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Coach houses dominate Zoning Bylaw discussionRoss ArmourTHE CHRONICLE

The Town of Ladysmith has held its final public hearing ahead of proposed Zoning Bylaw changes, with talk of coach houses domi-nating the proceedings July 14.A crowd of approximately 150

packed into the Ladysmith Se-niors’ Centre on a warm evening to voice their concerns and gather more information from council and Town staff.

But despite the large turnout, less than a quarter of the people in the room took to the microphone.

One person who did was Pam Fraser.“Your proposal is to legalize two-storey accessory buildings (coach houses) which will be constructed in the back yard or on the first floor, above the garage,” she said.

“These can also be built within five feet of the next building. This neg-atively impacts privacy and light issues and puts neighbours against neighbours. Bylaws should reduce conflict, not increase it.”

Those statements were greeted by cheers from some in atten-dance.“At present, council considers ob-

jections from neighbours, which gives neighbours power,” said Fra-ser. “Who wants to live next to a hostile neighbour? There should be a clear and limited criteria for the granting of variances.”

Mayor Rob Hutchins explained that the look of these coach hous-es will be predominantly up to the property owner.“The form and character of acces-sory buildings is not an issue for the Town to explore; it’s up to the

property owners,” said the mayor, adding that council can only take the feedback it gets, amidst the lack of speakers on the night. “One skill I do not have is mind reading.”

Carol Henderson is concerned with the amount of on-street park-ing the building of coach houses will encourage.“Accessory buildings cause more

on-street parking,” she said. “Many people have boats and trailers these days, and there will be more vehicles per lot. I see people living on the side of streets in trailers already. There are things happen-ing here that we as a sophisticated town should not allow.”

Hutchins explained there has been a lot of support for coach houses in the past.“Four years ago, we began look-ing at legalizing secondary suites,” he said. “We’ve had four public meetings. We did a phone survey, and the vast majority of residents supported that, around 96 per cent, and 66 per cent voted for coach houses.”

Rob Johnson, a former town councillor, asked for further dis-cussion at the council table before passing the bylaw.“Change should be driven by pub-lic request,” he said. “Why are we making changes if the public de-mand is not there? I hope the vot-ing doesn’t happen tonight. This bylaw is important to our commu-nity in terms of reshaping it. There will be repercussions down the road if we rush into decisions.”

The Zoning Bylaw was not vot-ed on by council after the public hearing had closed and will now be discussed further and voted on

Seven-year-old Sedona Wright of Ladysmith gets a chance to hold a baby Purple Martin during the 10th annual Purple Martin Open House July 20 at the Ladysmith Maritime Society Community Marina. For more from the open house, please turn to page 4. LINDSAY CHUNG

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In brief Fire ban, water restrictions in place

Lindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

Two properties were flooded Tuesday, July 15 after a serious break in the water main just north of the Lagoon bridge on Chemainus Road.

Cowichan Valley Re-gional District (CVRD) Area G (Saltair/Gulf Islands) director Mel Dorey says the CVRD repaired the break, which occurred late in the afternoon of July 15, and paved the road

in about four hours.“Saltair’s water sys-

tem is 60 years old and in need of serious upgrades,” he said in an e-mail. “Two years ago, the water breaks amounted to about $100,000 per year in repairs. The residents and the CVRD real-ized that something very substantial had to done to fix the prob-lem.”

The community formed a committee to canvass door to door, petitioning taxpayers

to raise the parcel tax by $358 to start a 15-year program of up-grades at $300,000 per year, explained Dorey.“Residents were very

supportive of this pro-gram,” he said. “The program is in the sec-ond year of re-doing the most troublesome water lines. To date, a lot of money has been saved in preventing water breaks. Unfortu-nately this recent break ruined the record of zero breaks since the upgrades began.”

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Oyster Bay Drive to be closed as storm sewer is replaced

There’s a lot of activity on Oyster Bay Drive these days, and it’s because the Town of Ladysmith is replacing a storm sewer.

The storm sewer was installed many years ago, and it has collapsed, explained John Manson, the Town’s director of infrastructure services.

Manson says the storm sewer is quite far down, so they have to remove a lot of dirt.

Workers will have to cross Oyster Bay Drive, and the street will be closed “for a very short time,” according to Manson.

Manson says the street will be fully closed for a day or two in the next few weeks as the storm sewer is replaced.“We’ll try to maintain single-lane traffic as much as possible,” he said.

Order of the Eastern Star charity book sale coming

Order of the Eastern Star Sharon Chapter No. 4 is hosting a Charity Book Sale this weekend.

The sale will be held Friday, July 25 from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. John’s Masonic Hall at 26 Gatacre St. in Ladysmith.

ArtBeat returns July 25

The next ArtBeat street party in Chemainus will be Friday, July 25 from 5-8 p.m. on south Willow Street.

Enjoy live music from 5 On A String, dancing, artists, artisans and food.

Crews work to repair a water main break just north of the lagoon bridge on Chemainus Road July 16, the day after the break. ROSS ARMOUR

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A burn ban has been issued that prohibits campfires, open burn-ing, fireworks, tiki torches and more in Ladysmith, Chemainus and nearly all of Van-couver Island.

All open burning (in-cluding campfires, Cat-egory 2 open fires and Category 3 open fires) will be prohibited in all areas of the Coastal Fire Centre, which includes Ladysmith, Chemainus and the surrounding areas. The “fog zone” on the west coast of Vancou-ver Island, and Haida Gwaii are not included in the ban.“This step is being

taken to help pre-vent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety,” states a press release from the Coastal Fire Cen-tre. “The fire danger rating is currently ‘high’ throughout most of the Coastal Fire Centre, with scattered pockets of ‘extreme.’”

The Coastal Fire Cen-tre covers the area west of the height of land on the Coast Moun-tain Range from the U.S.-Canada border at Manning Park, includ-ing South Tweedsmuir Park in the north, the Sunshine Coast, the Lower Mainland, all of Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and Haida Gwaii.

This prohibition will remain in place until Oct. 15 or until the public is notified that it has been rescinded. A map of the areas affected is available online at http://bit.ly/1yov78I.

This prohibition ap-plies to campfires and open burning of any size or description, including fires with

a burn registration number and indus-trial burning. The use of fireworks, burning barrels, tiki torches and sky lanterns is also prohibited.

