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Letters NCID new board

Congratulations to the newly elected board members of the NCID The AGM was well attended possibly because of the widespread concern over increasing water rates. Whilst there were some misconceptions, my own included, of the state of affairs of our water board some concerns are still quite valid. Many of us are unable to come to terms with an $80,000 per annum fire chief for such a small improvement district, a cost which adds considerably to the taxes that need to be collected. Why we need this paid position when we have an infrastructure that requires considerable upgrades is puzzling. When questioned about the absence of a fire hydrant on Gervais road , an area that has perhaps the highest forest fire hazard rating in the Nanaimo area my question was met with cost and priority issues. I was led to understand the cost would be in the $4000 to $5000 range. After hearing that the NCID board had voted for the approval of a $5000 information sign to be installed outside the fire hall one has to wonder just what their priorities are? Perhaps the new board members will inject new life and show more responsibility than the outgoing ones; let’s hope so. - Melvin J Bramley

Don’t call me Norm Just read the May issue of TAKE 5. Nice job on the article about our building, Oyster Bay Quay in your Home Challenge.. One correction: The owners names are Carol and Garry Wagenaar -- not Norm - Carol & Garry Wagenaar

Bird writer on the mark I enjoyed Jay Rastogi’s column on bird songs (WildFile TAKE 5/May 2013). Finally someone is writing about birds for Take 5 who knows what they are talking about. - Rob Pinkerton

Lucky to be here We the residents of Ladysmith are lucky to have the Ladysmith Resources Centre. Barb Champagne and all the hardworking staff are so very helpful to seniors, low income, and all

those requiring help and advise. Friendly and knowledgable and very professional! Keep up the great work, we all appreciate you all! - Bob Devine

Grad thanks Thank you for your donation to the 2013 LSS Grad Fashion Show. You helped make this evening a success! - Grad class of 2013

It hurts to be scammed Just how many people admit they have been scammed? As far as I know, not too many. People just hate to admit they have been taken. Well, here is one that doesn’t like it, and I’m making a point - I have been scammed by one of our local electricians and plumber. Always ask for a price, which I always do. Being in business for many years, I was always asked “What is this going to cost?”I would give them a price in writing. Today some will give you the price, but when you get the bill, sometimes it’s double! I always pay what was quoted, because I always write down the quote. You get kind of fed up, and don’t know

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who to trust. I decided to go out of my small town to one bigger. But out of the frying pan into the fire! I phoned to have my furnace, annual check up. (furnace 12 years old) He came from Nanaimo. He was checking things out, took a few things apart. He then proceeded to scope the burners. First he scoped real good and couldn’t find a thing so on to the 3rd burner - he put the scope in about a foot, then stopped. Now holding the scope in both hands, for a few seconds, up comes a patch of rust, it looked to be about the size of my hand and at least an inch thick ( clear as a bell) Now he tells me he is not allowed to put it back together, under those conditions. Now what was I to do, not too many choices. (new furnace) I asked when can you put one in? This was a Friday, next Tuesday he said. When they took the 12 year old furnace out, they were ready to load it, and haul it away, but this big rust spot kept going through my mind. How come two burners were so clean, and one full of rust? I asked them to just leave it here, there maybe parts I could use. Immediately after they left, I took my zip grinder and

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got to work, looking for that big ugly rust spot! I cut all the corners of the burner, got real good light - no rust to be found anywhere! I went ballistic! It so happened I had to call Ken back, to fix a couple of loose ends they forgot to fix. They came back Monday morning Feb. 18. While the partner was looking after the problem on the new furnace, I asked the guy if he would mind coming with me to my shop. When we got there I asked him to find that rust patch, the one he showed me on the scope. I handed him my spot light, when he refused, turned around and walked out of the shop, saying “ you told me your furnace was 20 years old, and you wanted a new one. He kept repeating this at least a dozen times. Now I am the owner of a new $4000. furnace, which I didn’t need in the first place. I am sure after reading this, I am not what you would call “ A happy camper!” All I can say is there are more people out there wanting to retire early! All I ask people is, to be sure, and when in doubt it doesn’t hurt to get a second and even a third opinion. I had a licensed gas technician go over the old furnace completely, and he couldn’t find a thing. I do have a complete report, in writing, for anyone to see. Also I have the 12 year old furnace, for anyone to view, if interested. Don’t get scammed like me. It hurts! - Jim Szasz Letters to the Editor are welcome but subject to space and editing. Letters do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TAKE 5. email editor@take5.ca, or post at www.take5.ca

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When you finally go back to your old hometown, you find it wasn’t the old home you missed but your childhood.’- Sam Ewing

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Hometown’s are funny things. I mean, do you claim them, or they you? What if you’re always moving on, a few years here, a couple there, friends scattered across the country and around the world, two teasing sisters and a little brother, mom and dad the only constant? You kinda want to say where you came from when new friends ask, but you’re not really sure if it’s one of the places you lived in, or the one you’re in now? Some say it’s a sad thing to say you have no home town, others that a hometown is not necessarily the place you were born, but could be the place you grew up in. So where am I from I ask myself? Raised an army brat you can grow a pretty thick skin, even swagger a little and say you have no home town - only three-year stints in one base or another. But there’s this nagging feeling that something’s amiss, not quite in tune. I didn’t understand just what it was that I was missing until I met my towering (6 foot) partner Laurie. He was whisked away at an early age from his

Three sisters: Jackie, Sharon, Sandy. Photo submitted. Below: Jackie Moad at “Be A HomeTown Tourist” 2012: Photo Marina Sacht

original hometown in Scotland, where replies are still ‘och aye’, but spent his whole childhood and teenage-hood in the same town (Hogtown actually), in the same house even. I recall when I first went with him to meet his folks. And in particular the memory and chest-sinking feeling when he said matter-of-factly, as we stood by the kitchen sink, “I remember when I couldn’t even reach the taps”. Later on that same weekend he showed me a hall wall, and told me how his mom let him draw all over it, just before she applied the paisley wallpaper (around about when the 60’s took hold). Many years later, just before his folks were to make the big move to a seniors residence, I

actually got to see those drawings, all 3 feet from the floor. Then, twang, another outta tune tremble in the ol’ heartstrings. Not many clear memories really stand out of any place like that which I could,

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even briefly, call a hometown. Smidgets of scenes play jangly tunes in the noggin – the oldest being a mountain of snow in the summer, as we crossed the Rockies coming to Victoria. Then there was that day in Regina, when my mom brought home MY new play toy, baby brother Johnny. And who could forget playing in the schoolyard at Currie Elementary in Calgary, bouncing an ‘Indian rubber ball’ on the wall with a piece of gum stuck to the end of my nose (‘cause I’d been caught chewing it during class). Images of lands, country sides and communities tic tac toe across the maps where I’ve been. School, family, and occasional glorious home moments in time, but nothing would stick in my memory like looking at an old door frame and seeing my height ticked off year by year. Until now, when we came back here again, to the Island, ‘bought the farm’ as it were. That’s when I started to feel like I had a permanent home, and the notched doorframes to go with it. Those notches are more from the shovels and pails that whack into them, but nonetheless they mark increasingly important and numerous events, work and play in my life. Besides the ‘mystery dents’ courtesy of Laurie, I can pretty well tell you what was going on according to the chips and pockmarks in any wall or surface of our house, our home. And it’s kind of like that with my new home town, the one that’s growing, ticking off annual celebrations and remembering the lives and times of those who came before – as well as all those who are part of my big extended family now. Ladysmith is only 13.8 kilometres from our door on Cedar Road, practically next door to an army brat who spent most of her knee-scarring pre-teens on the road. So hey, at 61, with a childhood spread across six provinces and two countries (Canada & Germany), at long last ...I’ve gotta hometown!! So keep an eye out for me over this hometown tourist weekend, I’ll be the one with the silly ear-to-ear grin. Yup. There’s no place like home!! Jackie Moad is a child of the fifties, and teen of the sixties and an RN at NRGH with tales of scarred knees from around the world. With a great big grin she farms 20 acres organically on Vancouver Island with life-partner Laurie Gourlay.

