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Industrial taxes not out of line Ladysmith saysCraig Spencethe chronicle

Although Ladysmith’s industrial mill rate is almost double that of any other municipality on the Central Island, at $106.07 per thousand dollars of assessed value, Mayor Aaron Stone and Chief Ad-ministrative Officer Ruth Malli say it’s not necessarily out of line, and that the situation is a lot better than it used to be.“The real story here is that council has made significant progress with reducing the community reliance upon taxation revenues, and specifically industrial tax-ation,” Malli said in response to a query from the Chronicle.

She pointed out that in ‘previous de-cades’ the town’s reliance on industry amounted to over a third of its total tax base, a situation which put Ladysmith at serious risk of either having to drasti-cally cut services or increase residential and commercial property taxes should an industry either leave or close down.“The town met with the industrial tax payers and agreed to a strategy of mov-ing reliance on industrial taxes down one per cent per annum,” she recounted.

“This resulted in 12 per cent of tax now

coming from industry, compared to 33 per cent previously.”

The actual amount industry pays has remained ‘relatively constant’ over that period, Malli noted.

Figures for 2015, provided by Direc-tor of Financial Services Erin Anderson, peg Major Industry’s tax contribution at $970,952. That compares to $1.2 million for tax payers in the Light Industry and Business classes.

There are three rate payers in the Major Industry category: Western Forest Prod-ucts, Coman-Western Lumber, and Oak Bay Marina Ltd.As a component of Ladysmith’s overall

revenues property taxes have to be put into context, too. They accounted for 38 per cent of total revenues (excluding borrowing); that compares to a ‘typical’ ratio of 50 per cent in other B.C. munici-palities.“Ladysmith achieves this by utilizing a user-pay strategy and also doing the work that is required to qualify for and get significant grants to pay for infra-structure,” Malli said.

Mayor Stone also said you can’t just compare mill rates and draw conclu-sions about who’s offering tax payers

the best ‘package’ for the services they receive from a municipality.

Municipalities structure their services and how they are paid for differently. For example, how is waste water treat-ment managed and paid for? What are the various classes of property worth in a municipality? What is the value of be-ing within a municipality to an industry or business, and what sort of services

are industrial and business ratepayers receiving?“These are calculations you need to actually analyze,” he said. He has been making a study of the industrial and busi-ness tax rates in Ladysmith, compared to surrounding municipalities, and believes Ladysmith has a lot to offer. “When you start looking at the sum total on busi-ness, we’re competitive,” he said.

Ladysmith has the highest mill rate for heavy industry of any municipality on the Central Island, but Mayor Aaron Stone and municipal staff say it’s not out of line. Craig SpenCe

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A new leaf is about to be turned in Chemainus with the February opening of a LEAF Compassion cannabis dispen-sary at 9750 Chemainus Road – opposite the Chemainus Theatre.

But not everyone is thrilled with the no-tion of opening up a dispensary before it’s legal under Canadian law to do so.“We are a premium cannabis dispensary and resource centre serving Victoria and Salt Spring Island in beautiful British

Columbia,” says the LEAF Compassion website.

LEAF already has two locations, one in Victoria and the other on Saltspring Island. As well as opening a Chemainus outlet, the company is planning to open a dispensary in Port Alberni in March.A request for an interview with LEAF

founder and Executive Director Kyle Cheyne was not returned by press time Mon-day. The Chronicle asked about the timing of the opening and the types of services that will be offered in a Jan. 23 email to Cheyne.

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CVRD considers ‘noxious weed’ bylaw


Ladysmith Council, with the ex-ception of Steve Arnett, has ac-cepted a raise recommended by a select committee to its Jan 18 meeting.

The select committee, estab-lished March 16 to consider how much the mayor and council should be paid and what benefits they should receive, said it’s al-ways difficult for municipal gov-ernments to vote themselves an increase.“The committee members wish to acknowledge that the remunera-tion of council is always a contro-versial topic,” said the introduc-tory paragraph of their report.

But the four members, which in-cluded Mike Hooper, Jan Christen-son, Renee Hutchinson and Coun. Rob Hutchins, recommended – retroactive to July 1, 2015:• Mayor Aaron Stone be paid

$30,515 annually;• The six councillors be paid

$14,475.Council accepted the increase,

but decided against making it ret-roactive to July 1, instead making it effective Jan. 1, 2016.