The prohibition does not apply to CSA-rated or ULC-rated cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes, or to a portable camp-fire apparatus that uses briquettes, liquid or gaseous fuel, as long as the height of the flame is less than 15 centimetres, ac-cording to the press release.

This prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown lands and pri-vate lands, but does not apply within the boundaries of local governments that have forest fire prevention bylaws and are ser-viced by fire depart-ments.

Please check with local governments for any other restrictions before lighting a fire.Anyone found in con-

travention of an open fire prohibition may be issued a ticket for $345 or, if convicted in court, may be fined up to $100,000 and sentenced to one year in jail. If the contraven-tion causes or contrib-utes to a wildfire, the person may be subject to a penalty of up to $10,000 and be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.

To report a wildfire or unattended camp-fire, call 1-800-663-5555 toll-free or *5555 on a cellphone.

For the latest infor-mation on current wildfire activity, burn-ing restrictions, road closures and air qual-ity advisories, visit http://bcwildfire.ca.

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that water restrictions have been put in place.

Until further notice, the Town of Ladysmith is under Stage 2 water restrictions, which limits residents’ water sprinkling period to a maximum of one our per sprinkling day only.

These restrictions have been put in place due to a snow pack shortage and a limited spring run-off, as well as unseasonably dry weather.

Residents of odd-numbered premises can sprinkle on odd-numbered days only between the hours of 7-8 a.m. or 7-8 p.m., while people living in even-numbered prem-ises may sprinkle dur-ing one of those time periods on even-num-bered days only.As well, residents

are asked not to wash their vehicles — com-mercial outlets are still available — and not to refill their swimming pools.

If a fire alarm sounds, sprinkling should cease immediately.

Residents may use a hose with a shut off spray nozzle to water trees, shrubs, flowers or vegetables on any day during the week.

Residents who con-travene this water re-striction will be sub-ject to prosecution.

Both North Cowichan and the Cowichan Valley Re-gional District (CVRD) are under Stage 2 wa-ter restrictions, which limit watering to three hours maximum twice per week.

Even addresses can water on Wednesdays and Saturdays from either 6-9 a.m. or from 7-10 p.m., while odd addresses can water on Thursdays and Sun-days from either 6-9 a.m. or from 7-10 p.m.

Chemainus Secondary School’s major award winners for the 2013-14 school year were, from left: Samantha Williams (who won The Cedric Londsale Award for Most Improved Student), Victoria Morgan and Paige Whitelaw (winners of The S.A. Bricker Trophy for outstanding effort), Arjan Manhas and Emily Adams (winners of The Staff Award for service to the school), Brooke Dillabaugh (who won both the William Frier School Award for outstanding school spirit and The Principal’s Award), and Hannah Holmes (who won The Phillips-Lloyd Trophy for citizenship). PHOTO SUBMITTED

Lindsay Chungthe chronicle

The number of Pur-ple Martins in B.C. continues to rise, and during an open house in Ladysmith over the weekend, members of the Nanaimo-based society that works to build up those num-bers celebrated the best year yet.

Georgia Basin Eco-logical Assessment and Restoration Soci-ety (GBEARS) director Charlene Lee says the success story contin-ues for Purple Martins.“This year, I think, has

probably been the best year we’ve had,” she said during the 10th annual Purple Martin Open House July 20 at the Ladysmith Mari-time Society Commu-nity Marina, the site of more than 85 Martin nest boxes. “Certainly, we’re going to have 1,000-plus pairs, which will be the most suc-cessful year yet. All our

small- and medium-sized colonies are full, and our large colonies like Ladysmith are al-most full.”

For the second year, Purple Martins are nesting at freshwater sites such as Comox Lake in Cumberland and Westwood Lake in Nanaimo. Lee says getting Purple Martins into freshwater sites has been one of the BC Purple Martin Stew-ardship and Recovery Program’s objectives. They haven’t been increasing their nest

boxes at existing colo-nies so the Martins will explore other areas for nesting and expand into freshwater sites.

As well, there has been a considerable range extension for Purple Martins, ac-cording to Lee.“The historic northern

limit has been Camp-bell River, and this year, we have them well up into the Broughton Archipelago,” she said. “Historically, they’ve been solely around the Strait of Georgia, and this year, we have two

pairs nesting in Bam-field, and they were seen at the Tofino Air-port.”

Ladysmith is the largest Purple Martin colony on Vancouver Island and one of the three largest in B.C. There are currently 85 pairs of Purple Martins in Ladysmith.

The Purple Martin population in B.C. was down to five breed-ing pairs in 1985, and through the dedication of many volunteers and donations from corporate sponsors, the population is now up over 1,000 pairs, ac-cording to Lee.“The success each

year is often weather-dependent,” she said.

“They need warm, dry weather to be able to find enough large in-sects to feed on and to feed their babies. When we have two or three days of rain, they can’t find enough food to feed themselves and their young.”


Open house celebrates return of Purple Martinsat a subsequent council meeting.

Council was set to debate second and third reading Monday, July 21.“To get all these people out here

on a warm Monday night shows the passion we have in our com-munity,” said Coun. Gord Horth.

“A lot of good work has gone into this bylaw, and if it’s passed, it won’t support everyone’s opinion. We will consider the thoughts and feedback from tonight at another council meeting.”

Coun. Jill Dashwood spoke about

the need for affordable housing options.“The hat I wear at the council table

is an affordable housing hat,” she said. “I see schools closing down, the jobs are not there. We need to fill our community with families. I worry about how people can afford to live. We are not all mill workers with pensions, and I like the idea of being able to live in a coach house and rent out my house. We need to think about how we can sustain our neighbours and friends in our community for a long time.”

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Biologist Bruce Cousens holds five one- to two-day--old baby Purple Martins during the 10th annual Purple Martin Open House July 20. Lindsay Chung

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PPCLI bench comes to ChemainusLindsay Chungthe chronicle

The courtyard at the back of the Chemainus Health Care Centre has undergone a lot of work recently to turn it into a comfortable, relaxing space for residents, and last week, a do-nation to the centre enhanced those improvements even more.

The Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry (PPCLI) Association Mid-Island Branch donated a handmade cedar bench as part of the regiment’s 100th anniver-sary celebrations. The bench features a PPCLI 100th anni-versary laser-etched memorial plate.