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Could Boundary Expansion Help Protect our Watersheds? In April of 2008, Couverdon Real Estate (the real estate arm of TimberWest Forest Corp.) approached the Town of Ladysmith to ask if the Town would consider expanding its boundaries to enable adjacent land held by TimberWest to become part of the Town. In the Province of B.C., private property owners within Electoral Areas have the right to ask to be part of an incorporated area (a municipality). The block of land in question lies to the west of the community (west of the transmission lines with future access focused at Malone Road to the South and Fourth Avenue to the North). A portion of this land (27 hectares, 68 acres) is within Area G (Saltair) and a larger portion (259 hectares, 640 acres) is within Area H (North Oyster Diamond). I remember when the proposal was first introduced to Council. I questioned why the Town should consider such a proposal, as it was contrary to our selfimposed urban containment line (the transmission lines). So why indeed would the Town consider such a request? It is certainly not (as some have speculated) to feed an “ever growing infrastructure budget.” Nor is it to enable new development “brought in for maintaining and upgrading what already exists.” The Town is willing to consider such a request for boundary expansion because TimberWest owns three things that we have long sought to acquire and protect from logging. TimberWest owns a significant portion of our community’s two watersheds, and they own much of the treed hillsides (including a large part of the Heart Lake Trail) immediately behind our Town. From the beginning the Town indicated to Couverdon that we would only consider such a boundary expansion if all three of the following conditions are addressed: Acquisition of watershed lands (both Stocking Lake and Holland Lake) to protect the drinking water that supplies the Town, the Diamond and Saltair View scape protection (forested hills behind Ladysmith) Any development must employ Smart

Growth Practices and support the Town’s Sustainability Vision TimberWest is committed to working with the Town and the community to create a proposal that supports smart growth principles. As we have done with other boundary extension requests, the Town requires that significant work take place prior to Council’s consideration of a formal boundary extension application. It is important to remember that Couverdon has not made a formal boundary extension application to the Town. The Town’s long-term goal has been to acquire and protect our watershed lands -- that are largely in private hands -- to better ensure a safe supply of drinking water. This is becoming of even greater importance with clear evidence of climate change affecting historic precipitation patterns and snow pack. It is my understanding that only two jurisdictions in B.C. have full ownership and

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control of their watersheds --, the Capital Regional District and the Greater Vancouver Regional District. The vast majority of communities in B.C. depend on water from watersheds that have multiple users, including forest harvesting companies. Unfortunately, multiple users increase the risk to a community’s water supply. The acquisition of such large blocks of watershed lands through outright purchase is prohibitively expensive for small communities especially where the land contains stands of valuable timber. In 2011, the Town of Ladysmith sponsored a resolution to the Union of British Columbia appealing to the province to provide financial support to help communities acquire watershed lands. Unfortunately, little or no progress has been made on that request. The Town continues to lobby for action from the provincial government to help protect community watersheds. The Town has had some success in acquiring and protecting watershed lands. The first significant acquisition occurred in 1945 when the Town acquired nearly 50 percent of the Stocking Lake Watershed. Dark orange shaded area indicates proposed boundary extension.Red line indicates existing Town boundaries. Graphic courtesy of Town of Ladysmith

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In the 1990’s the Town undertook a land swap to prevent a portion of Stocking Lake Watershed lands from being logged, thereby increasing our ownership of the Stocking Lake Watershed. A few years ago, the CVRD purchased another portion of the Stocking Lake Watershed as parkland. If the Couverdon proposal is successful, the Town and the CVRD will have ownership to some 95 percent of the Stocking Lake Watershed. We presently do not own any part of the Holland Lake Watershed (our main source of water) except for Holland Lake itself. If successful, this Couverdon initiative will also see the Town acquire approximately 101 hectares (250 acres) around Holland Lake, further protecting the Town’s and the Diamond’s water supply. It is unfortunate that some residents have just become aware of this proposal. This matter has been in the public domain since June of 2008. It has been a matter of presentation/discussion at a number of public meetings held by both the Town and/or Couverdon since 2008. The Town will continue to be guided by the importance of watershed protection and that we have a responsibility to ensure that future generations have access to a safe and adequate water supply. For details about Couverdon Real Estate and TimberWest Forest Corp. www.timberwest.com and www.couverdon.com, or email Frank Limshue at 250-729.3726 frank.limshue@couverdon.com Mayor Rob Hutchins can be reached at rhutchins@ladysmith.ca

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Local celebrates 106 years On May 7 Ladysmith Council and friends celebrated the 106 birthday of Keith Turner who resides at La Rosa Gardens. Turner is now the oldest living man in British Columbia. The Town presented him with a gift as well as a birthday cake. Mr Turner moved into La Rosa at the age of 102 after living on his own for 16 years. Shortly after his move from is home in Cassidy, were he lived alone. At age 103 he decided to give up his drivers license because he found it to hard to park his car at the Lodge.

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Above: Eike Jordan, Cathy Jordan and Frank Garnish. Cathy is heading to Germany to play ball internationally. Photo Marina Sacht. Right: Keith Turner celebrates his 106 birthday at Ladysmith Town Council Photo: Rob Johnson

Cedar youth plays nationals The 19 year old Cedar basketball player recently flew off to Germany where she is working hard on the U-20 National Team for Germany. For two months Cathy will tour Europe playing other National Teams and finishing with the international tournament in Turkey in July. After watching a video showing Cathy playing – she’s a point guard – and speaking with her, the coach invited her

to come out. “And all this only developed because of the amazing PE programs at our Cedar High School,” says her mom Eike Jordan who owns Cedar Body Works. “She never touched a basketball before entering grade 8, when we moved to Canada. And now she is a pro. Many thanks go out to our schools, community supporters, and especially Frank Garnish.” Frank her mentor and coach is a fixture

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in Cedar. He has been coaching for 50 years and started the Comets in 1968 before they incorporated in 1992. Garnish shrugs off the years of volunteering. “I do it for the love of the game.” Prior to leaving for Germany Cathy had been training non-stop going to gym, running, core. “I have to stay healthy.” ‘She handles the ball very well. All her fundamental skills are in good order,” says Garnish. Garnish introduced her to the game in Grade 7 and then continued to mentor her as she went on to play for the Cedar Secondary Community School’s Spartans through her high school years. Cathy is passionate about basketball. “I love all of it, the contact, the speed, and the intensity of it. You get to think. You can’t be stupid with ball.” And she’s just as enthused about Garnish. “He’s amazing. He never gives up and always pushes me to my limits to do my best.” Cathy is also grateful to Tony McRory who runs a basketball drop in and the Ladysmith men who have added much to “Cat’s” performances. Playing with the guys helped her build up her game.

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The trip will be a great life experience, says Cathy. “Not only as a player but as a person I’ll be learning a lot.” Her plan on her return is to continue her studies at VIU with future goal of becoming a surgeon.

Stealing from a baby There’s a thief or thieves out there that are targeting babies. Brianna Robertson from Ladysmith had her stroller stolen from her carport in Ladysmith.

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After reporting the theft to the police and posting on several social media sites, she discovered this there have been several stroller thefts recently, especially expensive sought after ones. “I have had several moms contact me with similar bad luck.” According to the police, she says, there is a group of people stealng the strollers, and then taking them back to the mainland to re-sell on Craigslist and swap-shop sites. Robertson’s stroller was a 2008 “bob”. They retail for $479 new with used going at about $300. “Looks like something stored on your property and out of sight is not safe anymore” Robertson wants other families to be aware. “I think these people are disgusting. Who steals from a baby?”

Canadian Horse celebrated on Canada Day Looking for something new, exciting and different to celebrate Canada Day? Why not visit the Canadian Horse Show, with free admission and enjoy your National Horse, the Canadian, strut its stuff on the new Cowichan Fairgrounds, four miles north of Duncan, on the main Island Highway. There are approximately only 4,000 of these horses left worldwide but this is up from the low 400, when they nearly became extinct in the 1970’s. This beautiful, baroque breed evolved right here in Canada over the last 400 years and is a Left: Brianna Robertson with the new baby stroller she had to replace. Right: Canadian Horse Lawrence. Photos submitted

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recognized registered breed today. The Canadian also has its roots right here locally. At the Ladysmith Archives there are photos of Dave Johnson’s Livery Stable pictured in 1908, outside The Europe Hotel with a team of black horses who drew the local hearse. The horse drawn team was Canadian horses in all likelihood. And it was this breed that drew the coachline from Duncan to Lake Cowichan in the late 1900’s. You can see this horse depicted on the Chemainus murals and there is a photo outside The Royal Bank in Ladysmith showing a Canadian drawing a doctor’s buggy. The Canadian became the National Horse in 2002, when Bill S22 introduced by Senator L. Murray and seconded by the local MP for Nanaimo/Cowichan, Reed Elley. Judith Reed, Port Alberni MLA, debated and supported the breed becoming the National Horse of Canada in Victoria, May 17, 2000. And she said, “I had an opportunity down in the Yellowpoint/Cedar area to meet my first Canadian horse named Forrest and I can attest to the beauty of the breed.” Gates open at 9:00am, at 12:00 noon the Supreme Canadian is selected and at 4pm Judges Choice and $1,000 is awarded to the owner who has worked the hardest in displaying his mount in the most diligent way. Show will be judged by Dorothy Kirby, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the BC Horse Council in 2010 and is a coach/ trainer of Equine activities.

Cedar Skateboard park construction to start spring The Regional District of Nanaimo and School District 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) have approved a License of Use Agreement for the Cedar Skateboard and Bike Park Project. The Agreement is for a period of 10 years less two days with an annual license fee of $12,000, and allows work on the 3,100 square-metre project to proceed this spring. The skate park will be located at Cedar Secondary off of Walsh Road. “I am extremely pleased that the RDN and the School Board have been able to sign off on this important agreement,” said Electoral Area A Director Alec McPherson. “This project means a lot to the Cedar Skate Park Association and to the many youth in our community. I look forward to seeing the park finished and

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crowded with people on their bikes and boards.” School District 68 Board Chair Jamie Brennan said that the park will provide much-needed recreation opportunities to youth in the Cedar area and the school district is pleased to have been able to assist in making the facility a reality. “It is our hope that some of the proceeds of the license agreement can now be used to improve the playing fields at Cedar Secondary.” The two parties have been working on this initiative with the Cedar Skate Park Association since 2002. On June 22, 2005, the School Board agreed in principle to enter into a lease with the RDN for a skate park site once project funding was confirmed. On March 25, 2012, the RDN received notice from the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development that the RDN would be receiving $439,410 in grant funding through the Province of BC Community Recreation Program to assist in constructing the park. The total cost of the project is $625,000. The RDN will fund the annual license fee of $12,000 from the Electoral Area A Community Parks Operational Budget for the term of the Agreement.

