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Year-in-ReviewChronicle

Looking in the rearview mirrorJuly

Ladysmith triathlete Courtney Chanin qualified for the triathlon world championships next year in Chicago. The 16-year-old did so after finishing as the top female in the Shawnigan Lake Triathlon High School Sprint.

In music news, Ladysmith Sec-ondary School graduates Evan Miller and Aleisha Kalina were named to the Top 12 in the prov-ince-wide Peak Performance Project radio contest as the duo The Wild Romantics.

Ladysmith residents were re-minded to be aware of animals while using local trails after mul-tiple cougar sightings were re-ported.After her restaurant, the Cas-

sidy Country Kitchen, was de-stroyed in a late-May fire caused by a faulty cappuccino machine, Kristina Stauffer moved forward quickly in the hopes of rebuild-ing. In July, she opened a mobile kitchen on the site, the Cassidy Country Kitchen Wagon.

Lifelong friends Mary Nicholls and Ava Wilson, both members of the Mid-Isle Soccer Club, played for the Vancouver Island-Central Coast U12 Girls’ soccer team at the BC Summer Games in Nanaimo.

The Town of Ladysmith held its final pub-lic hearing ahead of proposed changes to the Z o n i n g B y l a w , and the issue of coach hous-es dominated the discus-sion. Later in the month, council gave the bylaw second and third read-ing and referred the Zoning Bylaw to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, bringing the updated bylaw a step closer to completion.

AugustNita Grant was chosen as the

Ladysmith Celebrations Society’s Citizen of the Year for 2014 dur-ing Ladysmith Days. Grant has been a member of the Ladysmith Rotary Club for more than 40 years, was a merchant leader in the revitalization of the down-town area in the 1980s and has volunteered on numerous com-mittees, commissions and boards over the years. As well, she insti-gated the Coats for Kids program and started the 50 Plus Computer Club.

Ladysmith’s well-used Holland Creek Trail was closed after a dog chased away a cougar that was exhibiting aggressive behav-iour, coming up the slope and right at two people who were

walking their dog. The trail was closed for about a week.

North Cowichan Coun. John Koury was the first hopeful to announce he would be seek-ing the mayor’s chair in the Nov. 15 municipal election. Later in the month, computer engineer Damir Wallener put his name for-ward, while current mayor Jon Lefebure said he was still on the fence about running in the elec-tion.

Pamela Little, who trains with the Ladysmith-Chemainus Orcas Swim Club, won six medals at the North American Indigenous Games in Saskatchewan. She re-turned from the Games with one gold medal and five silver medals.Chronicle cartoonist Rob Ker-

nachan of Saltair published his 2,000th cartoon on Aug. 19.

The popular Yellow Point Lodge celebrated its 75th anniversary this year.As the beginning of another

school year neared, there was still no news of a resolution to the dispute between the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation and B.C. public school employ-ees, leaving start dates uncertain. In School District 68, the school

district board office had been behind picket

line since July 20, and as a result,

maintenance work on d i s t r i c t s c h o o l s had not b e e n c o m -pleted, as staff did

not wish to cross the

picket lines. September

North Cowichan council approved the

construction of a skatepark at the old elementary school site. The skatepark has been debated since about 1997.

The Ladysmith Resources Cen-tre Association introduced a new festival in mid-September. With government cutbacks, the association was looking at do-ing more of its own fundraising, and it came up with the idea for the first annual Berry Mania Fes-tival at Transfer Beach, featur-ing an Amazing Race scavenger hunt, a bike rodeo hosted by the Ladysmith RCMP, entertainment and more.

Four members of Canada’s Olympic women’s soccer team came to Ladysmith. Karina LeB-lanc, Diana Matheson, Rhian Wilkinson and Melissa Tancredi, who won bronze medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics, led training sessions with Mid-Isle Soccer Club players at Forrest Field and took part in a leader-ship luncheon.

The Ladysmith Farmers’ Mar-ket, overseen by the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce, wound down its first full year of opera-tion at Transfer Beach and saw the number of vendors more than double, with some weeks seeing more than 50 booths set up.

S t u d e n t s finally re-t u r n e d to class Sept. 23 after B.C. Teachers’ F e d e r a -tion mem-bers voted 86 per cent in favour of a six-year agree-ment reached with the help of mediator Vince Ready. At Ladysmith Sec-ondary School, there was a major influx of students, with enrol-ment jumping from 580 last year to 840 with the arrival of Grade 7 English students and about 200 students from Cedar Secondary School, which had closed at the end of June.

The Town of Ladysmith held a public meeting to unveil the re-sults of a water study. The study found that Ladysmith is unlikely to reach a crisis with its water supply any time soon, but a wa-ter crisis will be an annual occur-rence if something isn’t done to increase capacity by 2054. The study was requested after the Couverdon boundary extension proposal was defeated through the alternative approval process.

OctoberLadysmith council rejected the

boundary extension proposal from Couverdon Real Estate dur-ing a special council meeting Oct. 1, with the mayor and four coun-cillors voting against the propos-al and two voted to support it.

The Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock rolled through Ladysmith for the 16th year, and the community raised an amazing $45,000 for childhood cancer research and to send children and teens deal-ing with cancer and their families to Camp Goodtimes.As the deadline to file nomina-

tion papers for the Nov. 15 mu-nicipal election came and went, we learned that there would be a new mayor in Ladysmith for the first time in 21 years. Gordon Horth, Marsh Stevens and Aaron Stone put their names forward as candidates for mayor, while sev-en-term mayor Rob Hutchins put his name forward as a candidate for one of six council seats, along with incumbents Steve Arnett, Jill Dashwood, Bill Drsydale and Duck Paterson and newcomers Robert Cross, Cal “Butch” Fradin, Joe Friesenhan, Nita Grant (who

later withdrew), Carol Hender-son, Cathleen McMahon and Thea Melvin.

NovemberLadysmith council was asked

to do something to turn the lights on at Brown Drive Park,

as neighbours raised concerns

about van-dalism and

safety as g r o u p s of youth gathered at the park af-ter dark.A a r o n

Stone, who grew up in

L a d y s m i t h and is the presi-

dent and general manager of Uforik

Computers Inc. in downtown Ladysmith, was elected mayor in the Nov. 15 municipal elec-tion. Voters elected incumbents Steve Arnett, Duck Paterson and Rob Hutchins (who had been the town’s mayor for seven terms) to council, along with newcom-ers Cal “Butch” Fradin, Carol Henderson and Joe Friesenhan. Hutchins was also elected to the School District 79 school board.