Coun. Arnett objected, argu-ing that councilors knew what their compensation was to be when they took on their posi-tions, and should not be awarding themselves an increase part way through their term.“I will be voting against this, and if it goes ahead I will not be ac-cepting the money,” he said during debate on the select committee’s recommendations.

He indicated any increase he received should be added to the grants in aid category of the mu-nicipal budget, funding that com-munity groups apply for from the Town of Ladysmith.

The last time mayor and council received a raise was Jan. 1 2014, when the mayor’s remuneration was pegged at $24,172, councilors $12,172.

That was the final increment in a three year annual increase of the mayor’s remuneration from $20,677, and councillors from $9,466, which was adopted Dec. 19, 2011.

The select committee recom-mended that council’s remunera-tion be maintained “at a minimum ‘average’ for their peers and that the compensation include provi-sion for regularly scheduled in-creases to keep pace with infla-tion.”

During the select committee’s presentation Renee Hutchinson said it’s important to make it pos-sible for citizens to put themselves forward for positions on council by making it affordable for them.“We don’t just want the people

who can afford to be on council to be on council,” she argued, not-ing that, “Everybody I talked to agreed it was a good thing to pay the people for the work they do (on council).”

Jan Christensen expressed a bal-ancing perspective. “I don’t want people sitting here for the money,” she said. “You want people to be here because they want to be here, not because they want ‘X’ number of dollars in their jeans.”

Future calculations of council’s

compensation should be pegged “at the ‘average’ of similar sized communities,” the report recom-mends.

While the select committee did not recommend a change in council’s benefits package, it called for a re-view to be completed by Sept. 2016.

It also called for a review of the $50 per diem rate available to council members, who are conducting municipal busi-ness. “It appears that the cur-rent level dates back to before 2001,” states the select com-mittee report.

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Olsen to stayon as principalat LadysmithSecondary

Margaret Olsen, who was appointed Acting Principal at Ladysmith Secondary School Nov. 19, has now been assigned as Principal effective Feb. 1.

Olsen replaced Steve Thompson, who the district said at the time was on ‘indefinite leave’ and had not been in the school since Nov. 4.

When Olsen was assigned as acting prin-cipal the district said the posting would last until February, when she was scheduled to take over as principal of Cedar Secondary School, which is reopening in 2016.

Darcy Hoff, currently vice principal at Dover Bay Secondary School, has been assigned as principal of Cedar Secondary, effec-tive Feb. 1.

Black Pressbusiness scholarship

Black Press owner David Black knows the value of an education in business; that’s why he established a $5,000 scholarship for the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria.

Graduating high school students in 37 of the prov-ince’s school districts can apply for a $5,000 scholarship, which is awarded based on academic merit, leadership and a demonstrated desire to make a positive difference in the world.

Students must apply to the Gustavson School of Business, Bachelor of Commerce Program before Feb. 28 to be eli-gible. More information available at: gustavson.uvic.ca/blackpress.

The scholarship was established in 2008 by Black to give students from across the province access to a business education.

Black chose the Gustavson School of Business because of the innovative program format. Every student takes at least two paid co-operative work terms, has the opportunity to participate in an inter-national exchange, and learns about sustainable business practices.

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end, and adult oriented. A notice on the door says no minors will be permitted on the premises. The web site promotes a variety of ‘cannabis concentrates’, including: hashish, waxes, shatter, crumble, honey foam and oils.

It also takes an advocacy ap-proach to the use of marijuana products. “We see a not-so-distant future, in which cannabis creates a booming new industry alongside tens of thousands of jobs for Cana-dians,” says the web site.“In the near future we can create hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue to put toward building schools, public housing and put-ting an end to hunger in our nation.”

North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefe-bure, who is also a resident of Chemainus, said LEAF does not have a business license. “As far as I’m aware there has been no attempt to get a business license from our staff,” he said.

If the municipality had been approached, a business license would not be granted because the sale of cannabis is not legal in

Canada, although the Liberal Gov-ernment elected in October has said it will look into legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana.“Anyone can put up a sign and start up a business, but not nec-essarily legally,” Lefebure said. Council can only take action once a business is started, and North Cowichan will be considering what to do then.

This is the first time a dispensary has opened in Chemainus. Asked if it will spur council to begin con-sidering how cannabis dispensa-ries will be regulated within North Cowichan, if and when they are legalized, he said, “Absolutely. It’s inevitable.”