The bench was dedicated June 14, and Chemainus Health Care Centre resident Hugh Grant, who served with the PPCLI, was part of the ceremony, along with members of the PPCLI As-sociation Mid-Island Branch, Chemainus Health Care Centre staff, and North Cowichan May-or Jon Lefebure.“We are very appreciative of

the generous donation of this bench from the Princess Patri-cia’s Canadian Light Infantry to-day,” said Sue Kurucz, manager of residential services at the centre. “Thank you all for be-ing here for this celebration and the dedication of this bench to our residents, who will ben-efit for a long time to come. We work very hard to enhance the lives of people who come to live

here, and this bench will be a welcome addition to our newly renovated outdoor space.”

North Cowichan Mayor John Lefebure thanked the PPCLI members for their service to Canada and shared a bit of the regiment’s history serving in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War and on peacekeeping missions throughout the world, including Afghanistan.“The Pat’s is a revered regi-

ment, you have an incredible history behind you, and I think this bench, beyond the use it gets here, will serve as a great reminder of that history,” he said.

Frank Graves, president of the PPCLI Association Mid-Island Branch, explained how the benches commemorate 100 years of service.“We’re celebrating our 100th

anniversary,” he said. “During that time, the Pat’s have served in every major conflict in the world, and they are still serving in countries overseas. I’m hon-oured to have a Pat within our midst today.”

Branch secretary Fred Raven has built 10 of these benches, and the PPCLI Association Mid-Island Branch has donated them to centres like this up and down Vancouver Island — including Lodge on 4th in Ladysmith.

North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure, members of the PPCLI Associa-tion Mid-Island Branch and Chemainus Health Care Centre resident Hugh Grant (front), who served with the PPCLI, took part in a cer-emony dedicating this bench to the centre July 14. Lindsay Chung

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your “letters to the editor” to send a huge thank you to everyone who supported our “Fancy-Plants” plant and bake sale held June 14 at the Ladysmith Resources Centre! It was a great day even though it was overcast in the morning!

Fundraisers such as this mean more than you know to us.

It means we can con-tinue to offer snacks and healthy food choices dur-ing our Early Years pro-grams, which the children love; the Dads Group can continue to provide their Saturday morning sausage and pancake breakfasts for the fathers and kids who at-tend and who enjoy such a wonderful program and ca-maraderie with other dads; and it means a lot to the staff and volunteers who work in these programs to know they can continue to be offered without addi-tional worry.

When we lose funding we’ve counted on for so long (as we have experi-

enced recently), it’s heart-breaking and it always seems to affect those who can least afford to have it cut. So thank you Ladysmith for supporting us at this fundraiser.

John, Ladysmith’s Save-On-Foods manager, pitched right in, donating cases of bottled water to the event and took on the role of bar-becue master, cooking up hot dogs for one and all — thank you John. Special thanks to Bloooms at the 49th, Shar Kare and Coun-try Grocer — your dona-tions were a huge bonus!

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Reduced speed limits at Davis Road needed

Editor: Re: Davis Road crossing

I certainly agree with previous letter writers on this subject. Speeds are excessive, and light con-trols at that intersection are inadequate. The High-ways Department doesn’t seem to realize or care that Ladysmith town actually begins at South Davis Road.

Yet northbound traffic races down the hill past S. Davis Road to the Corona-tion intersection at speeds between 110 and 130, semis and logging trucks included. If the light is green at Davis Road, traffic just keeps bar-reling through well above the posted speed limit of 90 until the 70 km/h reduction at Transfer Beach, which, by the way, often doesn’t seem to bother highway travellers who continue to exceed this limit by 20-plus km/h driving through the heart of town.

Trying to make a left turn at S. Davis is often an ad-venture because visibil-ity of northbound traffic is poor and approach speed difficult to appreciate. Nei-ther is there a merge lane for southbound traffic. The Town requested a light at the S. Davis intersection a few years ago when resi-dential development in the

area took off. Highways re-fused because they didn’t want to impede the flow of traffic on the TCH ... really, what a concept! (If that is the case, why are there lights at the Thick/Edgelow and Oyster-Sto-Lo intersec-tions?)

Instead, they suggested closing the S. Davis inter-section entirely or closing the left turn option, which of course would only com-pound the congestion at Coronation Square and that intersection. As it is, that is already happening, as many of my neighbours refuse to use that intersection, pre-ferring to drive the length of Davis Road to reach the highway.

Unfortunately, Highways seems to be reactive rath-er than proactive, as wit-nessed by the changes at Fuller Lake and Brenton Page after several fatalities.

Improved safety mea-sures for the Davis Road intersections and reduction and enforcement of speed limits is required now. Per-haps it will once again re-quire a sad event to prompt changes.

Chris FritschLadysmith


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The news these days is replete with reports on the Middle East conflict, all of which confirm the truth of the old adage: History repeats itself. History tomes are chock-full of evidence that the conflict between the

Arabs and Jews is anything but new. In actuality, this conflict stems back to sibling rivalry between two half-brothers, Ishmael and Isaac, Abraham’s two sons from different mothers. For 4,000 years, this family feud has been on display for all to see and, I would propose, to even learn from.

The Bible once again proves to be as current as today’s breaking news. Genesis 21:9-10 states: “Sarah (Isaac’s mother) saw that the son (Ishmael) whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking, and she said to Abraham, ‘Get rid of that slave woman and her son (Ishmael), for that slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac’” (brackets added).

For history not to repeat itself, students of history must intentionally learn from the mistakes of others. There are at least two major life lessons to learn from this 4,000-year-old family feud. First, grudges are often inherited from our parents. Read Genesis Chapters 13-21, and you will find the sibling rivalry between Ishmael and Isaac actually originated as a family feud between two mothers, Hagar and Sarah.

Second, regardless of one’s history, hurts and inher-ited grudges, family feuds can die if we choose to starve them.

Instead of mocking others, why not bless them? Jesus said it best: “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:43-45). Here, Jesus clearly delineates between two choices: We can either feed or starve our grudges. Our choice will determine whether a better future will be scripted or a bitter history will be repeated, so let’s choose wisely.

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When Lorie and Walter bought their home in Port Alberni 13 years ago they slowly began renovating the unfinished basement to accommodate Walter’s changing needs as his muscular dystrophy advanced.