The election brought a wave of change to the School District 68 school board, as only two trustees returned to the nine-member board. Stephanie Hig-ginson, Scott Kimler, Jeff Solo-mon, Steve Rae, Natasha Bob, Tania Brzovic and Noah Routley were elected trustees, along with incumbents Jamie Brennan and Bill Robinson.

In North Cowichan, Mayor Jon Lefebure retained his position, while voters elected newcom-ers Rob Douglas, Tom Walker (a former mayor), Maeve Maguire and Joyce Benhsen to coun-cil, along with incumbents Al Siebring and Kate Marsh.

Mel Do-rey was re-elected as director for C o w i c h a n Valley Re-gional District Electoral Area G (Saltair/Gulf Is-lands). Mary Marcotte had been acclaimed as director of Area H (North Oyster/Dia-mond) earlier in the fall.

Chemainus tenor Ken Lavigne released a new Christmas CD and also revealed that he is rais-ing money to pursue his dream of singing on stage at the Sydney Opera House in 2015.

December Organizers estimated that about

15,000 people came to Ladysmith Nov. 27 to celebrate Light Up and the beginning of the Festival of Lights. This year’s parade was the biggest one yet, with 76 en-tries, many of which had multiple vehicles.

Ladysmith Secondary School’s senior girls’ volleyball team re-turned from the provincial cham-pionships with a silver medal. The team had gone into the pro-vincials ranked fourth in B.C. af-ter winning the Islands and the North Islands. At the provincial championship, Kelsey Hutt and Shelby Dorman-Banks were named to the First All-Star team, and Marika Grubac was named to the Second All-Star team.About 70 people were out of

work in early December, as opera-tions at Western Forest Products’ Ladysmith Sawmill on Ludlow Road were put temporarily on hold. The temporary curtailment of operations started Dec. 5 and was caused by a lower demand for the mill’s lumber in China.

Members of the Chemainus Health Care Auxiliary returned from the National Philanthropy Day event in Victoria with the Outstanding Philanthropic Ser-vice Club Award.

The Cinnamon Bun Fun Run in Ladysmith raised a record amount of food this year. Four hundred and 65 runners and walkers took part in the 10th an-nual run/walk and raised 6,340 pounds of food and $2,849 for the Ladysmith Food Bank.

Nanaimo RCMP seized guns, drugs and stolen property from a home in the Yellow Point area and also found a pipe bomb after investigating this home and one in Nanaimo for several months.

The transformation of Water-wheel Square in Chemainus was completed just before Christmas.

Construction on the Wa-terwheel parking lot

had begun in Au-gust, and the

work includ-ed a total redesign of the parking lot and the creation of a vibrant, m u l t i - u s e

town square.About a

month after be-ing voted in, the

new School District 68 board voted to have

Grade 7 students in Ladysmith attend Ladysmith Intermediate School in September 2015 in-stead of Ladysmith Secondary School.

The trustees also voted to place a 30-day hold on the construction and awarding of contracts at Ce-dar Elementary School to review the long-term impacts of this work on the district.

The Chronicle looks back at some of the stories that made headlines in the second half of 2014.

than double, with some weeks seeing more than 50 booths

S t u d e n t s finally re-

86 per cent in favour of a six-year agree-ment reached with the help of mediator Vince Ready. At Ladysmith Sec-

on at Brown Drive Park, as neighbours

raised concerns about van-

dalism and safety as g r o u p s of youth gathered at the park af-ter dark.A a r o n

Stone, who grew up in

L a d y s m i t h and is the presi-

dent and general manager of Uforik

Computers Inc. in downtown

The Town of Ladysmith held its final pub-lic hearing

coach hous-es dominated the discus-sion. Later in the month, council gave the bylaw second and third read-

been behind picket line since July 20,

and as a result, maintenance

work on d i s t r i c t s c h o o l s had not b e e n c o m -pleted, as staff did

not wish to cross the

picket lines. September

North Cowichan council approved the

construction of a skatepark at (a former mayor), Maeve Maguire and Joyce Benhsen to coun-cil, along with incumbents

Valley Re-gional District Electoral Area G (Saltair/Gulf Is-lands). Mary Marcotte had been acclaimed as director

Construction on the Wa-terwheel parking lot

had begun in Au-gust, and the

work includ-ed a total redesign of the parking lot and the creation of a vibrant, m u l t i - u s e

town square.About a

month after be-ing voted in, the

new School District 68 board voted to have

Grade 7 students in Ladysmith


163 received hampersLindsay Chungthe chronicle

Just before Christ-mas, volunteers with the Ladysmith Re-sources Centre Asso-ciation (LRCA) deliv-ered hampers to 163 recipients through the Christmas Cheer pro-gram.

Forty-two of those hampers — which include all the food needed to provide a Christmas dinner, as well as gifts for fam-ily members — were sponsored by individ-uals and businesses, and of those 42, 20 were sponsored by Oceanview Commu-nity Church.

Scott Bastian, who co-ordinated the pro-gram this year with Heather Owsianski, says there was “tons of” food donated at the schools and churches this year, and the Christmas Cheer program also receives a lot of ongo-ing support from local businesses, who put out donation boxes.

Fresh food comes from 49th Parallel Grocery and Save-on-Foods, and all the donations are col-lected, sorted and placed in hampers to help brighten up the holidays for people in Ladysmith. After the hampers are dis-tributed, any food and items that are left over are given to the Ladysmith Food Bank.

Besides food, each hamper also contains Christmas gifts, and Bastian says they could always use more gift items for older youth, as they found there were less gifts provided for peo-ple in the 12-18 age group.“A lot of stuff gets

donated for younger people, but there’s a segment of people with teenagers,” he said.

Bastian says the hamper recipients range from single peo-ple to families with children, including blended families and families where grand-

parents are raising their grandchildren. “There is a lot of need

in the town, and there is also a lot of gener-osity in the commu-nity,” said Bastian.

This year’s 163 hamper recipients is pretty comparable to previous years, as the LRCA distributed 171 hampers in 2013, 155 in 2012, 169 in 2011 and 167 in 2010.