The Town of Ladysmith has said it will not license marijuana dis-pensaries either, until it is legal to do so, and Coun. Steve Arnett has expressed concerns about the need for municipalities to be pre-pared to properly regulate dispen-saries if and when they are legal-ized.“It’s going to be part of our cul-ture,” he is quoted in a July 27 arti-cle in The Chronicle, “and we have to be ready for it.”

Cannabis dispensary notlicensed by N. Cowichan

Ladysmith council approves a raise


Giant Hogweed is a noxious, spread-ing risk to the local ecology, human health and the economy, according to the Cowichan Valley Regional Dis-trict – a set of undesirable traits that make it public enemy number-one on the region’s ‘invasive weeds’ hit list.

Public enemy number-two could soon be anyone who harbors this hor-ticultural menace.At their Feb. 10 meeting CVRD di-

rectors will consider a new bylaw that would make it an offense for people to allow giant hogweed to grow on their properties.And since the species lives up to the

‘giant’ half of its reputation by grow-ing up to 5 meters tall, it will be an offense easily spotted by concerned neighbours and bylaw enforcement officers.Heracleum mantegazzianum is

the Latin name for giant hogweed, and Keith Lawrence, the CVRD’s se-nior environmental analyst, can give you a long list of reasons why it is the first, and most noxious invasive weed on the region’s list.

Invasive weeds are aggressive, ca-pable of increasing their distribution area by 14 per cent annually; can im-

pact forestry, agriculture and recre-ational industries; represent a threat to biodiversity – especially to rare and fragile ecological coastal zones and along our riparian corridors.

But to top all that off, giant hog-weed’s sap is poisonous. “The im-pacts from being burned by giant hogweed are very significant,” Law-rence was reported saying in the Feb. 5, 2014 edition of the Cowichan Valley Citizen. “The scars can last for several years.”

That’s one reason giant hogweed has become the poster species for the CVRD’s launch of its noxious weed regulations – it is the only species list-ed within the ‘scope’ of the proposed bylaw. “Really, what we’re planning at this stage is a pilot launch,” Lawrence told the Chronicle.

The regulations will be in place, and education about giant hogweed and what to do about it, will be part of the rollout. But until 2017 the penalties that go with the bylaw will not be in effect.

If Bylaw 3966 does get its three re-quired readings and is adopted, and if it proves to be a workable part of the noxious weed control strategy, the penalties will come into effect. People who refuse to grasp the nettle

– while wearing gloves and protective

clothing – could face fines of up to $2,000 for allowing giant hogweed to grow unchecked.Another reason for making giant

hogweed first on the list, is it’s not well established in the Cowichan Val-ley. “We have an opportunity to really take control and eradicate it,” Law-rence said.

For home-owners, getting to it early will be key. The plant has to be dug up and double bagged, then delivered to a landfill – the only means of effectively disposing of the cuttings at this point.A cost and inconvenience, true, but

eradicating invasive weeds is some-

thing communities are having to do, Lawrence said.

The new bylaw would apply to all electoral areas of the CVRD; the municipalities of Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan and Duncan will have to pass their own bylaws if they want to help; North Cowichan already has regulations concerning invasive spe-cies, under its nuisance properties bylaw.

Will other species be added to the list? “It’s possible,” Lawrence said,

“and it would be on the basis of the suc-cess of the identification, management and disposal of the giant hogweed.

The Giant Hogweed can reach a height of five metres when flowering.


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REMINDER - ATVs and other motorized vehicles are NOT allowed on any Town of Ladysmith Trails

2016 BUSINESS LICENCES – DUE FEBRUARY 28Business owners are reminded that 2016 Business Licence payments are due by February 28, 2016, to avoid penalty. After that date a $25.00 penalty will be applied to all outstanding accounts. Cash, debit and cheque payments accepted during office hours. Cheques may also be dropped off after hours into the drop box conveniently located to the left of the front door at City Hall.

HOLIDAY CLOSURESCity Hall, Development Services, and Public Works will be closed Monday, February 8, 2016, for the Family Day holiday, reopening Tuesday, February 9. Please call 250.245.6424 or visit www.ladysmith.ca for the Frank Jameson Community Centre holiday schedule.