“The basement was a black hole when we moved in,” recalled Walter. “After 12 years of skimping and saving, we made the downstairs completely wheelchair accessible, except for the bathroom. It was way too small. I could only stand for about a minute and a half without collapsing in the shower stall and I could no longer pull myself out of the tub in the upstairs’ bathroom, even with Lorie’s help.”

Through funding from BC Housing’s Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program, Walter and Lorie were able to work with a contractor to transform the space. A wall was removed to make room for a wheel-in shower with benches, grab bars were installed, and the vanity and fixtures were relocated.

I just slide into the shower now,” said Walter. “I feel safer and no longer dread trying to wash myself. What was previously a dangerous chore for me is now a welcome treat.”

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When you first meet Carla and listen to her describing her work, you cannot help but feel the passion and empathy she has for the work and the peo-ple she helps through the Ladysmith RCMP Victim Services pro-gram.

This young woman goes above and be-yond what would normally be assigned to a Victim Services worker. Carla is the only paid staff, with two qualified volun-teer aides and a third case worker being trained to assist her. As the program man-ager, she is the client case manager for the entire program. In ef-fect, she is paid as a part-time worker but is working a full-time job. She is on call 24/7 for crisis interven-tion — a job she is currently doing as a volunteer herself.

Carla’s first involve-ment with a file comes primarily from direct referral by the police, but clients may come to her program from a 24-hour-a-day crisis

intervention service, or at the request of the fire department, hospital or the BC Coroner Service. She can be called out for crisis intervention to provide emotional support on-scene with the RCMP, for anything ranging from notifying next-of-kin and guiding people through the trauma of sudden death to assisting a sexual assault victim, attending motor ve-hicle accidents and arranging for crime scene cleanup. She is often involved in do-mestic violence cases, assisting with safety planning, transporta-tion and accompani-ment to safe homes and/or the hospital.

Victim Services also provides op-erational support to police in regards to client case manage-ment and liaison with clients, followup to ensure clients have received good care and information, on-scene support, group case briefings, and speaking with clients

as they attend the detachment to meet with police. Should a client require assis-tance through the ju-dicial process, Carla is there, assisting the victim by complet-ing a victim impact statement and up-dating them as the process evolves. She provides assistance through the judicial process — court up-dates, court prepara-tion and accompani-ment, explaining the processes, and help-ing wherever she can.

Carla is well-trained for this position, but listening to her talk about the people she has helped shows an-other softer, caring side, one which has to go home each night to her family and car-ry on in as normal a manner as any wife and mother.

One family’s experi-ence of being on the receiving end of the important work pro-vided by our local RCMP Victim Servic-es is shared by a local woman who suffered

the unexpected loss of a young grandchild. The writer describes herself as very strong and capable. As a citi-zen, she has stepped up in times of emer-gency situations and taken charge to get people the help they needed, but “Noth-ing,” she said, “not one thing in my previ-ous experience could have prepared me for what took place in my own home.”

Her daughter and grandson were spend-ing Christmas with

them. The day was wonderful, peace-ful and happy, fun and full of laughter and joy. The family watched a movie to-gether, and he was allowed to stay up a little later. When he went to bed, she went in to say goodnight and he talked about how grateful he was for all his gifts and for the fun day. He said

“It was the best Christ-mas ever.” She kissed him goodnight and went upstairs to bed.

Just before midnight, they were awakened from sleep by their daughter screaming

“Mom! Help! Come quick! It’s bad! Oh God, Mom, it’s bad! Oh, please God, help!” Not knowing what they would find, they raced downstairs to find their grandson unconscious, not breathing, with no heartbeat, no pulse, pupils fixed.

She went into res-cue mode, called 9-1-1 and began CPR. She yelled to her husband over her daughter’s painful, blood-cur-

dling screams to “get her outside; I need to be able to work and hear the 9-1-1 opera-tor.”

When it’s your child, your family member, your loved one, it doesn’t matter how much you know and how much experience you have; there is a war going on in your head between your heart breaking, listen-ing to your daughter scream for her baby to come back, and do-ing everything in your power and knowl-edge with guidance from 9-1-1 to bring this child back, make him take a breath, cough himself into consciousness. Your brain can only take in so much as you cope.

It took 20 minutes for the RCMP to ar-rive with two ambu-lances.

She passed off to the ambulance crew, ran out of the room and was sick. She dashed upstairs to get some clean clothes on and ran back outside to her still-screaming

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daughter, begging, terrified, in complete horror, and in an ef-fort to cope, she be-came numb. She had medical training and experience, but as a mother first, she could do nothing to help her child, she could do nothing to help her grandchild. She was helpless.

With the two police officers in attendance, the ambulance crews valiantly attempted to revive him. A sick-ening reality was creeping in, yet none of them could speak it. Feeling detached from their bodies, they listened as one of the attendants said they were going to

transport him where they could use more equipment. “We’ll do everything we can.” A young male police officer who was sti-fling his emotions said the police had to stay at the scene, but he would radio for a car to escort the fam-ily to the hospital. A car arrived, and they raced to the hospital behind the RCMP es-cort, numb, discon-nected, lost.

The hospital was quiet that night, and they were taken into an emergency room. She recalled upon en-tering the room that there were two purs-es and jackets on the floor by the door. She was not sure why that registered, but it did. Chairs appeared behind their legs, and they were helped to be seated as they watched and listened as the emergency team attempted mag-ic. Within 10 minutes, the emergency room

doctor asked the pediatrician, “We’ve done everything. Do you want to make the call?”“No one prepares

you for these kinds of crisis events. Two ladies from RCMP Victim Services were there for us. They in-troduced themselves and began to explain their role and what was going to happen next. None of us were cognizant of what was going on. We were barely taking in what they were telling us. All control was ripped from us at midnight when our daughter found her son in that state. We were sleep-deprived, deeply traumatized and in excruciating pain.

These two ladies knew everything we needed before we asked. They helped to draw us out of the maelstrom of the horror story that had suddenly become our

lives. We can’t even begin to describe the details of all that they did for us. We were physically, men-tally, emotionally and spiritually thrust into an inability to think, make sentences, or speak from a place of understanding for the first two to three hours. What I can tell you is they helped soften the blow of having to deal with the coroner. There is no preparation for that. They took us to get fresh air, to talk, answered questions and provided direc-tion. They stuck by us throughout our night-mare, communicating with the RCMP Inves-tigation Team on our behalf. We absolutely could not have come through this, known what direction to go, understood and made sense of ‘what comes next’ without these two women.