Donations for the Christmas Cheer program are always gratefully accepted throughout the year. The LRCA is also grateful for volunteer help. Bastian says at least 40 people volun-teered each day over the three days it took to sort, pack and dis-tribute the hampers before Christmas, and there are many ways to help through-out the year. Anyone who is interested in volunteering with the Christmas hamper program can contact the LRCA at 250-245-3709 or visit 630 Sec-ond Ave.

The 3rd Ladysmith Guides collected an amazing 273 cold weather clothing items for the “Coats for Folks” program in Ladysmith. “The girls really went above and beyond for this clothing drive, as they each brought in large bags absolutely stuffed full of winter outerwear,” says leader Seija Laine. In all, the girls collected 85 jackets, four vests, 14 pairs of boots, 50 pairs of gloves, 24 scarves, three pairs of snow pants, and 93 hats. The “Coats for Folks” supply of warm coats, toques, mittens and scarves for children, men and women is running low, and anyone who can contribute is asked to drop off items Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 432 First Ave. Photo Submitted

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Fatal crash in Crofton

It didn’t take long for 2015 to take a tragic turn in Cowichan. A 29-year-old Ladysmith man is dead after a car crash Sunday night on the Island Highway near the Crofton turnoff.“The New Year has begun on a very sad note for a Ladysmith family,” North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP Cpl. Krista Hobday said in a media release.

“(On) Jan. 4, just shy of 8 p.m., a single vehicle left the roadway south of Mt. Sicker Road and the Trans-Canada Highway near Crofton and rolled. Witnesses stopped to offer aid, but the lone occupant, a 29-year-old Ladysmith man, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was operating a 2008 Ford F150 pick-up southbound on the Trans-Canada Highway.

“The cause of the collision is still under investigation.”

No name has been released. The RCMP and B.C. Coroner’s Office are investigating.—John McKinley


It’s all about community for NeubauerLindsay Chungthe chronicle

Ron Neubauer loves his com-munity.And he’s been recognized for

that love and for his dedica-tion to helping others by the Chemainus and District Cham-ber of Commerce.

In late November, Neubauer was presented with the Presi-dent’s Award during the annual Golden Brush Awards ceremony in Chemainus.

The Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce presents the President’s Award annually to “a special person in our com-munity, someone whose efforts somehow don’t fit into any of the Golden Brush categories.”

The Chamber describes Neu-bauer as “one of those indi-viduals whose contributions go largely unacknowledged most of the time.”“This year’s recipient has lived

in Chemainus for more than 30 years,” the Chamber states on its website. “To those close to him, he is known as an incredibly hard worker and an outstanding family man.”

Neubauer had no idea he was getting the award.“To be nominated for that

award I got, it was very heartfelt, it was very touching, and I felt very honoured,” he said. “I was actually stunned. It was neat. I’m pretty proud.”

Neubauer moved to Chemainus Oct. 31, 1979. Since moving to town, Neubauer has been in-volved in many, many projects and causes around the town. He has volunteered to help hang and look after the flower bas-kets around town, he has helped put up Christmas lights and also helped distribute Christmas hampers.

For the past seven or eight years, he has also been a driv-ing force in raising funds for the annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock.

Neubauer has worked for 49th Parallel Grocery since 1979, when he started as a part-time employee. He now man-ages the 49th Parallel stores

in Chemainus and Duncan and runs a year-round garage sale to raise money for the Tour de Rock in 49th Parallel Grocery’s old store near the Thetis Island ferry terminal.

Through 49th Parallel, Neubau-er has helped raise about $57,000 for Tour de Rock over the years.Along with the year-round ga-

rage sale at 49th Parallel, there are donation tins at the till, there have been hot dog sales, people bring their bottles and cans in, and others donate cash, ex-plained Neubauer.“It’s a combination of a whole pile of things,” he said. “When you add it together, it’s just un-real. It’s just the community — they back it 100 per cent. They really support the cause. We’re all touched by somebody with cancer. It’s just a close-knit com-munity, and without the commu-nity, it wouldn’t happen.”

Neubauer says they started with a garage sale once a year in the parking lot and then did the sale out of the garage at the back of the store for a couple of years, and since last spring or summer, they’ve had a section set up in-side of the store specifically for

the Tour de Rock garage sale.“A lot of people in the commu-nity donate things, and we turn around and sell them and try to raise money for Tour de Rock,” he said.

Right now, Neubauer and the staff are in the midst of remodel-ing the old 49th Parallel by the ferry terminal, and they will be creating a Tour de Rock section at the back of the store.

Neubauer’s daughter is the one who started the Tour de Rock fundraising. She wanted to do a garage sale to raise money for the children with cancer, so they got together with a few other people and started getting do-nated items and ended up having a big garage sale in the parking lot.“It’s for the kids,” said Neubauer.

“The people have really backed the cause. I love Chemainus. I love this town. I love the com-munity. I love the people here, and without the support of the people doing these things, help-ing out with donations that they made, none of it would have been possible. It’s a community thing is what it is.”

Last year, Neubauer received a

letter from the Tour de Rock or-ganizers saying that because of the $10,000-plus they raised last year, Tour de Rock would able to send seven kids to Camp Good-times in Maple Ridge, which pro-vides a summer camp experience for children and teens affected by cancer and their families.“That was a good feeling,” he said. “It’s a lot of work, there’s no doubt about it, but when you get the letter saying that seven kids are going to go to Camp Good-times, it’s all worth it. I seriously thought about stopping it this year, but I had two people come and talk to me about things that they had gone through with can-cer, and I changed my mind.”

Neubauer’s three children and four grandchildren all live near-by, and Neubauer’s dedication to Tour de Rock has spread to the rest of his family. He says his eight-year-old grandson, Seth, is a big helper.“He’s donated money to Tour de

Rock two years in a row now on his own,” he said. “Last year, he sold drinks and cookies at his mom’s garage sale, and he raised money on his birthday. He’s help-ing out quite a bit.”