COUNCIL MEETINGSSpecial Council Meetings for Budget Deliberations:Tuesday, January 26 and Friday, January 29, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at City HallRegular Council Meetings:Monday, February 1, and Monday, February 15, at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall

MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEEThere is no Municipal Services Committee meeting this month due to the Family Day statutory holiday on Mon, February 8th.

CITY HALL BUSINESS HOURSMonday to Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (except statutory holidays)410 Esplanade (Corner of Trans Canada Highway and Roberts St)

2016 DOG LICENCES - $10 Discount Until January 31Dog owners are reminded that 2016 dog tags are available. The Town offers a discount for early purchase. Fees are as follows:

Price Before February 1st Price after February 1st Neutered / Spayed $26 $36 Not Neutered or Spayed $44 $54Licences (tags) are available at City Hall, 410 Esplanade during regular office hours, Frank Jameson Community Centre, 810 6th Avenue and Little Rascals, 416 First Avenue

PEERLESS ROAD RECYCLING CENTREWinter hours: November 1 to March 31 – Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. - excluding statutory holidays. To view a list of items accepted, please go to: www.cvrd.bc.ca/documentcenter/view/62889

BOULEVARDS Reminder to property owners that it is your responsibility to maintain the boulevards adjacent to your properties. This includes mowing and keeping them tidy. For more information please call City Hall at 250.245.6400 or Public Works at 250.245.6445.

YOUR GARBAGE / RECYCLING DAY IS CHANGING!Following the Family Day statutory holiday on Monday, February 8, your collection day will move forward 1 (ONE) day.If you need a new schedule you can pick one up at City Hall or the Frank Jameson Community Centre. You can also find your schedule and other important garbage and recycling information on the Town’s website at: http://www.ladysmith.ca/our-services/garbage-recycling.

SNOW REMOVAL REMINDERIn the event of a snowfall, the Town of Ladysmith will be responsible for clearing “heavily travelled” sidewalks along First Avenue and Dogwood Drive. For all other areas, property owners and residents are reminded you are required to clear snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of your premises. Removal should take place no later than 10:00 a.m. on each day of a snowfall. This will greatly help all pedestrians and add to the safety of the elderly and those with limited mobility. The Town will make every effort to keep major arterial and collector streets open, and to clear snow from as many residential streets as possible during snowfalls. Thank you for your assistance in keeping our streets safe.

BURNING REGULATIONSPlease be reminded that no outdoor burning is permitted within the Town of Ladysmith, with the exception of small cooking fires (no bigger than 0.5m sq.) such as a barbecue, fire pit or chiminea.

LADYSMITH PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE MASTER PLAN - SURVEYA review of the existing Parks, Recreation & Culture Master Plan is underway, and you have an opportunity for input into the future direction and planning of programs, services, events, facilities, parks, and trails. Complete the survey at www.ladysmith.ca by February 5th to be entered into a draw to win a 3-month pass or gift cards.

NOTICE OF WATER MAIN FLUSHING – FEBRUARY 1 – APRIL 30, 2016If your water looks a little discoloured between now and the end of May, it is most likely due to our water system maintenance, when we are flushing the water mains. Should this occur, running a cold water tap for a short period will help restore water quality to normal.Residents who are dependent on medical equipment using water, please call Public Works at 250.245.6445 for the flushing dates for your neighbourhood.This is also an excellent chance to clean the screens on faucets and your pressure-reducing valve (where the water enters the house). Both of these should normally be cleaned at least once a year.For more information about the flushing program, please contact the Public Works, Utilities Department at 250.245.6445.

THIRD QUARTER UTILITY BILLS – DUE MARCH 2Utility Bills for October to December 2015 have been mailed. If you haven’t received your bill, or have any questions about it, please call 250.245.6414, ext. 6206. *Note* As per statutory requirement, outstanding utility fees not paid by December 31, 2015 have been transferred to property tax arrears.

INTER–COMMUNITY BUSINESS LICENCELadysmith businesses operating in Campbell River, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Courtenay, Port Alberni, Cumberland, Duncan, Lake Cowichan and Nanaimo, can purchase an Inter-Community Business Licence for an additional $150.