Ladysmith youth wins gold A small Ladysmith employer apprentice recently took home the gold medal for Automotive Collision Repair at the Skills Canada BC provincial competition. Shirley and Stephen Goglin, owners of Den’s Ladysmith Collision Center are proud of the achievements of Brandon Scott, their apprentice of four years. Scott first started working at Den’s Ladysmith Collision Center as a highschool student helping around the shop after school. It didn’t take long for Brandon to realise that he wanted to follow the footsteps of his employer and turn (Right) Diane Marwick, Coordinator HELP Client Services, Red Cross Vancouver Island, thanks Hilary Bell, Vice President of Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary, for the Auxiliary’s generous donation which allowed Red Cross to supply new wheelchairs and walkers to the Ladysmith Red Cross Depot. Photo submitted

Brandon Scott with his medal. He is pictured with Jeff Francis, the Chairperson of the Collision Repair Department at Okanagan College.

his part-time job into a life-long career in motor vehicle collision repairs. “I liked the challenge” says Brandon. ” According to Shirley Goglin, there are many benefits to hiring an apprentice. “Hiring and training an apprentice has given us the opportunity to teach the student our approach to the business” says Shirley. Brandon, who recently moved to the Okanagan, is grateful for the training he received from his employer. Next stop for star apprentice, Brandon Scott, is the Skills Canada National Competition taking place in Vancouver, June 5 – June 8. “He is a very skilled and dedicated worker and has made us very proud” say the Goglins.

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Ladysmith celebrates legion week The Royal Canadian Legion will be celebrating Legion Week in communities across BC and the Yukon from June 24 to 30. Branch 171 in Ladysmith will hold several events during this week and invite the residents of Ladysmith and the surrounding area to visit and learn more about their Branch. On Thursday, June 27, the Branch will host a Soup & Sandwich (by donation) starting at 11:30 am with the Ladysmith Singers providing entertainment during the luncheon. On Saturday, June 29 from noon to 4pm, the Branch will hold an Open House with an outdoor information booth. As well there will be a hot dog and hamburger barbecue outside in the patio area. This year marks 87 years of dedicated community service in Canada by the Royal Canadian Legion. The Ladysmith branch has been operating since 1944.

Chemainus Canada Day Celebration 2013 Celebrate Canada Day under the towering trees of Waterwheel Park in Chemainus on Monday July 1 from 11am to 4pm. There’s lots of family fun going on according to event coordinators Norma Greer and Dee Kinee. “We’ve ordered two Bouncy Castles and more games,” said Greer with free Canada Day Birthday Cake at noon.” Also coming is Tiger Lily Farm’s Pony Rides and Petting Zoo and the children’s band Oh! Ogopogo with special Guest, Doug the Dinosaur. Mailaika Marimba join in with their lively African beat. “Bring your friends and family to Chemainus on Canada Day” says Kinnee. “It’s all free.” Sponsored by the Chemainus Business Improvement Association and the Chemainus Valley Historical Society.

Connect Hearing hosts a hearing screening (l-R) Ruth Johnson, Audiometric Technician, Gwen Burton, Registered Hearing Instrument Practitioner, Rachelle Vaughn, Registered Hearing Instrument Practitioner. Photo submitted

Say what? If you have ever wondered what the state of your hearing, you’ll get a chance to get it tested at a Free Hearing Screening at Ladysmith Pharmasave on June 28 from 10-2 pm. A hearing screening takes about 20 minutes and is a process of testing to determine whether an individual has normal hearing or some degree of hearing loss. This clinic is limited to individuals aged 16 and older. If you are interested sign up at the pharmacy section of Ladysmith Pharmasave. If you are unable to make it out to this screening event, you can book a complimentary screening at our Ladysmith clinic, located at 132-A Roberts St, Ladysmith.

Father’s Day every week Father’s Day, one day in a year when families celebrate fathers. At Dad’s Drop in, they celebrate Fathers every Saturday from 10 am-noon with a free breakfast, gathering dads and their kids (0-6) to eat, create, play, learn, chat, and support each other in times of celebration and questions. The group holds fun activities and brings in guest speakers and entertainers. Come celebrate Fathers with Dad’s Drop in at the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association, Saturdays at 10am.

Andre Grubac from Holden Creek Farm believes in “working together to optimize your acreage.” He offers local small farm and acreage services, 250 -741-7881 Photo submitted

Saying farewell can be bittersweet. Ben Cawthra and Hahlay Buck know all about it. They have been chosen to address their fellow Grads as well as their families and friends on June 7th at the Ladysmith Secondary School commencement ceremony and again on the 8th at the Grad banquet. They agree “It is an honour we will always remember.” The Take 5 team wishes all the Grads of 2013 success in the future. Keep us posted Grads we want to know what you get up to….or maybe we don’t? Photo: Loyola Buck

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From Air Cadet to Ice Pilot - Staples is world’s youngest C-46 Pilot BY MARINA SACHT One of Ladysmith’s own is flying high these days. Chris Staples who has recently become the world’s youngest C-46 pilot, is flying high over the Arctic working for an airline that is featured in a TV series. And his mom is besides herself with pride. “Chris always wanted to fly. That’s all he wanted from the time he could walk,” says Mary Jane Davenport. “The feeling for me is very surreal,” says Staples. “When I passed my flight test on the C-46 I’m sure the feeling I had was compared to what NHL players feel when they win the Stanley Cup. The C-46 is a 70 year old vintage cargo plane known to be tough enough to handle extreme weather but it comes with an attitude. “Only about 1 in 30 pilots can fly the C-46. It takes everything you got to fly this airplane,” says Staples. Adding to the difficulty is that often they are landing on ice strips in the middle of nowhere in the dark cold arctic winter. Weather taxes not just the equipment but the crew. This year temperatures dipped to -58 degrees celcius. “You can’t describe what it feels like. Your skin freezes instantly. The fluid in your eyes starts to freeze. There are no gloves that exist that can protect you from that cold. And any wisp of wind at that temperature takes your breath away.” The pain is excruciating, says Staples. Clockwise: Above : Braving the cold can mean a frozen mustache or worse for Chris Staples. Staples as Air Cadet in Ladysmith Straddling the C-46

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Then there are the unexpected adventures that occur. Like the time they blew an engine on a landing in Deline, NWT. “It was about -30 C and me and the boys were working on it in the wind and cold for about six hours to get it so we can nurse it home.” When you’re working on engines, you can’t wear gloves. And there are challenges working for a legendary airline like Buffalo Air. “Work is seven days a week – 12-16 hours in cold weather. Expectations are high from the boss Buffalo Joe.” It can be very difficult to keep you composure and keep you head in the game, says Staples who will be one of the pilots featured on the 5th season of Ice Pilots, NWT. “I don’t know how they will make me look on the show but I hope it’s for the better,” he says. “They always seem to catch you on camera at the worst of times. People don’t want to see me make a perfect landing, they want to see me yelling and screaming and me getting yelled at by my captain for a bad landing. We will see how it turns out.” Staples grew up in Ladysmith and was involved with the Air Cadets for years in Ladysmith and Nanaimo. He moved to Victoria to pursue his passion for flying when he was 18. He got his Private Pilots licence at 18 and his Commercial

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Licence by the time he was 21 years old He is currently living in Yellow Knife with his girlfriend Brianna Molloy and their 3 year old daughter Evelyn. Despite all the hard work and extreme conditions, Staples loves it all. “The flying obviously. But also the friends I’ve made up here. The people you work with become part of your family. Especially at Buffalo Air because we’re not a big company. And we go through this together. We work really hard to get where we are. There are a lot of memories that we all have that we will never forget.” “Chris is proof that you can live your dream,” says Davenport.

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Town of Ladysmith proclaims June 15-16, “Be A Hometown Tourist” On May 21, Ladysmith Town Council proclaimed June 15-16, 2013 “Be A Hometown Tourist Weekend”. This event offers an opportunity for residents and visitors to discover the Central Vancouver Island communities of Ladysmith, Cassidy, and Cedar. Bringing together free events, attractions, activities, shops and services all offering specials during that weekend. Some of the activities planned are harbour boat tours, a family hike along the Stocking Creek Trail, a guided historic downtown Ladysmith tour, farm tours, and two for one specials kayaking, golfing and use of the indoor swimming pool, sauna and gym at Frank Jameson Community Center. Local B & B’s are opening up their doors as well. On June 15, the Ladysmith and Area Accommodations Association will be hosting an open house from noon to 4:30 p.m. as part of the “Be a Hometown Tourist” campaign. Join them for goodies and a look at some amazing places. Details of the tour and the accommodations are available at www.ladysmith-bc-

accommodations.com Cindy Damphousse, who launched the campaign three years ago, said she is excited by the response. “We often miss the treasures that are right in our backyard. This is a way for us to remember what an amazing place we live in.” Damphousse said that the campaign was modeled after other programs that have been successful in many communities. “Amazing things happen in small places,” she says. Damphousse who is also the coordinator of the Ladysmith with Cedar to Chemainus Official Vacation Guide says we can help promote tourism by being our

own town’s ambassadors. For up to date schedule and more information on events and specials call 250-245-7015 or the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce 250-245-2112 or visit www.take5.ca/ hometowntourist