Doug Alyward of Ladysmith Fire/Rescue adds another tree to the pile behind the Ladysmith Fire Hall Jan. 4 during the seventh annual Ladysmith Fire/Rescue His-torical Society Christmas Tree Chipping. Over the weekend, the fire department raises money to restore its 1942 In-ternational parade truck (pic-tured at right), and in seven years, the firefighters have raised about $10,000. The truck was purchased from the Abbotsford Airport after WWII and served Ladysmith until the early 1970s. It was restored once, by members of Ladysmith Fire/Rescue, in the early 1980s. Lindsay Chung

Ron Neubauer (far right) receives a thank you from a Tour de Rock rider after he and Peter Richmond presented a donation on behalf of 49th Parallel Grocery at the 2012 Tour de Rock breakfast in Chemainus. FiLe Photo

Chemainus-area busi-nesses were honoured by the Chemainus and District Chamber of Com-merce in late November at the annual Golden Brush Awards dinner.

The awards recognize excellence in businesses and individuals, particu-larly those that contribute to the community. This year, more than 260 nomi-nations were received in nine categories. The 10th category, the President’s Award, is chosen by the Chamber president, with input from the board of di-rectors. This year’s award recipients are:

• Good Neighbour Award: Chemainus Foods

• Food Service Busi-ness of the Year: Willow Street Café

• Retail Business of the Year: Bound to be Different

• Manufacturing Busi-ness of the Year: Ther-moproof Windows and Doors

• Trades Person or Contractor of the Year: Tim Openshaw Contract-ing

• Professional Service Business of the Year: Chemainus Valley Courier

• Personal Service Business of the Year: Doc the Barber

• Customer Service: Debra Young and Teresa Davies, Twisted Sisters Tea Room

• Volunteer of the Year: Karen Hopkins

• President’s Award: Ron Neubauer


As we head into another federal election year, I

often hear from constitu-ents who are concerned about fewer and fewer Canadians choosing to vote.

While there is no one reason why people are not showing up at the polls, I know anecdotally that many people feel our current system of first-past-the-post-wins-all does not fairly represent the intention of voters. And so too many people are deciding that if voting doesn’t reflect their in-tentions, why vote at all?

That’s why I was pleased to speak to an NDP motion on Dec. 3 on making 2015 the last elec-tion under the old system and committing to a form of mixed-member pro-portional representation for all future federal elec-tions.

Here is an edited ver-sion of my speech:

“Mr. Speaker, the Law Commission of Canada identified problems with the first-past-the-post system. It said:

‘For many Ca-nadians, this system is in-herently unfair — more likely to frustrate or distort the wishes of the voters than to translate them fairly into rep-resentation and influence in the legislature.

It has been criticized as: being overly generous to the party that wins a plurality of the vote, rewarding it with a legislative majority dis-proportionate to its share of the vote; allowing the governing party, with its artificially swollen legis-lative majority, to domi-nate the political agenda; promoting parties formed along regional lines, thus exacerbating Canada’s re-gional divisions; leaving large areas of the country without adequate repre-sentatives in the govern-

ing party caucus; dis-regarding a large num-ber of votes in that vot-ers who do not vote for the winning c a n d i d a t e have no con-nection to the elected representa-tive, nor to the eventual make-up of

the House of Commons; contributing to the under-representation of women, minority groups, and Ab-original peoples; prevent-ing a diversity of ideas from entering the House of Commons; and favour-ing an adversarial style of politics.’

Ninety per cent of the world’s democracies, in-cluding Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Ire-land and Wales, have abandoned or signifi-cantly modified the pre-

democratic British sys-tem that still prevails in Ottawa.

British Columbia unfor-tunately had a failed ref-erendum with regard to a single transferrable vote. Part of the reason it lost was that people wanted change, but many people did not understand the proposed system.

What we need is a very clear proposal for Cana-dians, outlining how it would affect them in their riding, in their district, and how their access to a parliamentary procedure would improve under a system of proportional representation.

We should all be very concerned in this House about the lack of par-ticipation in the electoral process.

We should all take a hard look at how we op-erate in this House.

Our objective here should be to increase voter participation.

Our objective should be to ensure that the val-ues of Canadians are ad-equately represented in this House.”

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It is our responsibility to educate and show an example to future generations

Editor:

I was recently informed by one of my neighbours that he doesn’t recycle anymore due to the new changes in effect since May 2014. As a citizen who has promoted recycling in every way possible, I see a need to clear this up for those who do not under-stand.

First of all, new products accepted for recycling were introduced at that time, such as milk and soup cartons, paper drink cups, even aerosol cans, but plastic bags are not accepted and the reason for this was not a decision made by the Town of Ladysmith — this was a provincial decision that the industries which produce these materials are now financially and environmentally responsible for end-of-life management of several consumer prod-ucts. MMBC now pays for our recycling program by charging businesses a small recycling fee in which funds are passed on to the Town of Ladysmith for the curbside collection.

In other words, recycling costs us, the public, nothing.

It is our responsibility to do our part, each and ev-ery one of us, to educate and show an example to future generations, to raise our consciousness and accept our responsibility for the waste we create.

Shame on anyone who does not utilize these ser-vices when the rest of us are doing our part.

And for those who choose to take it a step further, drop-off depots will take other materials not picked up at the curb — and they are all conveniently close to all of us.

Paul O’ReillyLadysmith

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The Ladysmith Mount Brenton Pow-er and Sail Squadron is congratulating Brian Cromp, former Squadron Command-er and Advanced Training Officer, af-ter he won a presti-gious national award.

Cromp was an-nounced as the win-ner of the ICOM Canada Volunteer Electronic Course Instructor of the Year at a recent na-tional meeting of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons. The 155 squadrons across Canada have approximately 26,000 members and specialize in promot-ing boating safety through education, including a compre-hensive program in the Ladysmith area. Cromp teaches Elec-tronic Navigation, Radar for Mariners and Marine Radio courses and draws on his extensive ma-rine search and res-cue experience in illustrating vivid ex-amples of the appli-cation of the course material from real life experience on the water. “Cromp is an out-standing example of an instructor who best exemplifies ex-cellence in teaching skills and dedication to his students,” John Davis, Commander, CPS Mt. Brenton, said in a press re-lease. “In the past year, he undertook a heavy course load, delivering several courses to a large group of students from Ladysmith and surrounding commu-nities who achieved high class averages. Brian’s teaching ac-complishments are a result of the spe-cial efforts he makes in augmenting the electronic course material with his

own personal experi-ence as a coxswain of the local Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) Station 29 (Ladysmith, B.C.), where he operates a fast response rescue vessel. In this case, he can describe the application of a wide array of elec-tronic navigation, marine radio and radar techniques in real time emergency situations as well as regular marine navi-gation, making his instruction vivid and interesting for the students.“In addition, Brian has undertaken to promote and bring along another junior instructor by men-toring him in the electronic course in-struction techniques, strengthening the squadron’s instruc-tor compliment.”