What goes up must come downOver 80 volunteers braved wet, windy conditions, helping to take down the Festival of Lights displays in Ladysmith Jan. 17. Included on the crew were BC Hydro volunteers, who gave this angel a hand coming down from the roof of a building at Roberts Street and Second Ave. The BC Hydro volunteers make a huge contribution to the FOL. “Many of the decoration placements would not be possible without their equipment and manpower,” said Duck Paterson. Members of Ladysmith Family & Friends hosted a hot lunch for the take down volunteers at Aggie Hall. Duck Paterson


B.C. economy to grow despite global turmoilJeff NagelBlack Press

B.C.’s economy is forecast to grow at a healthy clip of three per cent this year de-spite growing global financial uncertainty that has seen stock markets plunge and the Canadian dol-lar swoon in tandem with the dive in oil prices.

That prediction comes from Central

1 Credit Union senior economist Bryan Yu, who says the prov-ince will lead Canada in growth and should weather the global economic turmoil well, thanks to im-proved exports and tourism due to the weak loonie.“B.C. will continue to benefit from low in-terest rates and a low-er currency, despite challenges presented by a weak commod-

ity sector,” Yu said. “Lifted by household demand and housing investment, econom-ic growth will ease slightly from 2015 but remain moderate.”

Yu also expects eco-nomic growth to aver-age three per cent from 2017 on, with steady consumer activity and higher business invest-ment tied to major proj-ect construction.

His forecast as-sumes one large liq-

uefied natural gas terminal will be built in B.C. and Yu cau-tioned growth would be slower at about 2.5 per cent and unem-ployment higher by 0.5 per cent if a new LNG plant fails to ma-terialize.

He predicts unem-ployment will edge up slightly in 2016 to 6.3 per cent before de-clining in subsequent years.

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Any Residents dependant on medical equipment using water, please call the Utilities Department at 250.245.6445 for flushing dates.

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Annual housing sales volumes on Vancou-ver Island were up 13 per cent in 2015, says the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board in its December report.A total of 4,886 sin-

gle-family homes sold on the Multiple List-ing Service in 2015, compared to 4,335 sales recorded the previous year.

Both the benchmark and average prices in-creased last year, up 6.9 per cent and four per cent respectively, and inventory levels were at their lowest since 2005, down 17 per cent from the pre-

vious December.“Limited inventory

continues to place upward pressure on prices, which has cre-ated market condi-tions that favour sell-ers,” the VIREB says.

BC Real Estate As-sociation Chief Econ-omist Cameron Muir predicts that housing sales in 2016 will re-main robust through-out most of the prov-ince, although we may not see the same level of acceleration that occurred in 2015.“The housing market is in a very healthy position heading into 2016, fueled by con-

sumer demand and low interest rates,” said Muir. “Lack of inventory throughout much of the province will see home buyers competing for prop-erties, particularly in the single-family-de-tached market.”

In December 2015, 277 single-family homes sold in the VIREB cov-erage area, up eight per cent from the 257 sales recorded the previous December and a 21 per cent drop from No-vember 2015 – sales usually drop in De-cember.

The benchmark price for a single-family

home was $338,500, up 6.91 per cent from one year ago. Benchmark pricing tracks the value of a typical home in the reported area. The aver-age MLS price of a sin-gle-family home in De-cember was $362,128, up two per cent from December 2014.

Duncan reported a benchmark price of $302,300, an increase of 7.87 per cent over the same month in 2014. Nanaimo’s benchmark price rose 5.36 per cent to $356,300

Housing market ends on high note

Home & Business deadlinesThe Ladysmith Home & Business

Show takes place in the Aggie Hall April 1 & 2, but businesses that want to participate should be get-ting their names in right away.

Organized by the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce the show features free admission, conces-sions, outdoor displays, demos and fun for the whole family. The Chronicle is a media sponsor.

For businesses the show is “a very popular way to market your product, service and business,” says a CofC release.“It allows for incredible face-to-face marketing and is a cost effec-tive way to network and advertise.”

For information contact the Chamber of Commerce at 250-245-2112 or visit the chamber web site at ladysmithcofc.com.


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There are a few things in life that re-ally scare me, jumping off a tall structure with nothing but a bungy cord strapped to my ankles preventing me from breaking through the boundary between here and eternity being one of them.

Never mind the possibility of the cord snapping, or your feet slipping out of the harness like they would out of a pair of size-12 clogs, or the stretch in the cord not being calibrated to your mass and velocity.

Even if everything could be 100 per cent guaranteed to go flawlessly, the thought of raising my arms, looking into the abyss, then deliberately falling into it, gives me the willies.

