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Ladysmith dancer Kayla Hen-ry has qualified for a prestigious international ballet competition in New York City.

Next month, the 10-year-old will compete at the Youth Amer-ica Grand Prix New York Finals April 10-16. This international competition is the culmination of the Youth America Grand Prix season, which is consid-ered the world’s largest global network of dance.

Kayla, who dances with the Kirkwood Academy of Perform-ing Arts in Nanaimo, qualified for the New York Finals after competing at the regional com-petition in Seattle in January.

There are 12 different regional ballet competitions, and danc-ers who scored 95 per cent or higher qualified for the New York Finals, explained Kayla.

At the regional competition in Seattle, Kayla competed against 35 other dancers in the contem-porary category.“It was really fun because there

were a lot of people from differ-ent places, and they were all re-ally good,” she said. “It was just a really good experience.”

Kayla performed her ballet solo, which was choreographed

Young Ladysmith danc-er off to the Big Apple to compete in world’s largest dance series

Ten-year-old Kayla Henry soars high above the stage during the recent regional dance competition in Seattle where she quali� ed for the Youth America Grand Prix New York � nals in New York. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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by her ballet teacher, Chantelle Norris, for three judges and re-ceived scores of 94, 95 and 96.

Kayla has a bit of an idea of what to expect when she competes in New York because she has seen the movie First Position about the New York Finals, but no one from her dance studio has gone before.“I’m looking forward to just

watching people dance because there’s going to be people there from all over the world,” she said.

“I feel good about it. I’m a little bit nervous, but I think it will be re-ally fun.”

Each day, Kayla, who has been dancing since she was three years old, will get a chance to do work-

shops, and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and National Ballet School of Canada will be giving out schol-arships.

There are three different age cat-egories at the New York Finals — nine to 11, 12-14 and 15-18. Kayla will be competing in the nine to 11 category.

So far, there are 127 competitors in Kayla’s age category. There are 400 soloists in total in three age categories, and 1,200 dancers will be attending the event as soloists or group ensembles or invited for master classes.

Kayla says her goal for the com-petition is to dance her best.

Kayla has never been to New

York City, and she is looking for-ward to travelling to the Big Apple. Her whole family is making the trip.

Kayla says she is very excited for the competition.“I’m actually really proud of my-self because I never really thought I could do this, but now that I have done it, it’s like a goal achieved,” she said.

Kayla has been dancing a lot more this year, as she spends half her day dancing and half her day doing school work at Kirkwood Academy of Performing Arts through the studio’s Pre-Profes-sional Dance Program.

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Penelakut boys set their sights on SwedenLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

A fundraising cam-paign is underway to bring a group of young soccer players from Penelakut Island to an international soccer tournament in Swe-den.

Pamela Jack, an elected council mem-ber of Penelakut First Nation, is on a mission to send the Penelakut boys’ soccer team to Sweden to represent Canada at the Gothia World Youth Cup this July. They would be the first team from Vancouver Island and the first team from Penelakut to repre-sent Canada in the tournament, accord-ing to Jack.

Jack has decided to donate the hono-rarium she receives as an elected councillor back to the commu-nity to support elders and youth, and this year, she is donating her council income to the boys’ soccer team. Jack has already raised $10,000, which has paid the entry fee and the food and lodg-ing and ground trans-portation for the team, but they still need to raise the airfare for the players and coach-es.

Each year, the Go-thia World Youth Cup attracts about 1,600 teams from 80 nations, playing 4,500 games

on 110 fields.Jack’s daughter went

to the tournament about four years ago.“We went with her and saw the calibre of play, and there were scouts there,” she said. “I said to my husband at they time, ‘can you imagine bringing an all-native team? The talent we have at home is so un-tapped; we could bring a team here.’”

The tournament will take place July 12-18, but the deadlines are fast approaching, as all the payments have to be made by May.“This is a dream for

all of these kids,” said Jack.

There will be 1,600 teams from around

the world playing on 110 soccer fields.“When we went to the opening ceremo-nies with our daughter, they said ‘get there an hour or two early because it fills up,” recalled Jack. “The stadium holds 50,000 people, and there was not one seat that was available. The stadium was full. It was an ex-perience I’ve never ex-perienced before.”

Jack was elected on council last February, and she always said that if she got elected, she would donate her honorarium back to the community to youth or elders, or both. “I decided I wanted

to donate to these kids,” she said. “I tend to always dream big and that’s something my grandma taught me, not to let barriers get in the way. I knew I didn’t have enough, but I just knew I wanted to get these kids there. All-First Nations talent is so untapped, and just giv-ing them that opportu-nity when I don’t think any of them have gone that far, I wanted them to experience that so they know their dreams are achievable, even if there are barri-ers.”

The team is made up of 18 boys aged 13 to 17, and all but three of them are Penelakut.

“Just to hear them all together on the field, it sure is uplifting,” said Jack. “I had my phone stolen yesterday, but when I got on the field and heard them laugh-ing and joining, it was an uplifting place and made me think of the teachings we have in our culture. The par-ents are sitting on the field watching them practice, and I saw the strength in our culture, and I saw that when they are on the field together practising.”“We’ve got some phe-nomenal athletes on Kuper,” she added.

“We’ve got some really strong boys on Penela-kut who are great at soccer, and they are

competing locally, but a lot of parents can’t afford to get them there. I don’t want to be an imposing force on the parents who don’t have the means to get their kids there. We have a hard time getting on and off the island … so I would never, ever impose myself on the families to say ‘you have to pay their airfare.’ I re-ally want this to be a dream.”