Davis says Cromp also played “a key role” in fundraising and promotional ef-forts to acquire the new fast response search and rescue vessel for RCM-SAR Unit 29 and equip it for service.

The new vessel, which was dedicated and named “Com-munity Spirit,” was recently put into service thanks to the generous support of our community and adjacent Gulf Island residents, govern-ments, organiza-tions, businesses and service groups and the fundraising ac-tivities of Cromp and his colleagues in the Rescue Station, the Ladysmith and Dis-trict Marine Rescue Society which sup-ports it, and boating organizations in our area. “Well done Brian!

Our community is very fortunate to have such a dedi-cated and talented individual such as yourself,” said Davis.


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The start of a new year means it’s time for property owners to check their mail, as BC Assessment has sent out assessment notices to more than 39,000 property own-ers throughout the Cowichan Valley.

The majority of prop-erties won’t see much change this year.“Most homes in the

Cowichan Valley are remaining stable in value compared to last year’s assessment roll,” said Vancouver Island Regional Deputy As-sessor Bill Dawson.

“Most home owners in the Cowichan Val-ley will see modest changes in the minus-10-per-cent to plus-10-per-cent range.”

Overall, the Cowichan Valley As-sessment Roll de-creased slightly from $10,751,961,341 last year to $10,757,489,117 this year. A total of almost $127,000,000 was added through subdivisions, rezoning and new construction in the Cowichan Val-

ley. This is down a bit from the $132,600,000 added last year.“Most of the residen-tial properties in the Cowichan Valley, the vast majority are go-ing to fall within the assessment change range of plus-10 to minus-10 per cent, but the average as-sessment in the Town of Ladysmith has re-ally not changed very much at all,” said Dawson.

In Ladysmith, the average assessment for a single family dwelling this year is $285,400, up slightly from $285,100 in 2014.

In North Cowichan, the average assess-ment for a single fam-ily dwelling this year is $312,000, down a bit from $314,700 last year.

Neighbouring mu-nicipalities saw slight changes this year as well, as the average assessment in Dun-can decreased a bit from $247,447 last year to $245,100 this year, and the average assessment in Lake Cowichan rose from $202,700 last year to

$208,100 this year.In general, com-

mercial property as-sessments have re-mained stable in the Cowichan Valley, with a taxable commercial assessment roll of $817,960,841. A total of almost $18,000,000 in new commercial value has been added due to various chang-es including subdivi-sion, rezoning and new construction.Assessments are the

estimate of a proper-ty’s market value as of July 1, 2014, and physi-cal condition as of Oct. 31, 2014. Changes in property assessments reflect movement in the local real estate market and can vary greatly from property to property. When es-timating a property’s market value, BC As-sessment’s profession-al appraisers analyze current sales in the area, as well as con-sidering other charac-teristics such as size, age, quality, condition, view and location.

Real estate sales determine a prop-erty’s value, which is reported annually by

BC Assessment. Lo-cal governments and other taxing authori-ties are responsible for property taxation and, after determin-ing their own budget needs this spring, will calculate property tax rates based on the as-sessment roll for their jurisdiction.

Dawson encourages property owners who feel their assessment does not reflect mar-ket value as of July 1 or who see incorrect information on their notice to contact BC Assessment as soon as possible in Janu-ary. After speaking to an appraiser, if a property owner is still concerned about their assessment, they can submit a Notice of Complaint (Appeal) by Feb. 2 for an inde-pendent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel.

The Central Vancou-ver Island assessment office is located at 300-125 Wallace St. in Nanaimo and is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the month of January. Property owners can contact BC Assessment toll-free at 1-866-825-8322 or online by clicking

“CONNECT” at www.bcassessment.ca.

This year, BC Assess-ment has launched a newly-enhanced version of its free e-valueBC service at www.bcassessment.ca that allows the gen-eral public to search, check and compare properties online from across B.C. Improved navigation, an inter-active map and the inclusion of property street-front imagery are among the new features. “This e-valueBC, I think, is a fantastic tool the public, prop-erty owners and any-one interested in prop-erty will find great value in,” said Dawson.

Dawson believes that the amount of informa-tion BC Assessment provides to property owners through ser-vices like e-valueBC contributes to its low rate of appeals.“In 2014, for the first time ever in our 40-year history, less than one per cent of prop-erty owners appealed their assessment,” he said. “We’re very proud of that appeal rating, that it’s so low.”


EYESTRAINOne of the most common issues my patients have is eye-strain after a day of work. Many people work long hours in front of a computer and by the end of the day their eyes feel sore and they may even experience trouble focusing. The short answer as to why this happens is that the focusing muscle of the eye is worn out.

The focusing muscle is called the ciliary muscle, and it’s a circular muscle that wraps around the crystalline lens locat-ed behind the iris. When the eye is viewing a distance target (defi ned as anything beyond 20 feet), the ciliary muscle is

relaxed. When the eye needs to focus on a near object, like a computer or a book, the ciliary muscle constricts and squeezes the crystalline lens into a more curved shape. The more it squeezes, the more it changes the lens shape, and the closer the eye is able to focus. We call this focusing process “accommodation”. The ciliary muscle is made up of smooth muscle tissue and is controlled by the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system. The muscle is controlled by the autonomic nervous system, so we don’t have to actively command our ciliary muscle to constrict every time we want to read a book, it just happens for us. It’s quite an elegant little system, but it can cause some very sore eyes when overworked. The ciliary muscle is really not made for the extended periods of contraction that we put it through when working at the computer all day, hence eye strain at the end of the day. Sometimes, the muscle gets so tired that it can’t function properly and that’s when people will start having problems with blurry, fl uctuating vision.