And speaking of willies, how do you like the notion of standing up there on that plat-form, arms raised as if you were convinced the Gospel was on your side, getting ready to kiss the earth hello and goodbye in the same instant, stark raving naked.

That’s right! Starkers in every sense of the word! My teeth are chattering just thinking about it, and it’s not the cold that’s got to me, despite the fact that this feat takes place in February.

I mean, leaping into the abyss from a hundred-and-fifty foot gang plank, clad in nothing but the skin you were born with... the thought makes me cringe.

But that’s what the good folks at the BC Schizophrenia Society are inviting me to do. Feb. 20 and 21 is Naked Bungy Jump weekend, when a bunch of jumpers are preparing to face my worst nightmare…

It doesn’t bare imagining. Would you do it if your mother was there, watching?

You would? Well, you’re a braver spirit than me, and I take my hat off to you (but nothing else) because the Naked Bungy Jump is a good cause – a naked leap of faith on behalf of people with schizophrenia.

If you want to find out more go to wild-play.com/nakedbungyjump or call 1-855-595-2251. Up to 160 people will be able to jump, and the BCSS hopes each of the par-ticipants will raise at least $85 to help them reach a $30,000 objective.

The cost to jump starts $55, if you’re pre-pared to go totally naked; $129.99, if you’d rather keep your clothes on; free, if you raise pledges of $200 or more.

Craig Spence, Editor

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Renee Hutchinson , Page 3 / Ladysmith council approves a raise

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Children in care come first

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Over the past year we have heard of four children dying while in care of the Ministry of Children and Family De-velopment. One child had been living on his own in a hotel for over 40 days.

If parents treated their own children this way, they’d probably be charged with child neglect and en-dangerment.

Now we hear that approxi-mately 112 children-in-care were living in hotels. Then we watch the evening news and are informed there is a 16 year old female child liv-ing in the homeless tent city in Victoria.

She was interviewed and explained she had spent a goodly portion of her life ‘in care’ and found living in the tent city preferable to liv-ing in a group home. How

a 16 year-old girl goes from being in a foster home, to a group home, to a tent city is beyond me. I think it’s also beyond the B.C. Liberal gov-ernment, the minister re-sponsible and the premier.

The response from the minister responsible is: the ministry can’t force any child to live anywhere. That may be quite correct. What some of us taxpaying citi-zens would like to know is: what factors are leading this child to make her choice.

Really, the minister, the premier, the cabinet are responsible, but no one can explain how this child wound up living in a home-less camp.

The minister says her de-partment is doing the best it can with the resources it has. That is truly rich. The same newscast informed me that last year Premier Christy Clark, the minister

responsible, and the cabinet gave $600 million to the film industry.

These film corporations are mostly American based. On Monday, we saw the premier at a photo op giving $100 million of our tax dollars away to ‘tech companies.’

If the cabinet minister re-sponsible and the premier can’t run the business of this province so there is money to look after the children in our care, but can give $700 million to industries – which in many cases aren’t even Ca-nadian – it suggests the time has come for the B.C. Liber-als to find replacements for both of them.

Welfare for these corpo-rations has to end, and the business of looking after the children of this province has to become a priority.

Elizabeth FosterCedar

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In my ‘solar garden’, I harvest raw energy in the form of electricity.

More solar energy falls on earth in a single hour than all the fossil fuel energy used globally in an en-tire year, and harvesting that energy offers one of the best solutions to climate change. For instance, on June 9, 2014, Germany produced a record 50 per cent of its electricity direct from solar, even though it gets fewer sunny days than we in the Cowichan Valley.

You and I should use the sun’s abundant photons to electrify our lives – electric cars for transport, electric heat pumps for homes, and electric ma-chines for industry.

In the Cowichan Valley citizens will spend over one billion dollars on energy over the next decade. So I encourage you to take the next big step to-wards sustainability. Consider installing solar pan-els in your garden, or on your roof top, to convert the sun’s energy into renewable electricity. Then use that electricity to replace fossil fuels.

There’s a side benefit. BC Hydro’s net metering system allows you to sell any excess electricity you produce and make a profit. Solar energy is compat-ible with BC Hydro’s electrical grid system.

But many people are not in a position to make so-lar electricity on their own. Perhaps they have no suitable rooftop or backyard space, or lack money to make that initial investment. What to do?