To raise even more money for the soc-cer team, Jack is sell-ing raffle tickets for an upcoming AC/DC concert in Vancouver for $20 each. Only 10 books of tickets have been printed, and they

are almost all sold out. The draw will take place when the tickets are all sold.After that, they will

raffle off a ring featur-ing a white gold whale design and half-carat diamond. Again, only 10 books of tickets have been printed, and tickets are $20 each.

Jack is also hoping to organize a gala and si-lent auction after Eas-ter, most likely in May.Anyone who would

like to support the team can also bring in donations to the band office, where an account has been set aside for the team.

To support the team, visit www.gofundme.com/mvtsco.

A fundraising website has been set up to help the soccer team become the first Vancouver Island team to represent Canada at the Gothia Cup

Learn how to start a Block Watch March 31 in Ladysmith

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The Penelakut boys’ soccer team, which practises Sundays in Chemainus and Mondays on Penelakut Island, is hoping to become the � rst team from Vancouver Island and the � rst team from Penelakut to represent Canada at the Gothia World Youth Cup in Sweden this July. PHOTOS SUBMITTED

Ladysmith is currently experiencing a rise in property-related crimes, including mischief, vandalism and theft.

The Ladysmith RCMP Detachment has received many inquiries from community members about how best to protect themselves, their homes and their valuables. The Block Watch Program is specifically designed to address these questions and issues.

The Ladysmith RCMP will be hosting a public infor-mation session about the Block Watch Program Tues-day, March 31 at 7 p.m. at the Ladysmith Seniors Center inside the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association building located at 630 Second Ave.

Everyone is welcome, but please be aware that child-minding services will not be provided.What is Block Watch?

Block Watch is a community-driven program that brings neighbours together through increased com-munication between themselves and the police. Block Watches have two significant commitments — one, to be as concerned about your neighbours’ property as you would your own, and, two, to report suspicious ac-tivity to the police and your neighbours.

The Block Watch Program started in B.C. in 1986 in response to the concerns of citizens about crime. The program was modeled on a similar project in Seattle,

which was effective in reducing residential break and enters by up to 60 per cent.

In 1993, the Block Watch Society was officially regis-tered as a non-profit societyWhat are the benefits of having a Block Watch in my neighbourhood?

When your Block Watch is up and running and signs are installed, crime rates drop significantly. Also, de-pending who your home insurance provider is, you may be eligible for a reduction up to a maximum of 15 per cent. This reduction applies regardless of whether you are a block captain or a participant.

Block Watches create a sense of community because you begin to know your neighbours as real people, just not the person who lives down the road.

It also creates better communication between your neighbours and the police. Who can start up a Block Watch?

Like any group, there needs to be a leader, someone willing to step up and take the initiative to see an idea through to fruition. In a Block Watch, they are called Block Watch captains.

It’s no fun working alone, and to keep a project mov-ing forward, there should be others involved. We call them co-captains. If the captain goes on vacation or

takes sick or moves, the co-captain can take over. Block captains and co-captains need to complete a

criminal record check. This can be completed at the Ladysmith RCMP Detachment at 320 Sixth Ave., at no charge. Just come to front counter Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with two pieces of approved government ID, such as your B.C. driver’s licence, SIN or passport. Once you have completed your criminal record check, you will be contacted by the Ladysmith RCMP Block Watch co-ordinator with program details.How much time does it take to set up a Block Watch?

It usually takes between three and four hours.After completing your criminal record check, you and

your co-captain will meet with the Block Watch co-ordinator to go over program details, expectations and responsibilities, etc. You will then be provided with par-ticipation/sign-up sheets and an RCMP volunteer ID tag identifying you as a Block Watch captain. Going door to door and discussing the idea with your neighbours can be time-consuming but in large part, most Captains say it’s worthwhile and fun.

The Ladysmith RCMP looks forward to seeing you at the Block Watch information session on March 31.— Submitted by the Ladysmith RCMP


Stz’uminus First Nation and the Nanaimo Airport strengthen tiesLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

Neighours working together to open doors and provide economic opportunities.

That’s the premise be-hind a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed recently be-tween the Stz’uminus First Nation and the Nanaimo Airport.

R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s from the Stz’uminus First Nation and the Nanaimo Airport gath-ered March 5 at the Ladysmith Maritime Society Marine Wel-come Centre to sign the MOU about work-ing together and to eat a celebratory dinner together.“It’s a document that

finally brings together two neighbours in a spirit of friendship and partnership,” said John Craig, chair of the Nanaimo Airport Commission board of directors. “It outlines our expectations for communications and participating with each other and potential business opportuni-ties. It also respects each other’s historical culture or business cul-ture. I think that’s very important.”

Stz’uminus First Nation Chief John Elliott appreciates that the Nanaimo Air-port is opening up its doors and treating

Stz’uminus First Na-tion as a “true, strong partner” around eco-nomic development.“I think it brings us

together, showing that we are willing to work together, will-ing to build an econ-omy together within Stz’uminus traditional territory,” he said. “We’re building an

economy that helps both the airport and Stz’uminus First Na-tion. It creates jobs and opportunities.”

During the MOU sign-ing ceremony, they highlighted their inten-tion to come together six months from now

with some thoughts and ideas on where Stz’uminus First Na-tion and the Nanaimo Airport might work to-gether.“Rather than have it

be a document that ends up in a drawer, this is going to be the opposite,” said Craig.

“It’s going to be a call to action; we’re very serious about that, and I’m looking forward to meeting six months out on some thoughts and ideas.”