2013 Participants & Events to date: please check website www.take5.caéhometowntourist for most current info.

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Saturday June 15, 2013 7am – Dark, Cottonwood Golf Course, 2 for 1 Golf, 1975 Haslam Rd, 250-245-5157 to book your tee time 7:30am – 6pm, 49th Café, 2 for 1, Specialty Coffee Drinks and smoothies, 1020 1st Ave, 250-245-3221 8am - 6pm, 2 for 1 Work Out at Frank Jameson Community Centre Fitness Centre 810 6th Ave, 250-245-6424 9:30am - 6pm, Sealegs Kayaking 2 for 1 single kayak one hour rental, Transfer Beach 250-245-4096 10am Family Nature Walk with Jill Collins, Stocking Creek Park on Thicke Rd off of Chemainus Rd. FREE No reservation required questions email Jill onthebeatenpath@gmail.com 10am, Ladysmith Historic Downtown Walking Tour with local historian Rob Johnson meet at Ladysmith Visitor Center – FREE No Reservation required 10am-3pm Friends of Morden Mine, offering tours of Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park. Access to the park Above: Sealegs Kayaking specials, free tours at Morden Mine, Opposite page: (l-r) Scott Akenhead president of MISSI will have demonstration tanks set for a hands on demonstration about the biology of Ladysmith Harbour. Adventurer and writer Jill Collions hosts family nature walk Eaglequest Golf Course hosts customer appreciation day

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Top to bottom: Golfing specials, guided farm tours, Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery, FJCC swimming pool are some of the many events in this year`s Be A HomeTown Tourist Weekend. Photos: Cindy Damphousse and Marina Sacht

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is off Hwy 1 on Morden Rd. FREE No Reservations Required 10am-4pm, Ladysmith Museum 721 1st Ave. extended hours for touring 2450423 FREE No Reservation required 10am – 4pm, Ladysmith Waterfront Art Gallery, 610 Oyster Bay Dr. Ladysmith 250-245-1252 will be having extended hours for gallery and studio viewing. FREE No Reservation required. 11am, Hazelwood Herb Farm offering free tours of the farm focusing on herbal teas 3576 Adshead Rd. 250-245-8007 – FREE No Reservation Required 11am-3pm, Ladysmith Maritime Society 610 Oyster Bay will be running Harbour Boat Tours 250-245-0109 No reservation required 11:30am-9pm, Page Point Bistro 4760 Brenton Page Rd, 250-9241110 Home Town Tourist SPECIALS No Reservation Required 12-4:30pm, Ladysmith and Area Accommodation Association Open House tour. Enter the draw for a Grand Prize Staycation. FREE No reservations required. The following participating B&B`s invite you to visit them: Creekside B&B 3969 Godkin Rd. Ladysmith 250-245-7966; Hawley Place Bed and Breakfast 302 Hawley Place Ladysmith 250-245-4431; Island Estuary Bed & Breakfast 302 Roland Rd Ladysmith 250-245-0665; Page Point Inn 4760 Brenton Page Rd, Ladysmith 1-877-860-6866; Kiwi Cove Lodge 5130 Brenton Page Rd Ladysmith 1-866-303-5494; Blanket and Spoon Bed & Breakfast 4853 Aho Rd. Ladysmith 250-924-1414; Kozy Corner Bed & Breakfast 13740 Long Lake Rd. , Ladysmith 250-245-0067; Thistledown Farm B&B Guesthouse 2689 Cedar Rd. Cedar, 250-722-7223 1pm, Hazelwood Herb Farm free tours focusing on herbal teas 3576 Adshead Rd. 250-245-8007 FREE 1pm, Mid-Island Stewardship and Sustainability Initiative Transfer Beach will have demonstration tanks set for a hands on demonstration about the biology of Ladysmith Harbour. FREE 2-6 pm, St. Phillip Church in Cedar is hosting a garden tour 250-722-2345 for ticket information. Tickets $ 10 3-4:55pm, 2 for 1 Swim, Soak or Sauna at Frank Jameson Community

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Centre Aquatics Centre 810 6th Ave. 250-245-6424 No Reservation Required 5pm, Ladysmith & District Marine and Rescue Society, Dinner and Casino Fund Raiser Night at Aggie Hall, 1110 1st Ave. Tickets $40 6-7:25pm, 2 for 1 Swim, Soak or Sauna at Frank Jameson Community Centre Aquatics Centre 810 6th Ave.250245-6424 No Reservation Required

Sunday June 16 7am – Dark, Cottonwood Golf Course, 2 for 1 Golf, 1975 Haslam Rd, 250-2455157 to book your tee time 7:30am-6pm, 49th Café, 2 for 1, Specialty Coffee Drinks and smoothies, 1020 1st Ave., 250-245-3221 8am-6pm, 2 for 1, Work Out at Frank Jameson Community Centre Fitness Centre 810 6th Ave, 250-245-6424 10am-3pm Friends of Morden Mine, tours of Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park. Access to the park is off Hwy 1 on Morden Rd. FREE 10am, Happy Father’s Day! Wildlife Kayak tours for Dads are HALF PRICE today! Kids 5 and under – FREE. 250-

245-4096 to book your tour 10am-4pm, Ladysmith Museum 721 1st Ave. extended hours for touring 2450423 FREE No Reservation required 10am-4pm, Ladysmith Waterfront Art Gallery, 610 Oyster Bay Dr. Ladysmith 250-245-1252 will be having extended hours for gallery and studio viewing. FREE No Reservation required. 11am-4pm, Eaglequest Golf Taylor Made Demo Day FREE 1601 Thatcher Rd. 250-754-1325 No Reservation Required 11:30am-9pm, Page Point Bistro 4760 Brenton Page Rd, 250-924-1110 Home Town Tourist SPECIALS No Reservation Required 12-4pm Eaglequest Golf Customer Appreciation Day 1601 Thatcher Rd. 250-754-1325 FREE No 1pm, Happy Father’s Day! Wildlife Kayak tours for Dads are HALF PRICE today! Kids 5 and under – FREE. 250245-4096 to book your tour Rain or Shine our area has so many awesome things to do, take some time for a family fun day during Be A Home Town Tourist Weekend, you will be

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A number of heritage vessels will be attending the LMS Maritime Festival Heritage Days (Left) Halcyon,, a cutter and (above) Elmera Photos submitted

Maritime Heritage Days BY ROB PINKERTON Ladysmith Maritime Society’s first Maritime Heritage Day on June 8 should be tons of fun. There are some very cool boats coming. Tamarack, an ex purse seiner was converted to a forestry vessel and then to a private yacht. She is the sister ship to the seiner that is on the old $5 bill. Viking Mariner, a local boat and Mermaid, also converted seiners will be there too. Tedora, a very dignified craft, was built in Esquimalt in 1914 for a private owner then used as a forestry vessel and back to private owners. Halcyon, a 38 foot cutter is the flagship of the Cowichan Wooden Boat Society. A real catch for us is the 80 foot Deerleap from US waters. She was built in 1929 and has a fascinating history through wars and sinkings. Today she is immaculate...a piece of marine art and not to be missed. The 50 foot Northern Light, a local boat, was a West Coast mission vessel. Watch for Pull Toy, an ex American fire boat. It can only be described as cute. Sailing vessel Jelly Bean has a great selection of rope mats, monkey’s fists and other decorative fancy knot work.

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Our local Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary will be doing demos on life saving and marine rescue as well as providing first aid. Last year they took guests out on their fast response craft. While noshing on an oyster burger or a plate of steamed clams, check out Robert Lawson’s hundred year old canoe, marine author Catherine Dook and the first video footage of a sailing vessel going around Cape Horn. Speakers Ben Mikkelsen will speak on cruising Alaska at 12:30 and Russ Franson, a shipwright and instructor at Camosun College, will speak of the restoration of a heritage troller at 2:00. Tony Grove from Gabriola Island will display his progress on Dorothy, said to be the oldest vessel in Canada still in use. Tony has been contracted by the B.C. Maritime Museum to restore this 30 foot gaff, cutter rigged sloop built in 1897 in James Bay.

Ladysmith Maritime Society’s own flagship and newly restored tug Saravan will of course be on display with Kirkegaard as well as the beautifully restored and maintained Yellow Point Cutter from Yellow Point Lodge. There will be live music for your enjoyment. The LMS lower parking will be an experience in itself with working engines from the Mid Island Tractor and Equipment Club and Harry Blackstaff. There will be a children’s craft table. Marine artist Michael Dean will be there. Three vintage canoes courtesy of Paul Steele, Delbert Peter and Holly Harris will be on site. Local First Nations carvers and knitters will be in attendance. Barn Door Décor and Calibre Yachts will also be there. Don’t miss out on a free harbour tour on Maritimer, just out of refit and sparkling. This festival is a must see for all mariners and for those who just like to “mess around with boats”. For more information visit www.lmsmarina.ca

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Thetis Island Regatta. Photo: Linda Johns

LYC Update BY GERRY YELLOWLEES The Ladysmith Yacht Club and Mount Breaton CPS annual Opening Day and Sailpast was held on May 5, marking the start to the summer boating season. They were also celebrating the opening of the new reciprocal docks for visitors. Jill Dashwood, representing the Mayor, cut the traditional ribbon. Forty-five boats from all over Vancouver Island raced in the Thetis Island Regatta, on May 11. The Overall Winner was “One Moore Time”, Capt. McMillan, Royal Victoria YC. The LYC winner came in 10th and it was “Rags”, Capt. Button. For more information and photographs go to www.Ladysmith Yacht Club.ca”

