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Six-month-old Oscar McKenzie and fivemonth-old Ella Grigg had their first visit to a pumpkin patch Oct. 10 when their families, both from Tofino, visit McNab’s Corn Maze on Yellowpoint Road. The seven-acre corn maze is located at 4613 Yellowpoint Rd. and is open every day from 10 a.m. until dusk from now to Oct. 31. Besides the maze, there are hayrides and a petting zoo, and night mazes will be available the last two weeks of October on a pre-booked basis. For more information, call 250-245-0666. LINDSAY CHUNG
Three running for mayor — and Hutchins is not one Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE
There will be a three-way race for the mayor’s seat in the Town of Ladysmith. And what may come as a surprise is that Ladysmith’s longest-serving mayor, Rob Hutchins, is not on that list. The deadline to file nomination papers for the Nov. 15 municipal election was 4 p.m. Oct. 10, and by that time, Gordon Horth, Marsh Stevens and Aaron Stone had submitted their names as candidates
for mayor. There are six seats available around the Horth has been serving as a councillor council table. since 2011. Along with the Town of Ladysmith, Hutchins, who is currently serving his Hutchins, the current chair of the seventh term as mayor after first being Cowichan Valley Regional District, has put elected in 1993, has submitted his name his name forward as a candidate for school as a councillor candidate. He joins 11 oth- trustee in School District 79 (Cowichan ers on the list of candidates — incumbents Valley). Steve Arnett, Jillian Dashwood, Bill Drys- “I have had the privilege of serving as dale and Duck Paterson and newcomers mayor for seven terms ... but such service Robert Cross, Cal “Butch” Fradin, Joe comes at significant personal and family Friesenhan, Nita Grant, Carol Hender- sacrifice,” Hutchins said in an e-mail. “At son, Cathleen McMahon and Thea Melvin. the beginning of this last term, I had stated
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to those around me that this was my last term. As can be expected, I have struggled with the decision. I love this community so much and know I have more to give, but at some time one must pass the torch ... I have knocked on several doors, more than once, and I was delighted when passionate and able candidates had chosen to let their name stand. I believe I can support our new mayor in their first term and continue to make a contribution to our community as a member of council.” See Ladysmith Page 3