From here, Elliott sees the next step being that this MOU creates an open door for Stz’uminus that

they can always come together with the Nanaimo Airport and share ideas.“For us, it opens op-

portunities for growth in our area,” he said.

When he thinks about the MOU, Craig says he is most excited about working with a neigh-bor.“We can’t go any-

where; they can’t go anywhere; we’re neigh-bours, as opposed to a lot of businesses that are transient,” he said.

“We’re pretty well plant-ed, and what better tool to have than a re-lationship that shows respect and communi-

cation and an openness to do business.”

For himself and for the Stz’uminus First Nation, Elliott says he is excited to show they can work together.“I think that’s the ex-

citing part, when you can get to a table where you can work with a partner, and they’re sincere,” he said. “It’s not small talk; it’s

serious. I can truly say I know we’re going to have a long-standing relationship around building partnerships and ensuring our chil-dren in the future can lean on this as we move forward.”

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from page 1Leading up to the Inter-

national World Champion-ships, Kayla says she will be practicing her solo a lot and work hard in class on tech-nique.“This is an amazing opportu-nity for Kayla, for her to qual-ify for this international com-

petition,” said her mother, Nancy. “When we went to Se-attle, we didn’t know much about it; we just went for the experience. We need to go and experience this and see what lies ahead, what other opportunities there are and where does this dance world lead us. We know she has tal-

ent, but where does that go? We think it’s an accomplish-ment.”

Kayla says she doesn’t re-ally know where she wants to go from here yet.“I think I just want to keep dancing and training and working on my technique, but I also think it would be

really nice to go to a school for ballet,” she said.

Last summer, she trained at Canada’s National Ballet School’s Professional Ballet Program summer school in Toronto. When the summer ended, she was invited back, and she plans to return this summer.

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Stz’uminus First Nation Chief John Elliott (left) and Nanaimo Airport Commission board chair John Craig sign a Memorandum of Understanding to work together March 5 in Ladysmith. LINDSAY CHUNG


Roundtable to the rescue?


Ever since the Town of Ladysmith went through an Alterna-tive Approval Process for a boundary exten-sion proposal by Cou-verdon Real Estate and TimberWest that could have seen the Town secure lands around its watershed last spring, the issue of watershed man-agement has been a high-profile one in the community.

The proposal did not go through, and many people in the commu-nity have raised ques-tions about the ca-pacity of the Holland Creek, Banon Creek and Stocking Lake watersheds.

Ladysmith resident Greg Roberts believes that creating a multi-stakeholder water-shed management roundtable could help answer many of those questions and develop better under-standing of the many issues surrounding the watershed. He brought a proposal for such a roundtable to Ladysmith council March 2.

The purpose of the

roundtable would be to develop effec-tive management ap-proaches to maintain ecosystem health and water quantity and quality in a man-ner that respects the many interests in-volved.

After Ladysmith council voted not to proceed with the Cou-verdon development, Roberts wrote to the president and CEO of TimberWest, suggest-ing that TimberWest consider a process for involving the Town and its residents in the development of harvesting plans for the Ladysmith water-shed.

In his letter, he also suggested that Tim-berWest consider tak-ing a leadership role in the development of

a watershed manage-ment plan.

Roberts was invited to meet with Do-menico Iannidinardo, TimberWest’s vice-president of sustain-ability and chief for-ester, Frank Limshue, Couverdon’s director of planning and zon-ing, and resource technologist Steve Ad-ams. They met in mid-January, and Roberts brought along Dave Judson and Greg Gott from the Ladysmith Sportsmen’s Club because of their ac-tive involvement in the watershed. Bryan Henderson from the Advocates for Hol-land Creek also at-tended because of the hydrological work he has undertaken on the watershed.see Roundtable page 7

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March has been a good month for the B.C. NDP,

and it’s been a while since I’ve been able to say that.

Opposition critics fired a shot amidships at the B.C. Liberal when they be-gan questioning the lack of progress by the new Auditor-General for Local Government.

This experimental vessel was launched in Premier Christy Clark’s leadership campaign, and two years after it set sail, it is in dan-ger of sinking.

The original idea was to expand the B.C. Audi-tor General’s office so it could check the financial performance of local gov-ernments too. Business groups were concerned about municipal taxes go-ing up too quickly, with staff growing even as the province grappled with a hiring freeze.

Mayors and councillors began to talk of mutiny over that plan, protesting

their budgets are already required to balance and are subject to annual au-dits.

But this will be “perfor-mance auditing,” Clark insisted, not just making sure the figures add up. It will determine the pub-lic is receiving “value for money” on projects like arenas and services like police, by comparing dif-ferent communities’ re-sults. A new AGLG office opened in Surrey.

The “value for money” promise is on the rocks. The government appoint-ed a quasi-independent board (hello, BC Ferries and TransLink) that hired chartered accountant Ba-sia Ruta, a veteran of the federal Auditor General office who had done local government audits in pri-vate practice.

NDP local government critic Selina Robinson started asking why this of-fice has spent $5.2 million and produced only one audit out of a promised 18. Community Minister Coralee Oakes, a former

Quesnel councillor in her first cabinet post, allowed that there had been some rough water but there is smooth sailing ahead.

Then came a big leak, in the form of a “work envi-ronment review” of the good ship AGLG that was given to the NDP by a sea-sick crew member.

It described chaos below decks, with “shifting pri-orities and unclear direc-tion,” as well as “wasted time and work” and “inef-ficient use of consultant and staff resources.”

Worse, the review noted a human resources moni-tor had been stationed at the office for most of January to maintain a “re-spectful workplace for all employees.”