I would never wish this kind of trauma on anyone, but if you don’t know what it’s like, you can’t possi-bly understand how desperately this ser-vice is needed, and how enormously their support is appreci-ated.Anyone could wake

to find a parent, a partner or a child gone in the blink of an eye. I can guarantee that in those terrify-ing and sickening mo-ments of trauma, you can’t begin to think for yourself. You can’t begin to know what to do next. You can’t even express your grief adequately be-cause all there is for you are tears, anguish and crying out. Ratio-nal thought is absent, and words elude you. I can tell you from my own personal ex-perience with RCMP Victim Services that I am doing OK, ONLY because of the sup-port I received that night. Left on my

own with only other broken and hurting people to lean on, I could not have pos-sibly known where to start. Carla and Lau-ra led us out of the wreckage to a safe place and showed us how to find the help we needed.”

It is with heartfelt appreciation that we thank the author for sharing this very per-sonal story.

Testimonials such as this, quantify the impact the program has in the commu-nity. Currently, 60 per cent of cases handled are within the boundaries of the Town of Ladysmith. An additional 40 per cent of clients come from outlying areas: Stz’uminus First Na-tion accounts for 14 per cent, while Penel-akut First Nation is seven per cent. Cases from Area H (Cas-sidy) account for six per cent, with a fur-ther six per cent from Area G (Chemainus). Another seven per cent fall outside these areas — out-of-town clients, Cedar and Thetis Island.

The RCMP Victim Services program is contracted to the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association, but an office is pro-vided for them in the RCMP detachment building. Carla is not an RCMP employee, nor is her program funded by the RCMP. The program is par-tially funded by the Ministry of Justice, with the expectation that matched funding will be provided by municipal contribu-tions. Additional ongo-

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Thirty years after painting what is con-sidered Chemainus’ most famous mural, Paul Ygartua was back in town last month to restore the Chemainus Festival of Murals Soci-ety’s signature historic mural, Native Heritage.

The 50-foot-by-20-foot image can be found at the corner of Chemainus Road and Mill Street.

Ygartua, an interna-tional artist and mu-ralist with bases in Canada, France, Spain and England, originally painted Native Heri-tage in 1983 as part of his Heritage Series. It was done singlehand-edly with a brush.

The mural is based on figures from the First Nations past and pres-ent in the area. Carved poles flank the central images of Ce-who-lat-za (left), who was chief of the Lyakun Village on Shingle Point, Val-dez Island, as well as a constable of the Native Police and a pilot for the Royal Navy; former Chemainus Band Chief Clay-sa-luke (centre) and a Salish woman (right). Among the oth-er figures that appears is Mrs. Mary Rice, at the top right.

To give Ygartua space to create such a large mural, the Municipal-ity of North Cowichan actually built the wall on which it is painted.

Ygartua’s wife Joanne says it took him seven days to pain the mural.

“This one was amaz-ing because he had no projector or scale,” she said. “People thereaf-ter have said Paul is a visionary. It’s true be-cause he just sees it.”

After painting the Native Heritage mural, Ygartua was commis-sioned to paint a mural for Expo 86, and many more murals followed.

Chemainus Festival of Murals Society di-rector Karl Schutz, the architect of the mural project in Chemainus, approached Ygartua about painting a mural.“He talked about the

size, and I thought that sounded great,” said Ygartua. “As an artist, I am already visualizing what it will look like when it’s finished. I saw the three faces.”

Ygartua says murals need to be restored every eight to 10 years, depending on whether or not they are in a po-sition where the weath-er hits them often.

This is the fourth time he has worked on his Native Heritage mural, and the restora-tion was made possible by the Chemainus Fes-tival of Murals Society and the Municipality of North Cowichan.

Ygartua says he and Joanne knew from the first time they came to Chemainus that the murals would have a big impact on the town.“The first time we

came, we knew it would be a great idea to change the whole perspective of the town from a mill town to a tourist town,” he

said. “Since then, other towns have put mu-rals in. Chemainus has been developing all along. They’ve been doing more murals, and people have been coming to live here. It’s really grown.”

Approximately 80 per cent of visitors come into Chemainus for the murals, according to the Chemainus and

District Chamber of Commerce.

Ygartua says many people relate his style to this particular mu-ral, and he and Joanne end up talking about Chemainus a lot when they are at art shows all around the world.

The Chemainus Festi-val of Murals Society is a not-for-profit society trying to raise money

through grants for the mural restorations.“We have an ongoing

five-year plan,” ex-plained director Peter Collum. “Usually, one is restored completely each year, but most are cleaned up.”

According to the so-ciety, murals are the main attraction for over 30,000 visitors to Chemainus each year.


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This year’s Chemainus Bluegrass Festival will feature talented perform-ers from near and far, ranging from young rising stars from Cali-fornia to long-time fa-vourites from Vancou-ver Island.

The 2014 Chemainus Bluegrass Festival takes place July 26 and 27 and features Steep Ravine, 5 On A String, the Tishomingo String Band, Bluegrass Fever, and The Moon Riders.

Steep Ravine guitar-ist and lead vocalist Si-mon Linsteadt and vio-linist Jan Purat began playing music together in high school and lat-er moved on to study music at UC Santa Cruz, where they for-tuitously met mando-linist Andy O’Brien and bassist Alex Bice.Trampin’ On, the

band’s new album of originals, showcases Steep Ravine’s musi-cal prowess, blending melodic verse, tight harmonies, and rich instrumentals. The diverse musical back-grounds of the band mates are featured, which encompass clas-sical, jazz, and funk.

5 On A String band was founded in Sep-tember 1989, and their home base is Vancou-ver. The band has al-ways leaned toward traditional bluegrass, with some original

tunes and the occa-sional foray into old-style country music like Merle Haggard and sometimes even Fats Domino.

For the past 10 years, the Tishomingo String Band has been treating Vancouver audiences to its own brand of high-energy acoustic music. Featuring Ja-cob Russell on man-dolin, Colin Cowan on upright bass, Chris Russell on guitar and Devon Wells on banjo, the group performs original and tradition-al material that runs the gamut from tender ballads to barn burn-ing instrumentals.