We are forming a group called Solar Cowichan which would allow members to invest as much as they can into solar panels, to be installed on residen-tial or commercial sites: the group would then share the earnings from the sale of the electricity generated.

To test the economics of this concept I installed 192 solar panels on a 35 x 25 metre plot on my prop-erty – about one-tenth of a hectare. That installation will produce about 50,000 kwh of energy per year, roughly three to five times the amount most homes consume.

The cost of that project was about $145,000, which I transferred from my pension fund. I will save about $2,000 per year on my electric bill, and BC Hydro will pay me about $3,500 per year for my excess electricity – at a rate of a 9.9 cents per kwh. Combining this saving and revenue nets me $5,500 per year, and because I save dollars already taxed, I project about a 4 per cent return in the first year, increasing over time as BC Hydro rates increase.

It’s a good deal, considering the poor and volatile returns on my pension fund, and better than invest-ing in low interest GICs or bonds. And it may get better. A similar project on Salt Spring Island pro-duced 10 per cent more energy than anticipated. As well, I have a 25 year warranty on my solar panels.

So step up and invest in solar energy to provide the non-carbon renewable energy needed to re-place fossil fuels. And if you haven’t got the money or the space, then think about investing in a solar co-op. If you’re interested email [email protected].

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The Vancouver Island Regional Library and Vancouver Island Uni-versity’s Department of Creative Writing and Journalism have put out the call for submissions to their annual short fic-tion contest.

With over $2,000 in cash and prizes on the table, Vancouver Is-land and Gulf Islands writers are encour-aged to get their en-tries in by March 21 for three categories: Adult (19 and over), Youth

(13 to 18), and Junior (12 and under).

Last year the competi-tion drew over 100 en-tries, with winners and finalists hailing from Fanny Bay, Nanaimo, Salt Spring Island, and Victoria, among other communities. Chroni-cle Editor Craig Spence, was among the prize winners in 2015.“The islands are hot-beds of literary talent,” says Nanaimo Arts Council Executive Di-rector Sarah Schmidt,

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Saltspring’s 17-piece commu-nity big band, Swing Shift, with the island’s own Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby, plays favou-rites from the Second World War era at the Crofton Hotel Pub on Sunday, Jan. 31.

The Andrews Sisters — Sue Newman, Jekka Krayenhoff and Margo Milton — will sing such

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Multi-media trans-lates into multi-tal-ented for the Sixth Biennial Ladysmith Fine Arts Show at the Waterfront Gallery.

This will be the first time the show will be held in the newly expanded gallery and gift shop, with access improved due to the newly installed el-evator. So even more people will be able to view one of the artistic highlights of Vancouver Island’s calendar.

Formerly known as the Multi-Media Show, this juried exhibit will still feature a range of talents from all over Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. In-cluded in the mix will be: two-dimensional works, three-dimen-sional works, and photo/digital works.“The prizes are sub-stantial, the judges are professional, the competition is ener-gizing and the results always surprising,” said LAC President Kathy Holmes.

Up to 150 unique pieces will be accept-ed for the show. Best in Exhibition wins the top prize of $1,000; first in each category takes home $500; sec-ond $250; and third, $100. As well there will be a People’s Choice award.

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Many local business-es and organizations are supporting this year’s show, includ-ing the Ladysmith & District Credit Union and the Fraternal Or-der of Eagles Ladies Division. ‘Robust’ numbers

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The prizes will be awarded at the opening night recep-tion, Feb. 6, at the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery (there will be

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• Jan. 26, 7 p.m., Ladysmith Camera Club pres-ents Buying/Upgrading a Photo Editing Com-puter, a smart shopper’s guide to choosing the right hardware, by Brad Grigor of Turning Point Arts in Saltair. Hardwick Hall, High Street at 3rd Avenue in Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www.LadysmithCam-eraClub.com

• Jan. 29, 7-10 p.m., Cedar Farmers’ Market hosts a 20 year celebration. Join Ken Hamm and friends, who will entertain at the Cedar Com-munity Hall, 2388 Cedar Road. Silent Auction, refreshments by Coco Café. Tickets $20 online at CedarFarmersmMarket.org, or at the door.