Ladysmith RCM-SAR (Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue) unit 29 station leader Nick Epp-Evans receiving a cheque from an RBC employee on May 5, following the successful annual RBC work day. Five bank empoyees offered their time and physical skills to replumb the unit boatshed, erect a flat pole and carry out other maintenance work. This volunteer time was accompanied by a generous cheque of $1000 towards the purchase of a new rescue vessel. Photo submitted

RDN - Area A Community Works – Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues BY ALEC MCPHERSON In or about 2007, the Federal Government, the Provincial Government and the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) formed an agreement to return a portion of the Federal Gas Tax revenues to municipal government. The UBCM acts as the go-between in receiving the funds. The UBCM subsequently sends approximately 50 per cent of these funds to the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) for use in the electoral areas. Area ‘A’ receives a base amount of $50,000 plus approximately $26 per

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capita. The restrictions on how the funds can be used can be narrowed to “measures which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and result in cleaner air and cleaner water. Some of the expenditure items identified under these include bike lanes and walking paths; public transit; solid waste management; improving water quality or capacity; and retrofit of local government buildings to reduce energy consumption in cooling and heating. There is an additional qualification in that funds received through 2014 must either be expended on qualified projects by 2018 or they will be lost. The Area ‘A’ reserve fund balance as of July 2013 is estimated at $960,000. Through an agreement with the North Cedar Improvement District (NCID) ap-

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proximately $31,600 will be transferred to NCID to undertake an infrastructure study to determine system deficiencies and plans for improvements. Other, as yet unspecified funds, may be used in 2013 for a community bussing review for Area ‘A’ to allow more detailed planning in 2014. I have been advocating for the Morden Colliery Trail bridge across the Nanaimo River which would bring the communities of Cassidy and South Wellington much closer to Cedar’s Rural Village Centre. Funds have been committed in 2013 to undertake environmental, hydrology, geo-tech and archaeology studies to update a 1999 plan. The outcome will be detailed design and cost estimates. I am hopeful that construction can get underway in 2014.

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By way of an October 2010 agreement between the signatories to the Federal Gas Tax Transfer Funds, a Strategic Priorities Fund program model was approved. This model allowed for up to one-half of the funds withheld by the UBCM to be used for Regionally Significant Projects (RSP). In essence, the restrictions are similar to those noted above with the additional criteria that the projects be larger in scale or regional in impact and be identified by a Tier 2 region as an RSP. The RDN fits the Tier 2 designation. Approximately $7.4 million was reserved by the UBCM for use in the RDN in 2013. A variety of projects have been identified with the most significant being $2.6 million to design and construct trails within the E&N Railway (now Island Corridor Foundation) right-of-way. The trails chosen for the first part of the implementation plan are Alberni Highway to French Creek and Church Road to Coombs. Funds reserved in the coming years could result in Area ‘A’ trackside trails leading from Cassidy to Cinnabar to join with the City of Nanaimo paths. The full listing of the projects selected was provided by staff to the Committee of the Whole (CoW) meeting of May 14, 2013. If you are interested in a listing of these projects, please contact me at alecmcpherson@ shaw.ca. As a result of a recent agreement, the Federal Government has now agreed to index the funds by 2 per cent in each of the next five years. The reserve fund and its use is something that bears watching.

CVRD - Area H Save Our Schools – Planned Closure Of Our Local Schools – North Oyster Elementary & South Wellington BY MARY MARCOTTE There are growing concerns among local residents regarding School District #68 plans to close our rural schools. While it is recognized that the local school population is shrinking, and that there is less money to do more, parents are concerned that the changes will negatively impact the future education of their children.

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10 Year Plan Outline: I’ll give a brief synopsis of what is being proposed and would also encourage you to check the School District #68 web site to gain an understanding of the 10 Year Facility Plan. The plan includes closing the South Wellington and North Oyster facilities in June of 2013. Both of these schools currently provide education for Kindergarten to Grade 7 students. These students would be relocated to Woodbank Primary (a K to 3 school) and to North Cedar Intermediate (a 4 to 7 School). In 2015, all the Woodbank and North Cedar Intermediate students would be moved to a renovated Cedar Elementary School. The parents would also have the choice of sending their students to Ladysmith Primary. However, the parents who choose to send their kids to Ladysmith may find that there is no room for them in Ladysmith as there are changes planned for those local schools as well. What Are The Concerns? There is a large concern that the current Grade Two students who will start Grade Three in September 2013 may be sent to Woodbank Primary school in order to balance class sizes. Those students would then have to change once again in 2014 to take classes at North Cedar Intermediate and then change for the third time in 2015 to attend the renovated Cedar Elementary School. It is believed that this would be very disruptive to the student’s educational well being; particularly for those students who have unique challenges or require a structured learning environment. Many other concerns include the fact that North Oyster is a feeder school to Ladysmith High; the change would likely result in the students being bussed to John Barsby for High School instead of Ladysmith. There are also fears that although it has been stated that the changes will result in an enhanced education, there is no budget to put those enhancements into place. Class sizes are also a concern to parents. How Will All Of This Be Funded? No funding promises have been secured from the Ministry of Education for the renovated Cedar Secondary School as it becomes a Super Elementary School. This is one of eight capital projects within the District’s Plan and no funding is in place at this time. Planning Officers at the Ministry of Education

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have stated that the Ministry’s current focus is on seismic upgrades, not construction of new facilities. How Will The Future Facilities Plan Enhance Our Children’s Education? Although the plan has not yet been adopted by School District officials, the future looks very uncertain at this time. Lack of funding to address each of the elements in the plan – from enhanced facilities to enhanced learning opportunities - could mean that the children are moved around from school to school with no commitment or funding to carry out the dream. As a result, the students learning environment may actually be reduced instead of enhanced. What Can You Do? Become Informed & Involved! If you wish to learn more about how these changes will affect the residents of our rural areas, I encourage you to become involved. Become informed: read the 10-Year Enhanced Facilities Plan @ www.sd68.bc.ca. Read about Optimal School Size – Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools Strategic Plan, November 28, 2012 @ www.sd68.bc.ca. Contact your School Trustees. Participate in the Online Public Engagement Process prior to June 10th. This process allows you to provide your comments and feed back about your own school. If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about this important issue, feel free to email staceymurr@gmail.com. You can also write letters to the editor and sign the petition at Chuckwagon Store, That Pizza Place and Temp Gas. It is important that you attend the June 26th

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North Oyster School slated to close

School Board meeting where the decision will be made on school closures. Tough Job – Between A Rock and A Hard Place: I would like to recognize and thank the School Trustees for their dedication in representing the public’s educational needs. I know that they have the best interests of all families in mind when they make decisions, and I know those decisions do not come easily. I do not believe there would be an issue here, if there was adequate funding available. But the hard reality is that some things will have to change. The Trustees are open to your input, and will listen to you. They would appreciate hearing any feasible idea you may have address the difficult challenges that we are all facing. All reasonable suggestions will be considered. Consultation Meetings: Wednesday, June 12th, 6-9 p.m. at Cedar Secondary for all Cedar and John Barsby zone Schools. Monday, June 17th, 6-9 p.m. at Ladysmith Secondary School for all Ladysmith zone schools. School Board Meeting: Wednesday, June 26th, 6:00 p.m. at the School Board Office, 395 Wakesiah Ave. Nanaimo Schools Are A Community Asset: This area has families that have lived here for four generations. North Oyster and South Wellington schools are a huge part of that community continuity. Schools do much more than educate children: the fields provide year round

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recreational opportunities for young and old; the rooms are used as meeting space and for social gatherings. The North Oyster/Diamond Official Community Plan recognizes the importance of schools in rural areas. The plan states that school properties are vital to the health and well-being of such communities, and need to remain available for institutional uses. I believe that it is essential that appropriate educational opportunities continue to exist in small, rural community facilities such as North Oyster and South Wellington. It has been said that larger schools become depersonalized and students who need the most help are often lost in the crowd. Is this what we want for our children and grandchildren? Is this what we want for our communities?

CVRD Area G Platt celebrated - palm trees - water taxes garbage trucks BY MEL DOREY Stocking Creek Park Celebration On Sunday May 12th we acknowledged former director Len Platt’s dream to turn Stocking Creek ravine into a park and give full access to the falls for all to see. Saltair residents and guests gathered together at the Finch Place Cul-de-sac north entrance under the cover of a big tent for the ceremony. Former colleagues of Len’s journeyed to Saltair from Victoria to pay tribute to their friend and share in the celebration. People who knew Len gave speeches and Brian Brown, CVRD carpenter, talked about how the staircase was constructed to the falls and a plaque mounted there to commemorate the occasion. Len’s former alternate director, Ron Kinney, spoke about Len’s colourful character and his determination to get things done. Jackie Riek, Tim Godau and Saltair Parks Commission chairman Harry Brunt gave a summary of the history of the seven property acquisitions that make up the park. The full development of the park may take many years. Palm Trees Stolen A continuing move to create and develop a Mediterranean atmosphere in Saltair hit a small snag in the past weeks. Two palm trees were stolen from Centennial Park. One theft was solved but the other is still a mystery. More security will have to be done for us to continue our drive to brand our community as “Sunny Saltair.” Taxes Rising For Water Property owners in Saltair will have noticed by now that the parcel tax for Saltair water will have risen by $358 over last year. This is a result of our water petition of last year to upgrade the Saltair water system. The upgrades are beginning this summer mainly in the Gardner Road area to begin with and then moving to other areas as planned. New Garbage Trucks Delayed The new tote system with the new trucks that will load with a mechanical arm has been delayed until this fall. The company that was delivering the trucks from Quebec has too many orders to fill. The CVRD decided to move to in-house collection from a private company because they could not negotiate a sensibly priced contract with the private companies.