Bluegrass Fever is based on Vancouver Island and plays tra-ditional, modern and

original bluegrass. Over the years, they have become the host band for this festival.“Bluegrass Fever has

developed a solid rep-utation as one of the most crowd-pleasing bluegrass bands,” ac-cording to the website.

This year, there will be a little old-time country music at the festival as well. The Moon Riders played one set on Sunday af-ternoon at last year’s festival, and they proved to be very pop-ular, so they are back for both days of the festival.

Bob Johns, who per-forms with Bluegrass Fever and is also presi-dent of the Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts So-ciety (CVCAS), which is presenting the fes-tival, is particularly excited to see Steep Ravine.“I’m excited for all

the bands, but the

guys from California are coming a long way, and I’m look-ing forward to seeing them,” he said. “They just went on a national tour, and they’re rising stars down there.”

Johns says Vancou-ver’s 5 On A String is always a favourite at the festival, and he is also looking forward to seeing the Tishom-ingo String Band, an-other Vancouver band, live.

Johns says there isn’t anything too different planned for this year’s event.“We’ve kind of settled

into our two-day for-mat, which we’ve just been doing for a cou-ple of years now,” he said. “We’re looking forward to that. We don’t want to mess too much with what people seem to enjoy.”

Johns says that about 1,000 people usually come to the festival.

“It’s not a big festival as far as bluegrass fes-tivals go, but it’s a very friendly festival,” he said. “I know the guest band we had from the U.S. a couple of years ago said we should keep it the way it is, a nice, friendly festival. I think it’s that nice setting in Waterwheel Park that really makes the festival what it is.”

For people who may not be very familiar with bluegrass music, Johns describes it as

“a little bit of every-thing.”“It’s a little bit of coun-

try, a little bit of tradi-tional mountain music, a little bit of rock ‘n’ roll, all rolled into one,” he said. “The bands are usually a pretty simi-lar makeup with the instruments. I once heard someone say it’s like rock ‘n’ roll on steroids. It has a very solid beat, and people can’t stop themselves from dancing. And, of course, the vocal har-monies are another big part of it.”

The Chemainus Blue-grass Festival runs Saturday, July 26 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Waterwheel Park and Sunday, July 27 from noon to 6 p.m. at Wa-terwheel Park. Admis-sion is by donation (suggested as $15 on Saturday and $10 on Sunday).

For more informa-tion, visit www.che-mainusbluegrass.com.

Johns says they are always looking for more volunteers, and anyone who is inter-ested can visit the website and fill out a volunteer form.


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The future is looking bright for the Moon-shine Mollys.After working hard in

the past year to refine their sound, the Cedar-area- and Errington-based country music group is looking for-ward to showcasing a new sound and new songs this summer, starting with SunFest in Duncan.

Moonshine Mollys — Cassandra Smith, Mi-tra Kostamo and Rene Qualizza — perform during the second day of the four-day coun-try music festival that reportedly could draw up to 30,000 fans, and they’ll grace the Sa-

loon Stage Friday, Aug. 1. It will be the biggest venue Moonshine Mol-lys have played on Van-couver Island so far.“I’m just really ex-

cited that it’s a huge platform for us,” said Smith. “We’re on the Saloon Stage this year,

and our contract stat-ed we will get consid-eration for the main stage next year.”

Inspired by Patsy Cline, Dixie Chicks, Sugarland, Willie Nel-son, Miranda Lambert and Eddy Rabbit, the band was formed by

Kostamo, Smith and Denise Gray in April 2012. Qualizza joined the group in May 2013 following the depar-ture of Gray.

Moonshine Mollys have been working with Jona Kristinsson at Indie Entertainment as their manager, and Smith says their sound has been evolving. “It’s a new, exciting

time,” she said.“We’ve been working

more on our vocals, and that’s a strong point,” noted Qualizza.

Qualizza believes the band has been moving

forward since releas-ing its debut album, Free as a Bird, last June.“I know we’ve defi-

nitely become a lot more confident on stage as a group,” she said. “It feels more in unison.”

Smith feels they have a tighter sound now, and she says working with Kristinsson has been “so awesome.”After SunFest,

Moonshine Mollys will be performing at the Coombs Country Music Jamboree Aug. 22-24.


Bill Johnson bringing the bluesLindsay Chungthe chronicle

It hasn’t always been easy, but Bill Johnson has been working as a professional musician for 40 years, develop-ing his own brand of laid-back, soul-thump-ing blues while living on Vancouver Island.

And he’ll bring his brand of the blues to Ladysmith this week-end when he performs at Concerts in the Park Sunday, July 27.

Johnson, who lives on the Saanich Pen-insula, comes from an artistic family. His mother is Dorothy Ox-borough, a well-known painter whose work can be found all across Canada.“I come from a family

where everyone played instruments and cre-ativity was the normal,” he said. “I liked the guitar and was always fiddling with it. I had an uncle who had a Gretsch electric guitar, which is a guitar with a lot of chrome buttons and levers on it — very interesting for a little boy. My brother played a lot of blues, so I heard the blues con-

stantly. He was a mu-sician too, and he was 12 years older than me. This was 1968, and the blues had re-surfaced then. For those pivotal years of my life, I grew up hearing Muddy Wa-ters and those famous blues musicians all day, every day, and it just stuck. “When I picked up a

guitar, I immediately heard someone play a blues song and I had someone teach me, and then I basically taught myself to play. That was 40 years ago.”

Johnson says that one thing that keeps him playing music is that it’s always fresh.“You can always play

the guitar when you’re upset or for any reason, when you’re happy

— it’s always a place to go,” he said. “It’s always been a puzzle

— every time I pick up a guitar, there’s some-thing new to learn or a song to write.”

Johnson was nomi-nated for a Juno Award in 2012, and he has earned four Maple Blues Award nomina-

tions in his career.“That was a wonderful

experience,” he said of the Juno nomination.

“After 40 years of strug-gling to be good and 30 years of working pro-fessionally, as a blues musician, nobody gives you any kind of degree or you never pass a test, so it’s like I finally got my degree

— there was proof that what I was doing was good. It has to be good to get a Juno nomina-tion, I keep telling my-self. It’s always hard to keep going in this busi-

ness sometimes, and when I remind myself that I have these acco-lades, it certainly has kept me going.”