Then it was confirmed that when the AGLG board tried to conduct a performance review, Ruta’s response was to hire a lawyer.

Whatever goodwill had been restored with lo-cal governments over this experiment is likely gone. Municipal staffers have been dealing with

new auditor demands as their councils grind away at their own budgets, and now they see signs that what they have contrib-uted may well have been swept overboard.

Oakes remains on deck, eyes fixed on the hori-zon. An audit of capital procurement in Rossland is finally scheduled to be done by the end of March, she said. Similar reports on Delta and Sechelt are due in April. The latest revision of that schedule is underway, no doubt in another series of long, ac-rimonious meetings.

Clark addressed the situ-ation in her last question period before the legis-lature’s spring break this week. She didn’t have a lot to say about the AGLG’s voyage of the damned, mostly familiar rhetoric about “lower taxes, less red tape” and so on.

Tom Fletcher is legis-lature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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Have you ever purchased a table or chairs or shelves from IKEA?

You grab your Phillips screwdriver, the Alan key and those funny little instruction diagrams and you dive into the assembly. Even though you didn’t do the measuring, cut the wood or have any hand in its design, you still feel a sense of accomplishment when you put it together. You know I’m right. Admit it.

Most of us intuitively believe that the things we labour at are the things we love. Michael Norton at the Harvard Business School and Dan Ariely at Duke University have turned that concept on its head. What if, they asked, it isn’t love that leads to labour, but labour that leads to love?

In a series of experiments, they have demonstrated that people attach greater value to things they built than if the very same product was built by someone else. And in new experiments published recently, they’ve discov-ered why it happens: Building your own stuff boosts your feelings of pride and competence and also signals to others that you are competent.

“Get involved and do it yourself” also applies to our spiritual life.

As a Christian Pastor, I see the people that put the ef-fort into reading their Bible, spending time in prayer and serving alongside other followers of Jesus — those are the ones who get the most joy out of it.

The great message of the Christian faith is that we don’t have to do it all ourselves, but it also doesn’t mean we do nothing. The Apostle Paul describes how the part-nership works: “To this end, I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.”

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Cedar cash transferred to other schools

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With the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school board delaying Cedar school conversion work to review the 10-year facilities plan, annual fa-cilities grant money earmarked for that project has been doled out elsewhere.At February’s business committee meeting,

the board, which voted to release facilities grant money in January, heard from Pete Sabo, director of planning and operations, who said projects worth about $191,000 have been ap-proved out of the Cedar money and remaining contingency accounts.According to the school district, $7,500 will

be spent to review traffic issues at Chase River Elementary School. A civil engineer will be re-tained to examine options on a bus loop.

École North Oyster’s computer lab is being reconfigured to accommodate more students, and, in addition, a flexible plywood sports wall, or bounce wall, and new flooring in the office area are being installed. These cost $20,000, $7,500 and $30,000 respectively.

Reorganization was needed due to changes with the VAST learning alternatives program. The district will spend $8,500 to consolidate support staff offices from various locations to Nanaimo District Secondary School.

Repair work is needed to address brick fac-ing issues at Randerson Ridge Elementary, to the tune of $20,000.

Gym door replacement at Rock City Elemen-tary has a price tag of $5,000, and $25,000 will also be spent on an exterior staircase from the rear of the school down to the field.As part of the Cedar secondary consolidation,

work will be done at the John Barsby Second-ary computer lab, with $25,000 spent on recon-figuration. Sabo characterized it as a high pri-ority for the school.

The school board has approved $7,500 for a bounce wall at Departure Bay Elementary School and $25,000 for a set of exterior stairs from the gym at École Hammond Bay to the field. Finally, Woodlands Secondary’s pottery shop will see $5,000 in washroom wall repairs.

The Ministry of Education usually requires annual facilities grant money to be spent within the year, but due to the teachers’ strike, which started in June and ended in September, an extension was granted.“The ministry indicated that districts didn’t have to spend [money] in that one year,” Sabo said. “They could carry it forward to the sec-ond year.”

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March 1915The building on First Avenue formerly occu-

pied by James Sharp as a poolroom is being fitted up as a downtown police office for the city and provincial police. The desirability of having a downtown office was suggested to the police commissioners at their last meeting by Chief of Police Allan. A telephone has been installed, and now when a policeman is needed, all that is required is to ring up No. 1-4.

March 1955The Barnes Construction Co. is making prog-

ress with their stock car racing grounds, half a mile three-quarters up Nanaimo Lakes Road. They are, at present, excavating at the race track, which will be three-eighths of a mile long. It may be the beginning of July before they get the races going.

March 1985After devoting eight years of his spare time to

minor baseball, Ted Church is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

Church will be inducted into the B.C. Baseball Hall of Fame on April 6 at B.C. Place in Van-couver. He is presently the Assistant Regional Commissioner for the Pacific Northwest’s Babe Ruth League after spending several years in the community at various levels, beginning with Little League president in 1959.

Every two years, Baseball B.C. adds to its roll of honour, acknowledging those whose efforts were instrumental in the development of base-ball.

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Nanaimo photog-rapher Erica Nadon had the Ladysmith Camera Club’s Photo of the Month for both February and January. The top photo, entitled

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Seniors in Chemainus are getting ready to showcase a variety of talents and a big secret dance with their annual stage production later this month.