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Reinvention of the knife and fork Those of you who worry the Chinese will take over the world can stop right now. They simply don’t have the technology. I know, they’ve had successes, the fortune cookie being one, but over all they’re never going to make it as a world power. One look at their cutlery determines that. You’ve got to ask, “If they’re so technologically advanced, how come they eat with knitting needles?” Canada invents the Canadarm as used on the Space Shuttle, and the best they can come up with is the chopstick? Sure, if you need to effect an emergency repair on a sweater snagged by an errant pork chop, or need to prod a lazy husband off the couch, chopsticks come in handy, but just try bisecting a brussel sproat, or cleaving a sinuous piece of sweet and sour pork in two. I say if the Chinese want to invade, bring them on. Put out large bowls of buttered peas at the edge of town, that’ll stop them dead in their tracks, as anyone

who’s tried to eat peas with chop sticks will attest, Those who don’t die of frustration will be easily rounded up and put in detainment camps where they will be allowed to keep their chops sticks but will only be fed half roasting chickens and banana splits, menu items which point out that their sticks might poke but they certainly don’t chop nor do they shovel. (PS, don’t tell the UN or those meddlers at Amnesty International what we’re up to.) Not that we’ve got anything to brag about with our knife and fork, implements that look good on paper, but fail to deliver. The problem is dullness, forks that’s won’t puncture lettuce, knifes that bounce off all matters of protein. I was reminded of these shortcomings the other night at a restaurant where I foolishly ordered a rib eye steak marketed as a “Man Steak”, the name being appropriate because it would take a large man with a sharp axe to cut through it and an idiot to order one. As to the absence of Woman Steak on the menu, you’ll have to ask the restaurateur, he’s the trussed up guy the woman’s activist group are loading into the deep fryer. The problem was my steak knife. Like most restaurant steak knives it looked impressive as anything wielded by Conan the Barbarian, but was actually dull as a plastic spoon. Then there was the knife’s opponent. If you ask meat salesmen what’s the best steak, they all say rib eye. This is because of the marbling, which when it’s not clogging your arteries adds flavour. What they don’t tell you is that the rib eye is the most treacherous part of the cow, mainly because of chewiness. The problem stems from the cow’s fitness program. Let’s face, cows are no different than the rest of us, they like to look good. And some can get obsessive about it spending too much time on the Stairmaster, or huffing along to Buns of Steel. This results in fine Kevlar fibers develop-

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ing in the cow’s backside and other choice steak parts. Should this happen, the tightest butt this side of Mary Lou Retton, the seventies vintage, bubble-butted gymnast will result, and you’ll find yourself in dire need of what Crocodile Dundee would consider a real knife. So there I was, mano-a-mano against Mary Lou’s butt, armed with a knife as sharp as the average soupspoon. Making matters worse was the rib eye’s shape, thick and round not flat, which made it as easy to cut as an underinflated beach ball. In my shop, with a vice and my trusty handsaw with the dual cutting edge, I would have stood a chance. But at the restaurant, with ten of us around a table that normally sat eight, a table festooned with three wineglasses plus a water goblet per patron, a tight spot where over exuberant sawing could result in a domino effect of tumbling glasses, I had about the same chances as Gerald Ford in a china shop. It was there, the restaurant, not the china shop, sweat running into my garlic mashed potatoes off the borrowed tablecloth I had conscripted as a head band, that I first had thoughts about the state of this nation’s cutlery. I say what are we waiting for? it’s time to reinvent the knife and fork before our wine glasses tumble, not after. I propose a contest, like the time we came up with the name of our national mascot that beaver, what the hell did we call him? Fernando I think it was. The contest can be structured like Iron Chef with each contestant faced with mystery foods carefully chosen to test their invention’s mettle, foods like buttered peas, oriental noodles, a big hunk of chewy flank steak, and, my favourite, a crowd pleasing jelly donut secretly pumped up to 50 psi to challenge those contestants who don’t look good with jam on their face. Contestants will compete in different categories: elegant dining, Sunday dinner at Mom’s, the great outdoors, and the hotly contested open division where the perennial favourite, the Swiss army knife will come up against radical new competitors utilizing all forms of mechanical advantage including vacuum attachments for sucking up peas and rice, pasta twirlers, lasers, conveyor belts and carbide studded circular saws for anything cooked by my Uncle Frank.

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Once the winner is decided, it’s over to the boys at K Tel (as seen on TV) for marketing. A matched set of eight should retail for $39.95, plus shipping, taxes, and a small surcharge for the dentist who put my jaw back in line after chewing on that Man Steak. As to the restaurateur who peddled it and is now held perched above the fryer by female activists, “Lower away ladies.” Now time to enjoy the perfect summer white from the South of France: Marius, a blend of Terret and Vermentino, $14.99 at Terminal Park. Delbert is the co-proprietor at Mahle House. Read more at Slightlycorkedandmore.wordpress.com

When my mentor Henry Koch at the University of Guelph Arboretum bought his property the backyard was a lawn. The first thing he planted were three dead trees. As I recall they were about six to eight inches in diameter and about 12 to 15 feet tall – probably the maximum his roof racks could handle. This might seem like strange behaviour, but it goes to show how in the face of scientific evidence even a fourth generation Dutch horticulturalist can change ways and embrace the value of dead trees as wildlife trees. Henry was trying to attract birds and insects so that the lawn would become a more complex ecosystem. Of course all trees are used by wildlife, but the term is usually applied only to those that have special attributes which make them a bit more rare and precious or particularly useful to wildlife. Trees with dead tops make great perch sites for larger birds such as eagles. Those with broken tops are frequently used for nesting by birds such as osprey, eagles and hawks. Trees with flaking bark attract insects, which in turn attract insect eating birds. Some birds such as brown creepers will nest under the flaking bark. Bats also roost under bark’s protective cover, especially under the thick slabs of flaking old-growth Douglas-fir bark. Bats will also use trees with long hollow

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Wildlife trees provide shelter Photo: H. Masata.

cavities as roosting and maternal colony sites. Wildlife trees come in a variety of forms and their value depends on a variety of factors such as their structure (architecture), age, decomposition condition, size, species, abundance and geographic location. A tree which dies from a fungal agent will have different attributes than one which dies from a fire, insect infestation or snow load. Trees with decaying cores, but solid exteriors are favoured by strong excavators such as woodpeckers. Chickadees and nuthatches prefer softer wood so will choose tree species with softer wood or greater decay. The birds which excavate their own holes are primary cavity excavators. Other species such as wood ducks, hooded mergansers or mammals like squirrels which use cavities but do not excavate them are secondary cavity users. The relationship between cavity nesting birds and trees is widely recognized, but other

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animals are also dependent on wildlife trees. Bats, voles, squirrels, weasels, martin, mink, bear and others depend on trees for various parts of their life cycles for roosting, nesting or hibernating. Woodpeckers are the quintessential animal associated with wildlife trees. The prowess of the pileated woodpecker for chiseling holes in trees for feeding is evident by the big rectangular holes they create to go after carpenter ants in western red cedar trees. For nesting, they create a round hole, just large enough to fit through. Pileated woodpeckers changed the course of my favourite managed forest in Yellow Point. Sometime around 1950, shortly after Merv Wilkinson started managing Wildwood, he recognized the role of woodpeckers in insect control and also recognized that woodpeckers chose dead trees or trees with broken tops as nest sites. From a utilitarian perspective this might be seen as damage. But it is this “damage” which creates an avenue for fungal infections to take hold and create pockets of rot which can then be excavated. From an ecosystem function perspective this “damage” and “disease” is in fact necessary for healthy ecosystem functioning. Perhaps it is our language and cultural baggage that unfortunately gives these words a negative connation. The way we think about things usually influences the way we respond. Looking at nature from an ecological viewpoint provides a richer perspective on the balance and flux of nature. Jay Rastogi is a naturalist, horticulturalist and educator living in Yellow Point. ecoforestry@gmail.com

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Moonshine Mollys play Cedar BY DENISE EDWARDS If good clean fun and old fashioned harmonies are what you’re looking for, then look no further than the locally based Moonshine Mollys! The group is hosting a CD Release Party on June 8 from 6-9pm at the Cedar Hall. The event is for all ages and showcases local talent as well. This country vocal band is composed of Cassandra Smith, Denise Gray, Rene Qualizza, and Mitra Kostamo all from the Cedar and Cassidy area. The girls come together from various backgrounds, but a love for country music brought them together. “Performing is a way to connect with others, meet new friends and just share the love!” said Cassandra Smith, lead vocalist Smith is a long time Cedar resident. She is the owner and creative director for Yeosmith Studio, offering photographic and visual artwork. Cassandra left teaching with her bachelor of Fine Arts in hand to start Yeosmith Studio and has never looked back! In the last two years, she has only discovered just how much she loves to sing. Now that the kids are a bit older and a flexible schedule allows her to spend working on music with the Moonshine Mollys. Denise Gray is also another familiar face around the Cedar area. She is the owner and lead teacher of Riverside

l-r Moonshine Mollys: Mitra Kostamo, Denise Gray, and Cassandra Smith, standing. Not pictured Rene Qualizza Photo:Katrina Bergsma