Of course, now I will tell you the many options you have at combatting this. The fi rst op-tion is computer glasses. The glasses will do the focusing rather than the ciliary muscle. I call this a comfort lens, as it doesn’t really help with the clarity of the image, it helps keeps the ciliary muscle more relaxed and in turn, prevents eyestrain. At this point, many of my patients will ask me about eye exercises, thinking that they can condition their ciliary mus-cle to perform better, like going to the gym for eyes. No. Remember, the ciliary muscle is made up of smooth muscle, which is not the same is skeletal muscle (ie: biceps, triceps). Smooth muscle is found in places like the bladder, arteries, and intestines and it does not follow the same rules as skeletal muscle. There are certain accommodative conditions that eye exercises will work for, but this really involves retraining the brain to properly con-trol the ciliary muscle and would not work to improve a properly working system. Another great option is visual hygiene. Every 20 minutes close your eyes, or look 20 feet away for 2 minutes, ie: take a break from looking at the computer screen. This allows the ciliary body to rest and recuperate.

Not only do our eyes benefi t from a computer break, our bodies do to. Sitting for long periods at a time is thought to cause health problems ranging from headaches to a higher incidence of heart disease. Because of this, there are now a lot of apps that remind you, or force you, to take a break while on the computer. I have tried a few of those apps out and will have a review for you in next month’s issue! Stay tuned!

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CSDC was established in 2009 with the intention of bringing the Stz’uminus First Nation to a place of economic independence and self-sufficiency. In that short time, CSDC has, through reforming existing business operations and accessing new opportunities, earned in excess of $7 million for Stz’uminus, with projections for the next five years reaching upwards of $20 million, according to Small Business BC.

For the awards, British Columbians were asked to nominate and vote for their favourite small businesses from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30.“This year was the biggest year yet for the com-

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Semi-finalists will now move forward to face a panel of judges, who will review their applica-tions. The Top 5 finalists in each category will be announced on Jan. 30 and invited to give a Drag-ons’ Den-style pitch in front of a panel of judges on why they should be named the best in B.C.

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The Chemainus Valley Cul-tural Arts Society’s 2015 Mu-sic in the Hall series kicks off this Friday with a little bit of Celtic flavour.

Scottish-born entertainer Bobby Smith will be the fea-tured performer Friday, Jan. 9 at St. Michael’s Hall on Mill Street in Chemainus. He will be joined at St. Michael’s Hall by fiddler Scherlene Auchterl-onie from Comox.

Smith, who has been playing music locally and abroad for about 30 years, is back living in the area again.“Bobby has an endless reper-toire from a variety of musical genres, which will provide a great platform to display his amazing talent with the guitar, banjo and other instruments, along with his vocal abilities,” the Chemainus Valley Cul-tural Arts Society (CVCAS) states in a press release. “This really does look like an eve-ning not to be missed.”

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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.

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The latest exhibition at the Nanaimo Art Gallery will feature works by Stz’uminus First Nation artists.

Record, (Re)create: Contemporary Coast Salish Art from the Salish Weave Collec-tion showcases a se-lection of works by artists of Coast Salish ancestry from the Sal-ish Weave Collection privately held in B.C.

The exhibition, which runs from Jan. 10 to April 12 at the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s Campus Gallery, features work by Jane Marston, An-gela Marston, Luke Marston, John Mar-ston, Thomas Cannell, Kelly Cannell, Charles Elliott, Andy Everson, Stan Greene, Maynard Johnny Jr., lessLIE, Chris Paul, Susan Point and Dylan Thomas.“The artists in Record,

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as carving, painting, serigraphy, glass, hide, metal, and cedar-bark weaving,” the Nanaimo Art Gallery states in a press release. “This diversity of materials and approaches is em-ployed in the artists’ negotiations between traditional and con-temporary aesthetics. To record history and recreate form is cen-tral to the re-imagining of culture through art.”

The 14 artists fea-tured in the exhibition represent a number of distinct First Nations that span the south-ern coast of British Columbia, and extend into Washington and Oregon.

In announcing this ex-hibition, the Nanaimo Art Gallery states that recent exhibitions held at Canadian art institu-tions, such as Ebb & Flow: Rande Cooke + Sonny Assu (Nanaimo Art Gallery, 2012), Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop & Aboriginal Culture (Vancouver Art Gal-lery, 2012), Close En-

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Cassidy’s Stevie Smith is regarded as one of the best downhill riders on the inter-national circuit, and TELUS has chosen to devote one epi-sode of its three-part series on the Crankworx mountain biking community to his story.

Over the course of the sum-mer, Smith, who became the first Canadian to win the World Cup overall in 2013, was sidelined with an ankle injury and forced to watch the 2014 Crankworx Whis-tler Canadian Open Down-hill from the sidelines after winning in 2012 and 2013. The six-minute TELUS spot devoted to Smith, “How Far Does The Trail Go?”, tells the story of his successes and of the bumps along the way as he talks to the videographers while watching his friends compete in the festival.

As the two-time winner of the Crankworx Whistler Ca-nadian Open Downhill, Smith never stops nudging past his own limits and this year, the 25-year-old Cassidy native paid the price for riding the edge, according to a press re-lease from TELUS.

After winning the 2014 Cana-dian downhill championships in Kamloops, Smith suffered his second ankle injury of the year, forcing him to watch the Crankworx event, rather than defend his title.“Being injured is tough for

me. I see everybody here hav-ing a great time and it’s just, [I’m] jealous I guess,” Smith, who shares his story and his thoughts on mountain bik-ing as he watches his friends compete, says in the video.

Smith was at the very first Crankworx in 2004 as a Juve-nile rider and has climbed the ranks of the World Cup cir-cuit by refusing to take it easy.“As soon as you surpass one

of your goals, that experience is no longer anything to you,” says Smith. “Back in the day, I just wanted to qualify for World Cup. Nowadays, if I’m not No. 1, it’s disappointing.”

Smith’s story is the final segment in a three-part pro-gram made possible by a TELUS Optik Local Commu-nity Programming Produc-tion Support grant. The series highlights the many ways Crankworx, which is con-sidered the largest mountain bike festival in the world and attracts 30,000 spectators to Whistler each summer, draws new mountain bike enthusi-asts into the fold, allowing riders of all levels and abili-ties to improve their skills, connect with the scene and push the boundaries of what is possible to do on a bike.

The first episode of the Crankworx series, “Brad’s Big Day,” featured Brad Bet-hune, an amateur rider from Whistler who competed in the 2014 Canadian Open Enduro. The second spot, “8 Awesome Things With the Goldstones,” featured a family of moun-tain bike enthusiasts who participate in Kidsworx and the Crankworx festival as a family. All three episodes are available for free on demand on TELUS Optik TV.