Following last year’s successful show of Way Out West, volunteers from the Chemainus Se-niors Drop-In Centre are taking on a new but old theme with this year’s production — An Old Fashioned Music Hall and Vaudeville Va-riety Show.A cast and crew of more than 30 members

will present a two-hour program featuring 20 different acts of comedy, music, skits, dancing and singing March 27 to 29. There will be three big production dance numbers and many short, funny acts, as well as performances by talent-ed singers and musicians.“It’s going to be an old-fashioned English musi-

cal and vaudeville,” explained producer/direc-tor Ken McEwan. “Music halls in England were much like vaudeville in North America with lots of numbers. We have a big finale, comedy acts, musicians and singers — solos and group — just like any vaudeville or music hall show you’d see.”

One couple has an original script of George Burns and Gracie Allen that was done in 1929, and they’re going to re-create that, according to McEwan.“There will be a lot of things we think people haven’t seen before,” he said. “We hope peo-ple will be walking out singing the songs and laughing about the things we do.”“We have a great crowd at the Chemainus Se-niors Centre who have done entertainment be-fore; some are still in choirs and entertained in their previous lives,” he added. “We have one major production each year around this time and other entertainment throughout the year.”A notice went up in September, and members

of the Chemainus Seniors Drop-In Centre held their first meeting about the production in October. For the second year in a row, Cathy Schmidt from Duncan, who has been a chore-ographer with the Cowichan Musical Society, has volunteered a couple of times a week to come to Chemainus and, as McEwan describes it, “put us through our paces.”“We’re very pleased with that,” he said. “We have other people who can do choreography, and she works with them. We have a great team.”

Shows will be held Friday, March 27 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. at the Chemainus Seniors Drop-In Centre at 9824 Willow St.

Chemainus seniors vamp to vaudeville in spring show

Bathing beau-ties Heather Gibbins (left), Joan Chaba, Bev Rawn and Lesley Lam-bert practise their “By the Sea” num-ber for the Chemainus Se-niors Centre’s upcoming Old Fashioned Music Hall and Vaude-ville Variety Show. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Tickets are $15 each for reserved seating only and can be purchased at the Chemainus Seniors Drop-In Centre Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. McE-wan says tickets are selling fast, and the shows may sell out soon.

The production is a fun-draiser for the Chemainus Seniors Drop-In Centre, and everyone involved is volunteering their time.


Meet your Ladysmith Ambassador candidates

Speech & Talent Night coming up April 1Staff WriterTHE CHRONICLE

It’s time for the Ladysmith Ambassador Candidates to shine.

The nine high school students taking part in this year’s Ladysmith Ambassador Program have been preparing speeches and practising their talents, and now they’ll share them with the community Wednesday, April 1 during the Speech and Talent Night. The event begins at 7 p.m. and takes place in the multipurpose room at Ladysmith Secondary School.

The Ladysmith Ambassador Program is a non-profit organization that works to build self-esteem, leadership and public speaking

and to promote continuing education through bursaries, instilling community spirit in the youth of our community.

The candidates will be given points for their performances during the Speech and Talent Night, and later in the month, they will take part in one-on-one interviews with the program judges.

The points will be tallied, and the program will culminate in the Coronation Evening Saturday, April 18 at 7 p.m. at the Frank Jameson Community Centre. During this evening, the official Ladysmith Ambassador and two Vice-Ambassadors will be crowned for the coming year. The three young women who are chosen will go on to participate in local events and represent Ladysmith at various events around the province.

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Kelsey Primrosesponsored by

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Angela O’Donnell, sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Eagles

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Netanya Drinkwatersponsored by

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Orcas excelling at every levelLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

Whether it’s a pro-vincial or regional meet, members of the Ladysmith-Chemainus Orcas Swim Club are making a name for themselves with fast times and strong fin-ishes.

Orcas Faith Knelson and Aileen Humphreys, who are both 13, re-cently returned from the Swim BC AAA Age Group Championships March 5-7 in Surrey and the Swim BC Se-nior Open March 8-9 in Vancouver.

At the provincials, Knelson won four gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze, medalling in every sin-gle event she swam.

Knelson won golds in the 200m individual medley, 200m breast-stroke, 50m breast-stroke and 100m breaststroke, and she was second in the 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 50m free-style. She also finished third in the 100m back-stroke. She set new personal best times in the 200m individual medley, 50m freestyle, 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle.“I wasn’t tapered for

provincials, so I knew I wasn’t going to have the best times in every-thing,” she said.

Humphreys ad-vanced to the finals in three events at pro-vincials — the 100m breaststroke, 50m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke. She finished sixth in the 50m breaststroke and seventh in the 100m breaststroke.

Humphreys was happy that she took some time off two of her swims, and she felt she did much better underwater.“Overall, she had a re-

ally good BC Open and Provincials,” Knelson said of her teammate.

“She worked really hard, and it was great to have her as a team-

mate, cheering me on. We were in all the breaststroke event fi-nals together, and in one event, we were the only teammates in the finals.”At the Swim BC Se-

nior Open March 8-9 at UBC Aquatic Cen-tre, Knelson and Hum-phreys both swam in the Female 18 & Under category.

Knelson made the A finals in all of her swims. She was fourth in the 100m breast-stroke and the 50m freestyle and fifth in the 50m breaststroke and the 100m freestyle.“For me, BC Open was

a great experience,” said Knelson. “I got to race a former Olym-pian, Tara Van Beilen. I learned a lot from just racing against her in the 1,500m. Having her as competition was very intense, and I was so nervous to be-gin with. It was a great experience, and what I really took away from

it was working hard to get where she is, to be like her and be as fast and talented as her.”