Preschool which is located in the United Church in Cedar. “Music is an integral part of teaching for me. I love to incorporate songs and music into my every day lesson plans. The children just love it!” Denise has been singing in churches since she was a teen. She has really enjoyed harmonizing with the Mollys and is looking forward to the CD release. She and her husband Rod reside with their two sons in Cassidy. Denise will be taking some time off from the Mollys to be with family this next year and local musician Rene Qualizza will be stepping in as alto. Rene Qualizza, the newest member of the Moonshine Mollys started performing arts at the age of three. She was in the Vancouver Island Idol and was in the top 20. Born and raised in Nanaimo BC, Rene was brought up listening to Elvis and all the oldies, but goodies. She also

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sings with her church worship team at St Philips Anglican Church in Cedar. Her husband operates The Flying Squirrel Tree Service in Yellowpoint. “I love to watch the audience sing and dance along and just have a great old time! I’ll be the one dancing and singing on stage with my pigtails on!” Mitra Kostamo sings soprano and occasionally plays the fiddle. Other instruments she plays include the guitar and piano. She grew up singing in church and went on to study music and education at Friends University in the United States. She has performed with various groups throughout the years and released a solo CD entitled “Simple Me” in 2007. She moved to Nanaimo three years ago with her husband to open a recording studio in Yellowpoint and raise their five children. “I love music. It is in my blood. Besides singing with the Mollys, she also serves on the worship team at St. Philip Anglican Church in Cedar. Besides showcasing some wonderful musicians, the party will have a great line up for food. The kitchen will support the 4-H Club in Cedar with hamburgers, chili, hotdogs, coleslaw, etc! Tickets for the Moonshine Mollys CD Release Party are $10 for adults $5 for kids (15.00 & 10.00 at the door) and available locally at Yeosmith studios in Cedar contact: Cassandra 250-739-0340 and at Harbour City Music, 615 Townsite Road, Nanaimo as well as online ww.moonshinemollys.com.

Printmaking at Gallery This summer try something different. The Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery has launched their newest undertaking. Anne Jones, printmaker and artist has acquired an etching press for the gallery and is offering a series of workshops such as “Making Monotypes” and “Drypoint and the Monoprint”. Jones taught at the prestigious Wexford School of Arts in Toronto for 34 years. “I am excited about having the press at the Waterfront Gallery and even more excited about being able to offer classes,” she said. Jones will be offering workshops all this summer and will be looking at future workshops such as screen printing. To sign up call the Waterfront Gallery at 250-245-1252 or admin@ladysmithwaterfrontgallery.com

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17, 5:15pm, Chronic Pain Support Group, 1111-4th Ave. Rm 101, 250-667-5587 www.chronicpainsupport.ca

JUNE 1- 30, Art Deco Fashions, Nanaimo Museum, 100 Museum Way 250-753-1821

17, 6pm, Consultation Meetings, Ladysmith Secondary School for all Ladysmith zone schools

1-2, City of Nanaimo Employee’s Tourney, Wheatsheaf Sports Complex 250-722-3141

17, 7pm, Town of Ladysmith Council meeting, 410 Esplanade, 250-245-6400

1-16, Student Art Show, 12pm, Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery, 610 Oyster Bay Dr. 250-245-1252 1, Water Sprinkling Restrictions Stage 1, Town of Ladysmith 250-245-6445 1, Water Restrictions – Level 2, North Cedar Improvement District 1, 8:45am, Ladies Open Golf Tournament, Ladysmith Golf Course 250-245-7313 1, 10am - Kids’ Pirate Day. Ladysmith Maritime Society Community Marina 250-245-9236 1, 1:30pm, Dementia Caregiver Education Series, Upper Meeting Room 630, 2nd Ave. 250-245-3079 1, Good Timber, Chemainus Theatre Festival 250-2469820

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5, 12, 19, 26, 6pm, Ladies Night, Eaglequest Golf 1601 Thatcher Rd 250-754-1325 5, Women’s Night, Cottonwood Golf Course, 1975 Haslam Rd. 250-245-5157 6,13, 20, 27, 2pm, Nine & Dine, Cottonwood Golf Course 1975 Haslam Rd. 250-245-5157 6, 13, 20, 27, 6pm, Ladies Night, Eaglequest Golf 1601 Thatcher Rd 250-754-1325 7-8, Friday 7pm- 9pm Saturday 10-4, Ladysmith Festival Heritage Days, Ladysmith Maritime Society Community Marina, 250-245-7804

18-20, 12pm, Travelling “Best of the Cowichan Valley” Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery, 610 Oyster Bay Dr. 250-245-1252 18, Art Deco Lectures, Nanaimo Museum, 100 Museum Way 250-753-1821 19, 9:30am, Blood Pressure Clinic, Chemainus Senior Drop In Center 9824 Willow St. 250-246-2111 19, Women’s Night, Cottonwood Golf Course, 1975 Haslam Rd. 250-245-5157 21, Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament, Cottonwood Golf Course, 250-245-2112 21, Celebration of Summer 2 for 1 Green Fees, Eaglequest Golf 1601 Thatcher Rd 250-754-1325

8, Girls Fastball Play Day, Wheatsheaf Sports Complex 250-722-3141

22-23, Slow Pitch Tourney, Wheatsheaf Sports Complex 250-722-3141

8, 7pm, Dance – The Esquires, Chemainus Senior Drop In Center 9824 Willow St. 250-246-2111

22, 1pm, “4 Twenty B Art Studio” Open House, 420 Parkhill Terrace

10, 4:45pm, Bingo, Chemainus Senior Drop In Center 9824 Willow St. 250-246-2111

22, 7pm, Dance – Happy Hans, Chemainus Senior Drop In Center 9824 Willow St. 250-246-2111

12, 11am, Lifeline – Fall Prevention, Pharmasave 441 1st Ave. 250-245-3113

23, 10am, Gabriola Home & Garden Show, various locations

2, 1pm, Dyslexia Information Seminar 250-245-8412

12, 6pm, Consultation Meetings, Cedar Secondary for all Cedar and John Barsby zone Schools.

23, Mt. Brenton Garden Tour, various locations

2, 2pm, Top of the Town Show, Chemainus Senior Drop In Center 9824 Willow St. 250- 246-2111

12, Men’s Night, Cottonwood Golf Course, 1975 Haslam Rd. 250-245-5157

3, 12pm, Big Bike Event, downtown Ladysmith, RMcIntyre@iscu.com

15-16, Be a Home Town Tourist Weekend, all day various locations in Ladysmith and area

3, 4:45pm, Bingo, Chemainus Senior Drop In Center 9824 Willow St. 250-246-2111

15, 16, Slow Pitch Tourney, Wheatsheaf Sports Complex 250-722-3141

3, 7pm, Town of Ladysmith Council meeting, 410 Esplanade, 250-245-6400

15-16, 9:30am, Paddle Canada Sea Kayaking Level 1 Course, Sealegs Kayaking Eco-Adventure Centre, Transfer Beach Ladysmith 250-245-4096

1, 7pm, Top of the Town Show, Chemainus Senior Drop In Center 9824 Willow St. 250- 246-2111 1, 7pm, Student Art Show Opening Night, Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery, 610 Oyster Bay Dr. 250-245-1252 1, South Island Zone Festival, Ladysmith Little Theatre 250-924-0658 2,9,16,23,30, 9am, Chemainus Legion Flea Market, Chemainus Legion Hall, 250-924-8482

4, 1pm, Mt. Brenton Garden Club meeting, Calvary Baptist Church, 3318 River Rd.

15, 2pm, Garden Tour in Cedar 250-722-3455

4,11,18,25, 3pm, Tuesday Night Make It, Bake It, Grow It Market, 1st Ave. Ladysmith 250-245-2112

16, 11am, Customer Appreciation Day, Eaglequest Golf 1601 Thatcher Rd 250-754-1325

5,12,19,26, 10am, The Wednesday Market, downtown Chemainus in Waterwheel Park

17, 1:30pm, The Nanaimo Hard of Hearing Group, Christ Community Church, Bowen Rd. 250-616-2962

5, 12, 19, 26, 10am, Seniors Peer Counselor on duty, 630 2nd Ave. 250-245-3079

17, 4:45pm, Bingo, Chemainus Senior Drop In Center 9824 Willow St. 250-246-2111

24-28, 7:45am Junior Camp, Cottonwood Golf Course 1975 Haslam Rd. 250-245-5157 24, WestJet begins service between Nanaimo and Calgary 24, 4:45pm, Bingo, Chemainus Senior Drop In Center 9824 Willow St. 250-246-2111 24, 7:30pm, Chemainus Rod & Gun Club meeting, Chemainus Fire Hall 26, Men’s Night, Cottonwood Golf Course, 1975 Haslam Rd. 250-245-5157 26, 6pm, School Board Meeting, School Board Office, 395 Wakesiah Ave. Nanaimo 28, 11am, Connect Hearing, Pharmasave 441 1st. Ave 250-245-3113 28, 5pm, Art Beat – Interactive Art Walk & Street Party, Chemainus 29-30, 9:30am, Paddle Canada Sea Kayaking Level 1 Course, Sealegs Kayaking Eco-Adventure Centre, Transfer Beach Ladysmith 250-245-4096 29, Art Deco Lectures, Nanaimo Museum, 100 Museum Way 250-753-1821 30, 4:45pm, Bingo, Chemainus Senior Drop In Center 9824 Willow St. 250-246-2111 July 11am, Canada Celebrations, Waterwheel Park Chemainus 1, 9am, Canadian Horse Show, Cowichan Fair Grounds 250-710-5851