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Cassidy’s Stevie Smith, seen here competing at Crankworx in 2013, is being featured in an episode of TELUS’s three-part series on the Crankworx community. Sidelined by an ankle injury, Smith didn’t get a chance to defend his title this summer. PHOTO BY BRYN SCOTT

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As students return back to school after the Christmas holidays, we look ahead at the Ladysmith Secondary School (LSS) 49ers senior boys’ and girls’ basketball seasons.

49ERS BOYSRandy Steel has

coached Ladysmith 49ers basketball for a long time, but this year he’s seeing something completely new.“It’s hard to bring two

teams together. It’s actually really hard to do,” he said. “This is the first time I’ve ever tried this.”

Two-thirds of the ros-ter this year are play-ers who used to attend Cedar Community Sec-ondary School.“They had a system

last year that they were running, and then we’re trying to run our system that we run at Ladysmith,” he said.

“So it’s actually been a bit of a challenge, but the kids have been re-ally good.”

Point guard Nick Hayton is the go-to guy, and forward Kurt Ol-son and centre Raury Lancaster will be other impact players.

With a roster of all Grade 12s, a long-term build doesn’t make

sense, Steel said. So the 49ers will keep things simple and rely on their basketball fun-damentals, skills and smarts.

The coach said the team will need quality practices to improve, and pointed out that attending practice is a considerable commute for the Cedar kids. Their commitment should be rewarded, though, with a fun sea-son, he said.“We’ll have some good,

close games this year,” said Steel. “The league is strong, so it’s good for us because we get good, quality league games every time we

come out.”The 49ers host the

John Barsby Blazers to-night (Jan. 6) at 7 p.m.

49ERS GIRLSA new group of girls

has helped bring bas-ketball back at LSS.

There was no se-nior girls’ team at the school last season, but thanks to a roster of mostly Cedar teens, the program has been revived. Daryl Rodg-ers, an LSS alumnus, is coach of the 49ers girls.“I know it’s kind of

died away in the last couple of years, but maybe we can revital-ize the basketball pro-gram here again and make it like it used to

be,” he said.There is a junior girls’

program at the school, which bodes well for the future, but the present will be chal-lenging. Since there was no team last year, some players have little to no experience playing basketball.

The team will rely on Marika Grubac and Shelby Dorman-Banks at both ends of the court, as well as Kelsey Hutt, who works hard and hustles on defence. Darby Rae is another Grade 12 who will con-tribute.

The 49ers visit the NDSS Islanders today (Jan. 6) at 5 p.m.

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J. H. (Jim) PeerlessThe Saltair-pioneer-ing Peerless Family has sadly lost anoth-er senior member. Jim Peerless passed away peacefully on December 22nd with family at his side at the Lodge on 4th in Ladysmith.Jim was born in 1923 as the eldest child of Ern & Mary (Rayer) Peerless who were drawn to Canada after WWI. Growing up among fledgling farms in the era of Model T’s and Centaur trac-tors while experiencing the depression years Jim became strong of character .During WWII Jim served with the newly formed 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. He made two jumps into battle while serving as a paratrooper. He maintained a very significant bond with his fellow veterans throughout the rest of his life. A few years after returning home to Saltair he met and married Scottish lassie Marie Oc-cardi and settled onto the family’s Saltair acreage. Three children were born while Jim & Marie operated Peerless Plant Farm through the 1950s. Jim had inherited a green thumb from his parents and produced abundant garden produce, fruit, and flowers. Having decided to close the family florist and plant business he worked for 29 years on the pulp machines at Crofton before early retirement in 1986.He enjoyed antique cars, boats and fishing and even built some small boats. He also enjoyed flying his own airplane. He became very skilled at producing concrete garden ornaments and liked to attend many flea markets locally to sell his creations and his flowers. Jim had also created a large pond on his Saltair property which enticed a significant flock of ducks to take up residence, much to his delight. In later years, at about the time a few great- grandchildren started to appear, both Jim & Marie found themselves requiring 24-hour care and moved into the newly-built Lodge on 4th in Ladysmith. His beloved wife, Marie, passed away in November of 2012.Jim was predeceased by sisters Joan Scott and May Stub-bington. Jim is survived by his brother Ed (Kay), son James (Darlene), daughters Susan Banasky (Mike) and Janice Copp (Barry); grandchildren Don (Krista), Aaron (Jaimie), Anika (David), Jenn (Cormac) and Tracy (Bren-dan); great- grandchildren Shaelan, Paige, Hailey, Kenzie, Blaine, Cole, Rowan and Jordyn.The family wishes to acknowledge and thank Lodge on 4th Staff for the compassion, thoughtfulness, and caring support given to both of our loved ones over several years and particularly near the end of their lives.A proud old soldier, father and grandfather, sadly missed but forever in our hearts. “Hook, line and sinker!”No service by his request. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Animal Care Fund at the Ladysmith Animal Hospital or Ducks Unlimited Canada.

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countermeasures 35. Language along the

lower Yenisei River 37. Institute legal

proceedings against 38. Beam 39. Old World buffalo 40. Latch onto 42. Physical therapy 43. Conditions of balance 48. Half pro 50. Resounded 52. Sales event 53. Separates seating areas 54. N.M. Pueblo people 55. Bridge building degree 56. Fullback 57. Peyote 59. Affl ict 60. Rests on one’s knees 61. Having negative

qualities

CLUES DOWN 1. Besmear 2. Genus dasyprocta 3. A male ferret 4. Unit of volume (abbr.) 5. Italian hors d’oeuvres 6. N.W. German city & port 7. Signal sounds 8. Adult females 9. -__, denotes past 12. Gas usage measurement 13. Fishhook point 17. Mauna __, Hawaiian

volcano 19. In a way, thrusts 20. Grimm brothers

birthplace 22. Withered; dry 24. Genus salvia 26. About senator 30. Livestock enclosure 32. Work units 33. Hebrew name meaning

dog 34. A tumor composed of

muscle tissue 36. Satisfy to excess 41. Third mast 42. A horse’s strut 44. Tree producing gum

(Arabic) 45. Armour carried on the

arm 46. Winged goddess of the

dawn 47. Ego 49. Hesitancy 51. Young woman of society 55. Founder of Babism 57. Mark (abbr.) 58. Jeans maker’s initials

What’s Happening

OnGoing

HOSPICE - Emotional sup-port for those facing a life threatening illness, family and friends and for those grieving the death of a loved one. 1-888-701-4242. Group, telephone & individual sup-port available.