Humphreys made the B finals in 50m breaststroke and 200m breaststroke.“I was really nervous,

but I was happy too that I could get those times and be able to race against older swimmers,” she said

Earlier in the month, nine Orcas took part in the Spring Break Invitational Feb. 28 to March 1 in Duncan.

Thi r teen -year-o ld Louise Wong took 27.03 seconds off her time in the 100m indi-vidual medley to finish third. She also took 11 seconds off her time in the 200m breaststroke and in the 100m free-style.

Hubert Wong, 14, won the 50m breaststroke and the 100m breast-stroke, and he had new personal bests in five of his six events.

Shane Valic, who is

also 14, finished in the top five in all his events. He was second in the 100m breast-stroke, third in the 50m butterfly and fifth in the 100m backstroke and the 50m freestyle.

Thirteen-year-old Ky-ele Murray took 6.26 seconds off his time in the 100m backstroke to finish third, and he was third in the 50m free with a new per-sonal best time.

Seven-year-old Aiden Jeffries finished first or second in all his events.

He won the 100m free-style, 50m breaststroke, 50m backstroke, 100m breaststroke and the 50m freestyle. He im-proved his time in the 50m breaststroke by a whole 8.90 seconds and took 5.07 seconds off his time in the 50m freestyle and 2.04 sec-onds off his time in the 100m breaststroke.

This was 11-year-old Breanne King’s first swim meet ever, and she competed in the

100m freestyle, 50m breaststroke and 50m backstroke.

Chantal Greenhalgh, 12, had new personal best times in five of her six events, and she fin-ished third in the 50m butterfly and fourth in the 50m breaststroke.

Ten-year-old Grace Dice took 5.26 seconds off her time in the 50m breaststroke.

Paris Jany, who is 11, took 6.86 seconds off her time in the 50m free and 6.70 seconds off her time in the 50m breaststroke. She also had a new best time in the 50m backstroke by shaving 2.48 seconds off her time, and she was fourth in the 50m breaststroke and the 100m individual medley.“Paris, who is newly

competitive, did phe-nomenal for how long she’s been swimming,” said coach Aria Mac Coll. “She’s picked up all the skills she needs to win.”

Jany felt “pretty good” about her meet. She says competitions make her nervous, but she also finds them fun.“They also make you

feel very excited in-side because you don’t know what you’re go-ing to do,” she said.

“You don’t know if you’re going to win or lose, but my mom always says ‘swim it hard.’ When you are finally on that block, your heart is pounding. You feel very nervous. It’s fun doing them though. I really like them.”

Mac Coll was im-pressed with Dice’s technique in the breaststroke.

The coach also thought Jeffries did

“extremely well,” par-ticularly because he was competing against older swimmers.“I’m really happy with

them all, and they’re hard workers too,” said Mac Coll. “They’re competitive, and they want to be here, so that’s really helped them.”

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Members of the Ladysmith-Chemainus Orcas Swim Club have had many rea-sons to smile lately. In top photo are Aileen Humphreys (left) and Faith Knelson, who recently competed at the AAA Provincials and BC Open, while above is Paris Jany, who had a successful Spring Break Invitational. LINDSAY CHUNG

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Leadership group planning Volunteer Fair for April 10Staff Writerthe chronicle

National Volunteer Week is coming up in early April, and close to home, it will kick off Friday, April 10 in Nanaimo with a Volunteer Fair from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Woodgrove Centre.

The Volunteer Fair is being organized by a group from Leadership Vancouver Island (LVI), in partnership with Volun-teer Nanaimo. The fair will host more than 30 local not-for-profit organizations

whose programs are dependent on vol-unteers and allow people who are in-terested in volunteering to browse and learn about different organizations in need of volunteer support.“We’re excited to bring together people

who are already volunteering or would like to volunteer but don’t know where to start,” Colin Pickell, a member of the LVI group from Ladysmith, said in a press release. “Many people know about the larger organizations that rely on vol-unteers, but there are many other groups

who may be smaller or less visible but provide a needed service to the commu-nity.”

The LVI group is working with Volun-teer Nanaimo to feature a broad range of organizations targeting a cross-sec-tion of interests, including groups from Ladysmith. Each organization will have information about themselves and their need for volunteers and will be prepared to sign people up on the spot.

In addition to the one-day event, the group from LVI will be turning this into a

legacy project for the area and designing the fair with future events in mind.“We want to be able to pass off the lo-gistics of this event to future groups or organizations so Nanaimo and the sur-rounding communities can access volun-teers in the years to come,” said Pickell.Anyone who wants more information

about the fair can visit the event’s Face-book page, “Nanaimo Volunteer Fair,” e-mail [email protected] or contact Vol-unteer Nanaimo at 250-758-7121 or [email protected].

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To the best parents a girl could have. Eloped (cheeky kids) at St. Peter

and St. Paul’s Anglican Church on March 20th 1965.Wishing you lots of love and many

more years of happiness together! May our family and friends celebrate with you on this awesome occasion!Miss you!

Happy 50th Anniversary

Mom and Dad!Patricia (nee Murray)

and Leonard Robinson

Sarah (Sal) Brown Sarah (Sal) Brown passed peacefully on Friday, Feb 13, 2015. Predeceased by her husband Bertram Brown, sister Catherine Gilson and brother-in-law Fred Gilson. Lovingly remembered by her son Dave (Kathy) Brown, brother Jim (Wendy) McKinley, nephews and niece Bill Gilson, Don Gilson, Paula (Dan) Wurth, Paul McKinley, great

nephews and nieces Laura (Jeff) Mercer, Brad (Gwen) Gilson, Sarah Wurth, Zachary Wurth, great-great nephews and niece Kaitlyn Gilson, Braden Gilson, Austin Mercer, Aunt Olie Gilson, and Pat Gilson.