• Jan. 30, 6 p.m., Hair cutting fund-raiser, Rain Stacy will part with her three foot locks to raise funds and awareness for veterans. Hair to be

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• Jan. 30, 9 p.m., Music by Cameron Latimer and 40 Roses at the Music Hall Food Co., 18 Roberts Street, $15. Phone 250-245-3663 for info.

• Jan. 31, 1-4 p.m., Youth Darts and Pool (ages 14 and up), at the Ladysmith Legion on First Av-enue. Free play. Hot dogs $2, pop $2, Bring your parents and challenge them to a game.

• Feb. 1, 7 p.m., Ladysmith Resources Centre Association AGM. With special guest Jenna Foster, speaking on ‘gaining awareness of our own personal leadership to increase our capac-ity to effectively lead with others.’ Followed by the LRCA business meeting, refreshments and an open house. Any and all interested persons welcome. 630 Second Avenue (in the Seniors Centre). Phone 250-245-3079 for more info.

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BACKER, Eckhard Wilhelm (Bill) December 29, 1930 – December 31, 2015

It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Bill Backer of Chemainus, BC, at the age of 85.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Anne Randi, his brother Helmut (Andrea), three sons Ralph (Judi), Gerald (Beth) and Harold (Liz) and 7 grandchildren Lara, Jenelle, Melanie, Adelaide, Emma, Katherine and Harrison. He was predeceased by his brother Hans-Bernd.

Bill was born in the town of Weener, in northwestern Germany, and attended the Hermann-Lietz Schule on the island of Spiekeroog, where he learned English and the value of hard work. He later received training in scientific seed breeding. He immigrated to Canada in 1950, docking in Quebec City and taking a train across the country to Vancouver. He first worked in the logging industry in Gor-don River and the Yukon, followed by a stint in the mining industry with Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. in the Yukon and then Flin Flon, Manitoba. It was in the Yukon where he met his wife, Anne Randi. He then became a sta-tionary engineer, working for Manitoba Hydro in Selkirk, Manitoba. In 1965, the West Coast lured him back again, this time to work in Chemainus for BC Hydro. In 1968, he moved his family to Ilo, Peru, where he worked 13 years in the power plant for Southern Peru Copper Corporation. His love for the local area drew him back here once again, to settle in Saltair and then Chemainus. He completed his working career as the Manager of Plant Operations at Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver and retired in 1994.

Bill was a loving husband, father and Opa and cared deeply for his family. He had a great love of beauty in all its many forms - music, art and the outdoors. He loved being outside and close to the sea, enjoyed exploring, fishing and beekeeping, and throughout his life, always had a well-maintained yard with many varied plants and a fabulous garden. He was of the salt of the earth, steeped in those enduring values that keep a culture moored on bedrock.

At Bill’s request, there will be no funeral service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Chemainus Health Care Auxiliary or the Salvation Army. A gathering will be held at a later date to honor his memory.

Demetreos George Bourodemos January 20th, 2016

It is with sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Demetreos George Bourodemos (aka Jim and Coach B).

Born May 14th 1970 at Ladysmith BC, Demetreos passed away on January 20th, 2016 shortly af-ter 1:00 am.

He was well known in the community as a passion-ate football coach, caring teacher and dedicated family man.

He was a kind loving husband, father, fundraiser for cancer and possibly the greatest Steelers Football Fan. In addition, he was the president and founder of Ladysmith Minor Football Association. Through his dedicated coaching he had a positive influence on many local youth.

He leaves behind a loving wife Krista, daughters Adaleena 6 & Aianna 4, mother Eonna, father George, brother Christos his wife Deana, their two daughters Alexandria & Tatianna, brother Petros, wife Kalli and their son Georgios, sister Magdalene, husband Dean and their son Robert. Also feeling the great loss are many aunts, uncles and cousins.

His service will be on Tuesday, January 26th 2016, 12 pm at the St. Mary’s Church on 4th Ave,

officiated by Father Kostas from Vancouver. All are welcome.

There will be also be a public Celebration of life on Saturday, January 30th, 2016, 1:00 pm at the

Agricultural Hall on 1st Ave Ladysmith.

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BC Ferry & Marine Workers’ Union (BCFMWU) has a vacancy for a Relief Office Manager for their Nanaimo office at 1511 Stewart Avenue. BCFMWU is the largest marine union in Canada representing over 3600 members.

The Relief Office Manager would work closely with the Office Manager and reports to the Provincial President. This is a unionized workplace and a Unifor, Local 467 position.

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