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AJ”s PLUMBING AND GAS -Licensed-BondedInsured. Service-Installations-Renovation -New construction. Quality workmanship. No travel charges. Free estimates. On time every time. 250802-7123

PAINT & SAVE OPTION: Do it yourself, with a little help from a pro together we can make your job more affordable and accomplish a great look. Making the world a brighter place for over 25 years. Call Harvey - 250-245-2174

THINKING OF SELLING YOUR HOME? Perhaps ready for a fresher look in your existing home? The affordable design services provided by Rooms n Blooms can help. Call Shar at 250-245-0548 or email shar@roomsnblooms.ca

HOME BUDDIES - PET & HOUSE CARE since 1994. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Professional, kind-hearted, experienced and reliable care for all pets. Pet First Aid and CPR Certified. Certified Security Professional through Westguard Security. When loving care and security are essential, Peggy Wildsmith 250-245-0151

QUALITY RENOVATIONS big or small. 25 yrs exp/journeyman, affordable. For free estimate call Lars 250-616-1800

TRUSTED HOUSE SITTERS Retired couple to housesit, feed animals ,water plants, Gov’t Security clearance, local ref’s, 7 days minimum stay, avail June thru Nov, contact s.v.ceceline@ gmail.com or call 250-245-9165

AGILE HOME REPAIR & IMPROVEMENT For all your carpentry and home repair needs. From repairing/replacing siding, decks, fences to interior finishing including home ventilation. Fully insured. Call IAN 250-714-8800

“KAREN’S INDUSTRIAL SEWING” IS BACK! Relocated to North Cedar/Akenhead Rd. Open for alterations and repairs, Production work etc… for appt. call 250-323-6322

MITSUBISHI DUCTLESS HEAT PUMP save 75% on your heating bill and stay cool in the summer. Call Stuart 250-734-2681 for your free estimate

SASSA’S HOME AND GARDEN CARE. No job too small. Affordable, honest work. Duo team. Cleaning, Gardening and Painting, outside and inside your home or business. 1-250-218-4735 1-250-886-8201 PROFESSIONAL PET CARE SERVICE: leash ‘em & walk ‘em with Marlena. Insured & bonded. Animal First Aid and CPR. Service for all pets including dog walking, home care visits, overnight with pet in your home and much more. As my love is yours! 250-246-3394 KITTY KORNERS CAT HOTEL - Purrsonalized Quality Kitty Care. Daily health checks, experienced with special needs kitties. Reasonable rates. Available 24/7. 2 km north of Nanaimo Airport. Take a virtual tour www. kittykorners.com 250-740-CATS (5287) HOW IS YOUR CONCRETE DRIVEWAY? Need a facelift? Have your driveway cleaned and sealed to improve the curb appeal of your home. See our website www.sealtechspecialties.com SealTech Specialties, 250-734-2681 SENIOR CARE & FAMILY HELPER with Linda. Mature, experienced, reliable help. Transportation, errands, healthy meals, overnight stays, pet care and light house keeping. Excellent references. Criminal record check, first aid. Linda Stedfield 250-797-0796 lstedfield@gmail.com ACCOUNTING SERVICES with 23 years experience, providing full accounting solutions to include payroll T4’s and CRA remittances. betterworth@shaw.ca 250-802-0048 WANTED - rechargeable electric outboard for 12 foot boat. 250-245-9165.

HANDCRAFTED GEMSTONE NECKLACES. Jade, garnet, lapis, aventurine and more! $20 each. See jewelry table at Campers Corner Saturday flea market, 8am-3pm. 250-245-3829 THE HAPPY GARDENER. Weeding, Digging, Cutting back (blackberries, etc), Tidying up, Miscellaneous Yard Work. Cheerful and Conscientious. Call David at 250-722-3599 ISAGENIX DISTRIBUTOR - Get Lean & Healthy Fast - Less than $5/ meal. Our protein shakes are amazing! - No Gluten, Wheat, Barley or Trans Fat. www.taketimetoday.com Suzanne Deveau 250245-8407 LYNN’S SENIORS CARE HOME - High Quality Personalized Care. Warm caring environment, great food AND snacks, family events, couples and pets welcomed, ocean views, gardens. North of Ladysmith. 250-245-3391 www. lynnsseniorcare.com WENTWORTH COURT LANGUAGE CENTRE offers French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese and Mandarin. Spanish and French Immersion in July. For more information contact 250-7161603 wentworthlanguages@gmail.com or www. wentworthlanguages.ca ISLAND PRUNING - Professional tree care from large scale orchards to budding new trees. I can meet any pruning need. Shrubs, vines and ornamentals. Large and small clean ups. Call Darcy Belcourt 250-245-1260 APARTMENT FOR RENT Seniors block 53 plus 2 bedroom well maintained 1000sq.ft. newly updated cupboards, new carpet, drapes, repainted W/D-F/S-N/P’s-N/S Now available. No elevator free storage & parking. $750.00 mth plus hydro. References 250-758-5816

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LADYSMITH MASSAGE THERAPY did you know that your Extended Benefits Plan may allow for direct billing? Please ask Jackie for details when you book your next massage. 250-245-4400 EXPERIENCED, RELIABLE, BONDABLE, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL & LIGHT CONSTRUCTION CLEANER has openings in the Ladysmith area. Rates start at $18.00 per hour. Seniors Discount. References available 250-3279644 BOWEN TECHNIQUE is a gentle soft tissue remedial therapy that resets the body to heal itself. Useful for joint, back and neck pain, frozen shoulder, asthma, chronic fatigue and many other problems. For information and appointments call 250-245-7738. Lilja Hardy FMBAC in practice since 1994. www.bowtech.com ARE YOU DOWNSIZING, moving, clearing an estate? We are interested in purchasing jewelry, china collectables, small appliances, small furniture, and newer inside/outside home décor. Wendy 250-245-2079, Fern 250-924-4419. hidden-treasures@hotmail.ca OVERCOAT PAINTING - Professional - Reliable - Reasonable. Operating 8 years in Ladysmith. No job to small. Will do minor painting repairs. Special senior rates. Call Heather McIntosh for a free estimate. 250-619-3718 BROKE BRIDES WEDDING CONSIGNMENT proudly presents “Women in Small Business Gala”, June 22/13, 10-5, 3850 South Oyster School Rd, Saltair. 60+ small businesswomen vendors & an all-day bridal fashion show. FREE ADMISSION. Details: www.facebook.com/WISBG or call 250-715-7611 CANDLES AND ACCESSORIES for your home and garden. Contact Jenn Meuser, 250-619-6520 or jennm_PARTYLITE@shaw.ca and ask how you can earn FREE PARTYLITE products when you host a PARTYLITE party ATTENTION MUSICIANS & ARTISTS (ANY MEDIUM). If you have some ‘Art’ or some ‘Beat’, then ArtBeat is your gig. ArtBeat is the immensely popular summertime Friday evening Artwalk & Street Party in Chemainus. To apply for ArtBeat 2013, visit www.ArtBeatChemainus.com for details CASIO KEYBOARD - perfect for learning. $30 250-245-9165

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DOING FAMILY RESEARCH? the Ladysmith Archives, located under Tim Horton’s, have Ladysmith newspapers dating from 1902, some on microfilm, also B.D. & M. going back many years 250-245-0100 for an appt. WEEKLY COMMERCIAL CLEANING service available for office, shop, or studio. Professional, attention to detail, and reliable. $19/hr. Chemainus, Ladysmith area. Jamie 250-2464938 CINDERELLA’S RESIDENTIAL CLEANING Service, Contact Erin @ 250-924-4475 or Cell 250-741-7916 ALLEGRO HAIRDRESSING When the Salon comes to your home. For all your family’s hairdressing needs. Call for your appointment 250-616-3709 (leave message for Debbie) EDITING AND PROOFREADING SERVICES, professional, affordable, no job too small. Web content, ad copy, papers, presentations, manuals, novels, correspondence - if it has words, I can help! www.islandeditor.ca 250-751-EDIT (3348) jea.larche@islandeditor.ca LOST YOUR BIKE - a bike was found at the baseball park on Dogwood Drive. Call Johanne at 250-245-1195 CRYSTAL’S CLEAR WATER and Organic Yard Design. Like good wine, true beauty is made with time. June Special: Driveways. Visually increasing value while reducing future maintenance. 250667-6321 storefront up and coming 250-591-5800 1991 JOHN DEERE 2155 FARM TRACTOR 46 hp diesel near new 16.9 x 24.1 rear turf tires, good condition, runs well $ 6000.00 o.b.o. 250-2451030 OFFICE SPACES -Downtown Ladysmith, modern, a/c, renovated, wired, reasonable rent or lease. 250-245-3395 SPECIAL EVENTS PHOTOGRAPHY. Don`t trust just anyone. We have years of experience from weddings, family portraits, to glamour and corporate images. Email for quote and sample images marinasacht@yahoo.ca TRIMARAN FOR SALE - offshore proven, great for local waters. Must sell due to helath. 18,000 obo et@versatility.tv

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