Born March 17, 1925, Aunty Sal was raised in Ladysmith and moved to Nanaimo after her marriage to Bert. An employee at NRGH for 28 years, Sal was a very special lady who will be dearly missed by her extended family and friends. Special thanks to the staff at Dufferin Place for their special loving care of Sal for the past two and a half years.

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LADYSMITH FOOD BANK - Open Tues mornings 9 - 12. 630 Second Ave, Ladysmith.

LADYSMITH DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION - meets on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30 am upstairs at the Legion. This dedicated group of business owners discuss everything business-related in Ladysmith from partnerships with organizations, upcoming events, business strategies and tips, website performance and sometimes, a guest speaker.

CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP - meets 3rd Mon of each month 5:15-6:45Ladysmith Community Health Centre - 1111-4th Ave, Room 101www.chronicpainsupport.ca 250-667-5587

SING FOR PURE JOY! - meets on Saturdays, 7-8:30 pm in the 2nd floor lounge of The Lodge on 4th [email protected] or (250) 285-3764

STROKE RECOVERY GROUP: Survivors and caregivers meet every Thursday at 11 am in the basement Activity Room of Bethel Tabernacle, 1149 Fourth Ave. Programs include exercises and tips for managing activities. Call Ken or Flo 250-245-8199.

BINGO - LADYSMITHEvery Wed - 6:30 pm, Doors 5 pm, St. Mary's Church Hall. Info call 250-245-3079. Sponsored by Ladysmith Resources Centre Association

HAR VEST HOUSE FOOD BANKChemainus. Friday, Info call 250-246-3455.

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Up Coming

LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - “How to Photograph Smoke” with tips and demonstrations by

Sean Sherstone and Brad Grigor, both of the Island LEAP photography group. Tues, March 24, 7 pm, Hardwick Hall, High St at 3rd Ave, Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www.LadysmithCameraClub.com

LADYSMITH KINSMEN - present a fundraiser for the new Transfer Beach Playground! Alf Carter, long-time local entertainer and his band! Sat, May 2 at the Aggie Hall. Special horn section. Roast beef dinner, refreshments, prizes and YOU help support the new playground. A very

fun evening of good food and entertainment. Tickets available at 49th Grocery and Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce or call 250-245-2263 and we'll deliver. $30 each and huge fun!

ST. MARY'S FASHION SHOW- by Nancy's and Top Drawer. 1135 4th Avenue, St. Mary's Hall. March 24, doors 7 pm, show 7:30, Tickets $10 at Nancy's and Top Drawer.

SPRING TEA 2015 & BAKE SALE - Ladies Auxiliary, R.C.L. Branch 171, Fri, March 20, 12 noon - 3 pm. Upstairs in Legion Hall, 621 1st Ave. LadysmithEveryone is Welcome!

BINGOChemainus Senior Drop-in Centre. Mondays, 6:40 pm. Info: Murray 250-246-9968.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Volunteers need-ed. 250-245-1118.

LADYSMITH LEGIONMondays, crib, 7 p.m. Meat draws: Saturdays 2 - 5:15 pm, Fridays 4-6 pm, Sundays 3-5 pm, Darts: Wednesdays, 7 pm, Line dancing: Thursdays 9-11 am, Fridays: pool, 8 pm,250-245-2273.

CANADIAN FEDERATION of UNIVERSITY WOMENNanaimo branch. Meets 4th Monday of each month. St. Andrews Presbyterian. 7 pm. Karen: 250-756-9508.

BINGO Every Fri, 6:45 p.m., Chemainus Legion branch #191. Doors open 5 p.m.

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

CHEMAINUS SKETCH GROUP - Painting and sketching group meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. New members welcome. 250-246-3118

BORN HEALTHY - a program for pregnant women and new moms. Check out “Born Healthy Ladysmith” on Facebook or call Kate at 250-245-3079 (the LRCA). Wednesdays from 10-1:30 with drop-in office hours for one-on-one on Mon and Tues from 10-1:30.

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

LADYSMITH CELE BRA TIONS SOCIETY Ladysmith Days. Ladysmith city hall, on 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7 pm 250-245-2263. www.ladysmithdays.com

DAD'S GROUP - Drop In Breakfast - Program of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association. 630 - 2nd Ave., Upper Floor, Saturdays, 10 - noon. 250-245-3079.

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

COWICHAN VALLEY

HOSPICE Emotional support for those facing a life threat-ening illness, family and friends and for those griev-ing the death of a loved one. 1-888-701-4242. Group, telephone & indi-vidual support 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 DANCINGChemainus Seniors Drop In Centre. Tuesdays, 10 - 11 a.m. Jo Kelly: 250-245-1185.

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

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 duckwon@shaw.

NARCOTICS ANONYOMOUSMeets 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.

Robyn GerlandSPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Rembrandt and Shakespeare both had their patrons, and so it is that in this town of some-what lesser dabblers in art, both visual and literary, Eliza Hemingway contin-ues the tradition.

Last spring, when she began carrying my new book, All These Long Years Later, I assumed that she, like every other vendor with whom I had placed my work, would request at best a 40-per-cent and at worst, a 60-per-cent consignment fee.

For local artists, it’s painful but it is also understand-able. Rents here in Chemainus are high, and personal or staff time has to be a con-sideration.