Johnson received a certificate saying he was nominated for a Juno Award, and he says that while he would have liked to have won the award for blues album of the year, but being nomi-nated feels like win-ning.“I think a nomination

in a way is an award if they can narrow it down to five musicians from the vast number of people who apply or the artists who pro-duce music, that’s a prize in itself,” he said.

Johnson, who recent-ly played with Suzie Vinnick at the Vancou-ver Folk Festival, per-forms Sunday, July 27 during Concerts in the Park at the Transfer Beach Amphitheatre from 6-8 p.m., weather permitting. Admission is by do-

nation, with dona-tions going toward the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association to offer programs to fami-lies in our community free of charge.

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Juno-nominated blues musician Bill Johnson performs during the next Concerts in the Park show in Ladysmith this Sunday (July 27) at 6 p.m. Photo Submitted

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The GutBuster Trail Running Series stormed through Ladysmith early this month.

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It was the third race in the series, follow-ing races May 18 in Victoria and June 7 at Mount Tzouhalem.“It all went extremely

well,” organizer Nick Walker said, speak-ing of the Ladysmith part of the series. “The weather was perfect, and it was all orga-nized extremely well.”

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Thomas Holm of Victoria won the long course race at a time of 1:13:57, a whopping 33 seconds above the average time of the race. Erica Summers

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In the short course race, Royd Burkart from Port Alberni was victorious at a time of 38:44, with Carmen Goulden the fastest fe-male at 52:45. The av-erage time for this race was 59:51.

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After a few years’ absence, girls softball returned to Ladysmith this past spring with three teams — Squirt, Peewee and Midget. Pictured here is the Ladysmith Angels U12 (Squirt) girls’ team, which participated in the Vancouver Island Regional U12C year-end tournament in Langford June 21-22. “The team consisted of mostly � rst time players, and the girls showed huge improvement over the year, culminating in a respectable eighth place � nish out of the 13 teams that entered the Langford tournament,” said coach Kent Krauza. “There is a great amount of enthusiasm over having girl’s softball back in Ladysmith, and our association anticipates having a large growth in enrolment for next spring. I’m de� nitely looking forward to seeing what our girls will do next year.” Here are Squirt players Beth, Zari, Samantha, Grace, Kamryn, Marlee, Daria and Mickeela, along with coaches Pat, Debbie and Kent. Missing from photo are Jordan, Alex, Jada, Mariah and Madison. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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LACY, DavidOctober 23, 1956 – June 23, 2014

The family of David Francis Lacy announces with sadness his peaceful surrender to brain cancer, at home in Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 57 years. Predeceased by his father Wayne Lacy, David will be lovingly remembered by his wife and best friend Laurie, and their children: Ryan, Sean, David, Brendan, and Leanne; by his mother Helen

Lacy of Victoria, BC; and by his brothers and sisters: Jim Lacy of Edmonton, Pat (Bob) Darling of Ladysmith, twin Kit (Michael) LeRoss of New Westminster, Donald (Julia) Lacy of Victoria, and Margaret (Tony) Baker of Victoria. David will also be forever remembered by his numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Born in Invermere, BC, David grew up in Chemainus and graduated from Cowichan Secondary School in Duncan. David moved to Edmonton and worked for 29 years at Celanese Inc. until the plant closed, whereupon he worked at Transalta for the past seven years as an outage scheduler. David loved flying gliders in his single days, and willingly gave this up for complete dedication to family life, always highly involved with the activities of the five children, his parish, and the Alberta home education community.Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, June 30, 2014 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Edmonton, Alberta. Memorial donations in memory of David may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

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TREACY, Anne KathleenWith sad and heavy hearts, we said a fond “cheerio” to our loving mother Anne Kathleen Treacy (nee Barnett) on July 11, 2014. Predeceased by her husband, Desmond Treacy, she is survived by her four children: Carolyn (Campbell), Eve Novotny (Markus), Kevin Treacy and Jill Semancik (Michael) along with her beloved grandchildren Shena & Kyle Novotny and Tyler Treacy (wife Kate).

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Trent DammelAll Types of

Roofi ngResidential/Commercial

New and Re-roofi ng24hr Emergency Repairs

Professional Service Since 1992250-245-7153www.r-and-l-roofi ng.ca

PETS

PET CARE SERVICES

CAT SITTING in my home. Safe, loving environment. No cages. 7 day to long term stay. Limited space. 250-740-5554

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

23 CU.FT. deep-freeze, $125. ALMOND 15 cu ft fridge, $150. White sxs fridge, $150. White 30” range, $150. 30” almond range, $125. White 30” pro-pane stove, $150. Black 30” range, $200. Kenmore Washer dryer sets, $200-$350. Wash-ers, $150-$250. Dryers, $100-$150. Built-in dishwashers, $100-$150. White portable dishwasher, $100. Black Ken-more built-in dishwasher, $150. 6 month warranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

FURNITURE

PILLOW TOP QN: Mattress Set, New-Need gone $200. Ph 250-713-9680

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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

KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online:homedepot.com

KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.

KITCHENAID FRIDGE white, lower freezer, $400. Kitchen-Aid stove, white, 4-burner ce-ramic top, convection $350. Kenmore xtra-capacity heavy-duty washer $150. All in good working order 250-245-5165.

Newsprint Roll Ends For Sale

Ladysmith Press940 Oyster Bay DriveOpen Mon. - Fri. 9 - 5

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.

STEEL BUILDINGS. Summer meltdown sale! 20x20 $5,419. 25x26 $6,485. 30x30 $8,297. 32x34 $9,860. 40x48 $15,359. 47x68 $20,558. Front & back wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or visit online: www.pioneersteel.ca

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

FIREARMS. ALL types want-ed, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1-866-960-0045. www.dollars4guns.com.

REAL ESTATE

ACREAGE

APPROX. 12 acres, South sloping property with 3 road frontage, oceanview. Two ti-tles, 8.5 acres adjoining 3.5 acres in tourist oriented Sooke. Some areas well treed. Quick sale anticipated. $4.8 million. Reasonable offers considered. Please [email protected] to arrange viewing

FOR SALE BY OWNER

DUNCAN: PERFECT location, exceptional design, quality fi n-ishing, 2 bdrms+ den, 2.5 bath, open concept, oak fl oors, custom kitchen, s/s appl’s, su-per-sized rec room, covered deck, large RV space. Beauti-ful, new custom home with king-size value for only $364,500. (250)710-1947.

REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Ladysmith: $350,000.3 Bdrm, 2 bath home with fabulous Ladysmith Harbour view. Fully fi nished basement. Walking distance to Health Centre, Seniors Centre, Schools, Churches, Recreation Centre. Near Nanaimo Airport. 309 Symonds Street, Ladysmith. 250-245-4894.

LOTS

2.5 ACRE LOTS, LUMBY, BC Mabel Estates 5 mins from town, pristine lush views. De-signed and ready to build. Wells & power at lot. Starting, $139,000, $50,000 below as-sessed value. 250-317-2807.

PARKSVILLE 1473 Sunrise Dr. Lrg ocean view, storm, sanitary sewer, & water serv. installed w/permits on lot. $159,000. Ph 250-248-7578

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

LADYSMITH: 14 x 70, 3 bdrm mobile home in Timberland Park. Asking $25,000 as is. See management at #43. Phone 250-245-3647.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

APT for RENT: Lg 2 bdr apt in Chemainus. Adult bldg. New kitchen and bath. In suite w/d. Parking incl. Close to shop-ping. $950 mth + util. Refer-ences req’d. Call (250)738-9233.

LADYSMITH: INCREDIBLE ocean view. Full wall of win-dows. Executive style adult oriented. Own entry+ patio. Reno’d, 1200 sq ft, 2 bdrms, 2 bath, gas F/P, 5 appls, gar-age. Pet ok. $995. Avail Sept. 1st Call (250)245-1342.

Meicor PropertiesChemainus: Lockwood Villa. Well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $625 incl heat & hot water, available now. N/S, 1 small pet wel-come. 250-246-1033.

www.meicorproperties.com

Meicor PropertiesLadysmith: 1 bdrm $700/mo. 2 bdrm grnd fl r $800/mo In-cludes heat & hot water, small pets OK. Available July 1st. 250-924-6966.

www.meicorproperties.com

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

700 sq.ft. newly reno’d offi ce space (2 offi ces with bright re-ception area), in modern build-ing, Highway exposure in Duncan area. Avail immed. Call 1-250-658-4336.

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

RENTALS

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: 3 bdrm, 2 storey home, D/W, small yard, NS/NP, $895/mo. Avail now. Call 1-250-248-4816.

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS

AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

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

RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

1992 WINNEBAGO Chieftan.Reduced price, now $9,000.Excel condition, new fl ooringprof. installed, new tires, newbrake pads, rotors & calipers,stall shower, walk around QNsized bed in rear, pullout dou-ble bed, Onan generator, 454motor, new canopy 8x20 add aroom 250-732-1839.

1997 AMERICAN EAGLE 40VS Fleetwood, 40’ DieselCummins, Allison trans., Onangen. set, spartan chassis,heated basement. Beautiful,garage kept. Luxury interior.Too many extras to list. Blueox hitch & Saturn tow car op-tional. Discount Special$55,000. 250-743-43928’10” PIONEER Truck/ Camp-er. Propane stove & oven, Hy-draulic jacks. $3100. Pleasecall (250)743-5827.

MARINE

BOATS

1975 26.6’ BAYLINER, Com-mand bridge, 2 stations. 1985 260 Mercruiser and leg.Stand-up head & shower, 4-burner propane stove & oven,2-way refrigerator, bus heater.Full canvas on bridge andback deck. VHF radio, depthsounder. Great shape. $5500.Please call (250)746-4423.

25’ CATALINA Quality Fixed keel sailboat. $10,200. Also,available 2 small out board,$380 each. Call (250)743-5827.

GARAGE SALES

DUNCAN: 2991 Westview St., July 26 & 27, 10-4pm. Estate sale; Elec. golf cart. High end furniture: matching dining room & living room suite. Vilas maple table w/ 4 chairs. Qn sz bdrm set, qn sofa hide-a-bed. 3pc wall unit, 2 pc living room suite, 2 computer desks w/ hutches, bookcases, ent. unit (fi ts 50” TV). 4 boxes of oak fl ooring. For inquiries 778-422-3692. Too much to list!

GARAGE SALES

Ladysmith: 407 Walker Ave. Saturday July 26, 9 am - 4 pm. Elegant trash and interesting stuff.

Ladysmith: Multi family yard sale. Sat. July 26, 8 - 3. 10755 Edgelow Rd. South (turn at set of lights across from Peerless Rd. Recycling) Lots of great stuff. Also forklift for sale same address.

Garage SalesGarage Sales

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OnGoing

WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY SUPPORT GROUP - 3rd. Wed. of the month, 6:30 - 7:30 pm, Inn on Long Lake, 4700 North Island Hwy. Nanaimo. All welcome

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

What’s Happening

Up Coming

LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - Explore and expand your photography with us. Tues, July 22, 2014 at 7 pm, in Hardwick Hall, High St. at 3rd Ave in Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www.LadysmithCameraClub.com

O.E.S. CHARITY BOOK SALE - Fri, July 25, noon - 5 pm, Sat. & Sun. July 26 & 27, 10 - 4 pm, Masonic Hall, 26 Gattacre St., Ladysmith.

BASTION CITY WANDERERS VOLKSSPORT CLUB - 6 or 10 km Ladysmith town walk or 10 km Holland Creek Walk on Sat, Aug 2. Registration 8:45 am upper Cornation Mall parking lot near Ricky’s Restaurant, walk starts at 9:00 a.m. For more information, call Ethel at 250-756-9796.


Your Local Print Specialists

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

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

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

• Wedding Invitations• Stationery• Locally Owned

For your Banners. Posters, Pictures,Etc!

WIDE FORMATCOLOUR PRINTING

NOW OFFERING IN HOUSE

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

Prices effective Monday, July 21 to Sunday, July 27, 2014

8.80 kg

399lb.

Eye of Round

OvenRoasts

CANADIAN BEEFGrade ‘AA’ or Higher

Island Farms

CreamyButter

Salted, 454 grams, limit 2

2/$7MJB

Fine GrindCoffee

1 kg, limit 2

688

Washington

Cornon the Cob

6/$4

Documents

Ladysmith Chronicle, July 22, 2014