be issued for October 31st only)For more information, please call City Hall at 250.245.6400.

BURNING REGULATIONSPlease be reminded that no outdoor burning is permitted within the Town of Ladysmith, with the exception of small cooking fi res (no bigger than 0.5m sq.) such as a barbecue, fi re pit or chiminea.

WATER RESTRICTIONS – STAGE 2 CONTINUES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICEDue to a snow pack shortage and a limited spring run-off, as well as unseasonably dry weather through the summer, Town of Ladysmith residents are advised that the following sprinkling regulations are in effect:

ONE HOUR TOTAL SPRINKLING TIME(either between 7 a.m. & 8 a.m. OR 7 p.m. & 8 p.m.)

• Odd numbered premises may sprinkle on ODD NUMBERED DAYS. • Even numbered premises may sprinkle on EVEN NUMBERED DAYS. You can use a hose with a shut off spray nozzle to water trees, shrubs, fl owers or vegetables on any day during the week.Other restrictions, until further notice:• Residents with automated sprinkler systems must set their timers to no more than 3.5 hours of lawn watering

each week during the above times• No vehicle washing (commercial outlets are still available)• No re-fi lling of swimming poolsCheck the website at www.ladysmith.ca for Water Restriction Updates. If you have a question, please contact 250.245.6445.

GARBAGE / RECYCLING COLLECTION - YOUR COLLECTION DAY IS CHANGINGFollowing the Thanksgiving statutory holiday on October 13th, your garbage/recycling pick-up day will move forward by 1 day.

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BOULEVARDSReminder to property owners that it is your responsibility to maintain the boulevards adjacent to your properties. This includes mowing and keeping them tidy. For more information please call City Hall at 250.245.6400 or Public Works at 250.245.6445.

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between Tuesday, September 30 and Friday, October 10 at 4:00 p.m.• Advance voting will be held at City Hall on Wednesday, November 5

and Wednesday, November 12, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.• Election Day voting will take place at Frank Jameson Community Centre

on Saturday, November 15, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.• If you are going to be out of town during advance polls and on election day, you can mail in your ballot.

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CANDIDATES’ INFORMATION SESSION –TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 6:30 P.M.An information seminar is being held, for anyone interested in running for Ladysmith Council in the November 15th local government election at City Hall – 410 Esplanade in Council Chambers, Tuesday, September 30th at 6:30 p.m.

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NOTICES & NEWSOctober 2014

COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULESpecial Council Meeting Wednesday, October 1st, 7:00 p.m.Council Meetings Monday, October 6th, 7:00 p.m. & Monday, October 20th, 7:00 p.m.Municipal Services Committee Meeting* Monday, October 20thMayor’s Open Door* – City Hall Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.City Hall (410 Esplanade) Business Hours Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Corner of Trans Canada Hwy. and Roberts St. except statutory holidays*Please check the website (www.ladysmith.ca) or call City Hall at 250.245.6400 to confi rm times.

Dr. Kenneth McCracken DDS & Associates

Suites 27 -370 Trans-Canada Hwy., Ladysmith, BC V9G 1T9

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Saturdays (Appoint. by request only)

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Celebrate cranberry harvest

Celebrate the bounty of fall during Cranber-ry Harvest Days this Friday to Sunday at Yellow Point Cranber-ries. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the farm at 4532 Yellow Point Rd. will offer complimentary tours at 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. and a chance to sample cranberry deli-cacies in the tasting room.

Of the more than 200 varieties of cran-berries, about 10 are grown commercially, according to a press release from Yellow Point Cranberries, which grows Stevens, Bergman and Ben Lear cranberries, each with different characteris-tics such as size, colour and keeping quality.

New this year, the Keefer family is offer-ing cranberry contests for kids.

For children aged seven and younger, the contests are:• Cranberry muffins • Cranberry cookies

— 6• Cranberry photo

— submit by e-mailFor children aged 12

and younger, the con-tests are:• Cranberry muffins

— 4• Cranberry cookies

— 6• Cranberry garnish —

one small bowl• Edible cranberry

creation — anything else you love to make with cranberries• Cranberry photo —

submit by e-mailAdults may wish to

assist younger chil-dren with their entries, but projects should be done primarily by the child.

All food entries can be submitted to Yel-low Point Cranberries at the farm on Oct. 3, 4 and 5 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Entry tags are available at the farm.

Photo entries should be e-mailed to [email protected] by 7 p.m. Sun-day, Oct. 5.

Photos will be print-ed and exhibited in the farm’s Tasting Room.

The Keefers will ac-knowledge receipt of photos via e-mail and will notify photo con-test winners by e-mail.

Winners of each cate-gory will be notified by Oct. 6, and small prizes will be awarded.


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.

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POULIN,Leona PearlBorn March 7, 1945

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Predeceased by her father John Dyck, mother Lillian Dyck and brother Tom Dyck.

Survived by her husband Jeff; children Fabian (Jacquie), Darrol, Aaron (Lenora) and Leanne (Rob); grandchildren Courtney, Taylor, Isabelle, Arden, Lily and Ashley; brother Keith Dyck, sisters Donna Boettcher, Gloria Tallman and Darlene Sanregret; and best friend Audrey Ballegeer.

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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.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

BUILDING SUPPLIES

STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal Buildings 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62,45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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. $745. NS/NP. Avail Oct 1. Call (250)246-5352.

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

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

LADYSMITH- 4 bdrm, close to schools & downtown, lrg yrd. Available October 1. $1200. (250)924-8255.

SUITES, UPPER

Ladysmith: Easy walking to downtown, the seaside, trails, 2 good sized bedrooms, elec-tric heat incl. Located in a pri-vate setting. 30 min to ferry, N/S, N/P. 250-245-4638.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

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

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

2002 PONTIAC Sunfi re, yel-low. 2-dr, 5-spd. 197,000 hwy km. $1600. (250)701-9111.

2004 PONTIAC Sunfi re, silver. 4-door, automatic, power win-dows & locks, air cond., 103,000 km. $3500. Call (250)701-9111.

MOTORCYCLES

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

VTRUCKS & ANS

1990 DODGE Ram 250 Turbo Diesel Cummins FWD auto-matic 98,000 KMs clean no accidents, white, w/ canopy, asking $4,000 OBO. 250-743-7003.

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, runs good. $950. 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. Health forced sale, super deal, $40K obo. 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


LADYSMITH CHEMAINUS CEDAR DUNCAN

Your Island Community Grocers since 1977

Visit us on the web www.the49th.com

3055 Oak Street1020 1st Avenue 1824 Cedar Road 550 Cairnsmore Street

250-246-3551250-245-3221 250-722-7010 250-748-2412

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

Open Daily from 7:30 am - 9:00 pm

3DaySale

Friday, Saturday

& Sunday

October 3, 4, 5

Open Daily from 7:30am

Until October 31st!

Now with TWO locations!Ladysmith & Chemainus!

Ok2berfestAll Hot Drinks

plus tax

Any drink,Any size.*

$2Yes, ALL hot drinks!

scary!

it’s

back!

*Flavour, soy, almond milk or extra shots of espressoare not included

3DaySale

3/$4

Compliments

GranolaBars

Includes 2 New Sweet & Salty Varieties

175-210 g

LIMIT 6 TOTAL

3DaySale

98¢

Fresh Baked

DutchCrunchBread

REG.$2.99

3DaySale

88¢

Unico

TomatoesAssorted

796 ml

LIMIT 6

ladysmith chronicle, september 30, 2014

Documents

amended proposal

boundary expansion proposal

water study

couverdons original

town staff

water crisis

couverdon real estate

special council meeting