So it was a huge surprise when, some months later as I began my rounds checking on sales and receiving my share of the pro-

ceeds, Eliza handed me a cheque with the addendum, “I don’t take any com-mission.”

I’m sure that my face belied my sur-prise as she ex-plained that she believed that local talent needed to be appreciated and en-couraged and what better way to do so than to offer an at-tractive, local venue in which to display and to sell the art-istry that was being produced.

***Her fascinating

shop is located on Willow Street and

brimming with col-lectibles and cre-ativity and features a local toy-maker, who is often on the premises, some-times whittling and painting and at other times, minding the store.

Eliza’s Antiques and Art is absolute-ly worth a visit — a chance to discover the very thing that you always knew you needed but could never find, a chance to discover local arti-sans, and a chance to support the propri-etor who is so gener-ously supporting our community.

Staff WriterTHE CHRONICLE

A therapy horse named Josefa will be taken care of for the next year thanks to a generous donation by the Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary.

On Feb. 16, mem-bers of the Ladysmith Health Care Auxil-iary presented the Cowichan Therapeu-tic Riding Association (CTRA) with a dona-tion for $2,600. This funding will sponsor Josefa, a Norwegian Fjord owned by CTRA and donated to the program by Anita Goodfellow, and will cover the costs associ-ated with her care and feeding for a year.“She stands 15 ‘hands

high’ (a hand is a measurement of four inches) at the shoulder and is a beautiful mare very characteristic of her breed,” the CTRA states in a press re-lease. “Josefa is known for her kind and reli-able personality.”

The Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary has sponsored a horse at CTRA since 2000.“Josefa is a pleasure

to work with,” said CTRA executive direc-tor Anne Muir. “She

has truly helped shape the lives of many fami-lies in the Cowichan Valley.”

The Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary is a long-standing com-munity charity that operates and man-ages numerous health-related services. The volunteers involved with this organization also actively raise money for commu-nity health and well-ness programs, and in 2014, they donated and pledged more than $273,000 in medi-cal equipment and sup-port to health-related

non-profit societies.CTRA has been pro-

viding therapeutic rid-ing and equine-based therapeutic services in the Cowichan Val-ley since 1986. The program operates year round, serving approximately 100 participants during each of the six annual sessions, the major-ity of whom are chil-dren. Horse camps for children with special needs are also offered in the spring and sum-mer.“Therapeutic riding

is a proven therapeu-tic intervention that

is recommended for a wide variety of rea-sons,” according to the press release. “Physi-cal and developmental benefits are often cou-pled with positive cog-nitive, emotional, or behavioral outcomes.”

CTRA is the only therapeutic riding as-sociation in British Co-lumbia accredited at the highest level as a

“Training and Accredi-tation Centre” with the Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association, the national governing body for therapeutic riding, according to the press release.


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A surgical headlight is essential for a surgeon to be able to see accurately while performing delicate surgical procedures.

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The Last WordChronicle

From left, Ladysmith Health Care Auxiliary corresponding secretary Pam Fra-ser and president Irene Telford pose with therapy horse Josefa and Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association executive director Anne Muir. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Health care auxiliary sponsors therapy horse Josefa for a year

CHURCH DIRECTORYAttend regularly the church of your choice

381 Davis Road 250-245-5113

www.oceanviewchurch.ca

March 22, 2015 9am & 11am

Guest Speaker

Kent Anderson

President of Northwest Bible

Seminary

Welcome toSt. Mary’s

Catholic Church1135 - 4th Avenue

Ladysmith, BCMass Times:Sat. 5:00 pmSun. 9:00 am250-245-3414Father Anthony Gonsalves, OFM

Hall Rentals Available250-245-2077

Attend regularly

1149 Fourth Ave, Ladysmith, 250-245-8221

Family Worship ServiceSundays 10:30 am

(Nursery & Children’s classes available)

Mid - week groups for Children, Preteens, Teens and Adult Life Studies

Rev Maxine Pirie 232 High Street250-245-2183

www.ladysmithunited.org

Sunday Serviceincluding Sunday schoolat 10:30 amHealing Pathway

1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6-8 pm

Inclusive - Diverse - VibrantLadysmith

First United Church

Roberts Street Pizza20 Roberts Street Hotline 250-245-1119

TWO ONEOR

Try one of our NEW Pizza’s, the

Porker!Applesauce, Tomatoes,

Mushrooms, Pulled Pork, Red Onions, Pineapple

Try one of our NEW Pizza’s, theTry one of our NEW Pizza’s, the

Eliza a true patron of arts


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

For your Banners. Posters, Pictures,Etc!

WIDE FORMATCOLOUR PRINTING

NOW OFFERING IN HOUSE

Come on

IN!

LIVE MUSIC AT

This month:

Serving locally roasted coffee, soup & sandwiches, fresh-baked treats,

free WiFi, and now.....live music!

Lena Birtwistle

Friday, March 187:00pm

See whats NEW this

week@

Beautiful BlooomsArtistically Arranged

• graduation • anniversary

• Mother’s Day • birthday

• just because

Bouquets & Arrangements

for Every Occasion

& up

Bloooms Direct Line 250-245-3344

$15

3DaySale

Friday, Saturday

& Sunday

March 20, 21, 22

3DaySale

2 ply double roll8 roll, limit 2

348

Cashmere Ultra Luxe

BathroomTissue

WOW!

3DaySale

2.21 litres, limit 2 total

2/$5

Xtra

LiquidLaundry

Detergent

3DaySale

750 grams

2/$5

Green GiantFrozen

Vegetables

Ladysmith Chronicle, March 17, 2015

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