NORTH OYSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETYEngraved bricks fundraiser. Info call Bob Handel at 250-245-0919.

LADYSMITH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY - urgently requires volunteers as Museum hosts, also, the archives need interested people to assist with research etc. 250-245-0100.

LADYSMITH SALTAIR GARDEN CLUB - Every third Thursday 7 pm, St Johns Anglican Church, 314 Buller St. Garden meetings June, July, August. New members welcome. $15 membership. Join the "growing" group.

LINE DANCING - Chemainus Seniors Drop In Centre. Tuesdays, 10 - 11 a.m. Jo Kelly: 250-245-1185.

AL-ANON - Meets Tuesdays, 7:30 pm downstairs at Ladysmith Resource Centre Association.

NARCOTICS

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Up Coming

FOL IS GEARING UP... BELIEVE IT... FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOME MORE HELP. We are very fortunate that when we have the work parties we have volunteers but we really would like to get some folks out who would be willing to be on the committee to help plan the 2015 Light Up program. The more minds the easier the task. Festival meets the Third Thursday of each month at 7 pm and the meetings usually run about 1.5 hours. The meeting is at the FOL building next to the Ladysmith Cemetery. If you’re interested please contact Duck Paterson at 250-245-2263 or email [email protected]

LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - presents “Become A Better Photographer”, by award-winning Nanaimo-based photographers Inge Riis McDonald and Ken Meisner, who will show you how to evaluate your own photographs. Tues, Jan 27, 7 pm, 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

CHEMAINUS GARDEN CLUB MEETING - Tues, Jan 6, 1 pm, Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd in Chemainus. Guest speaker is Bernie Dinter from Dinter Nursery presenting Gardening With Wildlife. Guests welcome. Brag table, $5 drop-in fee or yearly membership $25. Come see what we are all about! For more info 250-246-1207.

ANONYOMOUS - Meets Sundays, 7-8 pm Downstairs at Ladysmith Resource Centre Association.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUBMeets Tuesdays weekly, 1 pm. Beginners welcome. Town and Country Mobile Home Park. 250-245-4522.

LADYSMITH LEGION LADIES AUXILIARYMeets 2nd Wednesdays monthly, 7 pm.

NANAIMO-CEDAR FARMER’S INSTITUTE Cedar United Church Hall. 2nd Thursdays Oct. to June. Visitors welcome. Info: 250-722-3397.

PROBUS CLUB OF LADYSMITH (for information see www.probus.org), meets every third Wed morning of the month at the new Seniors' Centre Hall, 2nd Ave. and Buller St. Doors 9.30. Call Rob Johnson 250-245-5001 or Grant Bridgeman 250-246-1496.

LADYSMITH MEDITATIONDrop in Wednesday nights, 7 pm., 281 Dogwood Drive. Meditation lessons, discussion & goodies. Free. 250-245-4102. [email protected]

LADYSMITH HEALTHCARE AUXILIARY GIFT SHOP

is in need of volunteer clerks for our shop at the Healthcare Centre. We are also looking for knitters to contribute to our shops. For more information please call Cathy @ 250-245-2240.

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Kiwi Cove Community Garden is looking for volunteers to grow organic produce for the Ladysmith Food Bank. Please contact Bill Tilland 250-924-5269.

KINSMEN/BROWN DR. PLAYGROUND PROJECT HAS SET UP A FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT at the Junction Bottle Depot, on Ludlow Rd. in Ladysmith. Take your empties to the bottle depot, funds credited to the Kin. Park Playground account.

NANAIMO/LADYSMITH COMMUNITY BAND - Wednesdays, 6:30 pm, NDSS Band Room. New members welcome in concert and/or dance band. Ted: 250-722-3088. LADYSMITH HEALTH CARE AUXILIARY - New volunteers are welcome. Please pick up application form at the Thrift Store or phone 250-245-5225.

ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Call Jane Hope, Alzheimer Society of BC at 250-734-4170.

COWICHAN VALLEY


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

EMPLOYEE MONTHOFTHE

CUSTOMER’S PICK forEMPLOYEE of the MONTH

At the 49th, we strive to provideunparalleled customer service every day.

Please let us know how we served you today:

Who?:

When?:

Where?:

How?:

Any other comments?:

Look for this forminstore!

Also,please remember

we have a customersuggestion boxinstore as well.Please ask us

anything -we will respond within one week!

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Teri BinnersleyLADYSMITH 49TH PARALLEL BAKERY

Teri has been part of the 49th for almost a Decade now. Working in the Bakery and Meat departments in Cedar and more recently Ladysmith is where Teri can be found.

Capable in both departments Teri has been asked to move between the two a few times, however she has really found a home and her calling as the main decora-tor in the Ladysmith Bakery. Teri makes all manner of sweet treats, from custom birth-day cakes to decadent desserts to mini Santa and snowmen cakes for the holiday season. Teri can do it all! Our dessert case is loaded with her amazing goodies, come have a look and bring your sweet tooth!

Competent, versatile, reliable and a great decorator, these are a few of the traits that Teri brings to work each and every day.

Thank you for all you do.

Please enjoy lunch on us at our very own. . .

At the 49th, one of our

core values is that “we value our employees

and work as a team.”We also recognize our

employees for their “efforts” and it is in this regard

we ask your help in selecting our “employee of the month”!

Thank you for all you do.

“Teri was too shy to put her picture in so we thought we would show you

some of her handy work.”

3DaySale

Friday, Saturday

& Sunday

January 9, 10, 11

3DaySale

Medium, Aged, X-Old, Marble, Mozza, 800 g, limit 2 998

Paradise Island

Big BlockCheddar Cheese

3DaySale

156-187 grams, limit 3 total

3/$5

QuakerChewys or Dipps

GranolaBars

3DaySale

2.03 litres, limit 2 total

367

Arm & Hammer2X Concentrated

Liquid Laundry

Detergent

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Ladysmith Chronicle, January 06, 2015