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Local couple writes about drone warfareLindsay ChungTHE CHRONICLE

What difference do drones make? How do these unmanned aerial vehicles affect conflict and security around the world?

Those are some of the questions hus-band-and-wife writing team Ann Rogers and John Hill of Ladysmith asked them-selves while writing their new book, Un-manned: Drone Warfare and Global Security. The book was published April 20, and Rogers and Hill will be speaking about their work Thursday, June 5 at the Ladysmith Library.“Rogers and Hill combine thoughtful anal-

ysis with a flair for fresh and accessible writing,” Christopher Jasparro, co-author of International Conflict Over Water Re-sources in Himalayan Asia says about the book. “Their contention that we have entered an era of nano-war is disturbing yet bears serious thought by policymakers, war fighters, scholars and the public alike.”

Drones — unmanned aircraft that are more formally called UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or RPAS (Remotely Pi-loted Aerial Systems) — have become the controversial new weapon of choice for the U.S. military abroad. Unmanned de-tails the causes and deadly consequences of this terrifying new development in war-fare and explores the implications for in-ternational law and global peace, accord-ing to a press release.“Ann Rogers and John Hill argue that

drones represent the first truly globalized technology of war,” it states. “The book shows how unmanned systems are chang-ing not simply how wars are fought, but also the meaning of conflict itself.”

Drone warfare is a subject that matches the couple’s backgrounds and experience.

Rogers is the former deputy editor of Jane’s Intelligence Review in London and the author of Security and Power in the British State. She is a political studies professor at Vancouver Island University

(VIU), teaching security. Hill was formerly the China Watch editor for Jane’s Intelli-gence Review, and he has reported widely on security and military matters for a range of Jane’s publications. He is current-ly the Writing Centre Co-ordinator at VIU.

When Rogers was coming up with ideas for current lectures for her security stu-dents, she was reading about the use of drones in Pakistan and thought that would make a good subject for a lecture. She put drones on the lecture schedule, but when she started researching the sub-ject, she found “hardly anybody” was writ-ing about drones.

The couple started working on the book two and a half years ago.

Their research question for the book was “what difference do drones make?”“There’s this technology out there that

people find interesting, alarming, disturb-ing, useful, and we were wondering does it actually make a difference that there’s no one in the cockpit of this aircraft,” said

Hill. “We took as our sort of theoretical starting point the great Canadian theorist Marshall MacLuhan, who urges us when considering technology to look at not the task that the technology is sort of overtly set but to look at the wide-scale changes that technology brings to human society.”As Rogers puts it: “we know what it does

and it’s pretty obvious what it does, but do people do things differently because of it?”After researching and writing the book,

Hill and Rogers found that yes, drones do make a difference in conflict.“The difference it makes, or the differ-

ence it seems to us to make, is that it lowers the threshold to the application of military-scale force to an extent that it becomes possible and appropriate, in the eyes of those who are applying it, to target individuals,” said Hill. “And that’s what we’re calling nano-war to try to capture that very small scale of target, an actual named person.”

Youngsters take part in the Kinsmen Bullhead Derby during Ladysmith Kids’ Pirate Day Saturday, May 31 at the Ladysmith Maritime Society (LMS) Community Marina. The day featured a wide variety of fun activities, and Cliff Fisher from the LMS reports that there were more young families at the marina this year than he can remember. SHIRLEY TRIPP

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Hill says the risk to a coun-try deploying drones is much lower. The person operating the drone does not die if it is shot down, so you aren’t risk-ing your personnel. As the country that is using a drone, you also aren’t risking the em-barrassment of your person-nel ending up in enemy hands.

Hill and Rogers have also found drones appear to seem less threatening to countries being targeted by them.“What we think is because of

the lowered risk in all these ways, it’s easier to do this, and we’ve seen it,” said Hill.

Hill says there have been drone strikes in countries such as Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and although the U.S. is not at war with those

countries, the country is us-ing drones equipped with missiles, and evidence shows that lots of civilians are being killed by those strikes. “There’s no accountabil-

ity there, and nobody’s really talking about it,” noted Rog-ers. “They’re picking off peo-ple a few at a time.”“That’s the thing, it’s just so

small-scale that it’s kind of a

series of gnat bites,” added Hill.

Hill and Roger have found positive sides to drones.“I have some students at VIU

who served in Afghanistan and were protected by drones by the Americans,” said Rog-ers. “They were very positive about them because they felt so much safer, like someone was watching them and had an eye on what was going on.”

Hill says the vast number of UAVs employed by the mili-tary are not armed, but are used for surveillance.

Rogers and Hill will be speaking about their new book Thursday, June 5 at the Ladysmith Library at 6:30 p.m.

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A natural gas leak forced the evacuation of several buildings and the closure of First Avenue between High and Gatacre streets last week.

Members of Ladysmith Fire/Res-cue, the North Oys-ter Volunteer Fire Department and the Ladysmith RCMP were downtown Wednes-day, May 28 after a natural gas leak when a gas line was broken down the alley be-tween the Ladysmith Health Food Store and what used to be Crazy Mike’s Video.

Ladysmith Fire/Res-cue received the call around 1:30 p.m. and closed the street until about 3:15 p.m. so that FortisBC could turn off the gas.“We have to shut

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From left, CUPE member Jeff Virtanen, CUPE mem-ber Vicki McMurtrie and teacher Iris Mennie picket in front of Ladysmith Sec-ondary School Monday, June 2 during the second week of rotating strikes by the British Columbia Teach-ers’ Federation (BCTF). Teachers in the Cowichan Valley (School District 79) are on strike today (Tues-day, June 3), and rotat-ing strikes will continue around the province for the rest of the week. Keep up to date with teachers’ strike action at www.bctf.ca. LINDSAY CHUNG

Ladysmith Fire/Rescue crews attend to a natural gas leak on First Avenue, close to High Street on Wednesday, May 28. The street was closed for about two hours until the gas could be shut off. LINDSAY CHUNG


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Bill Gillespie’s civil suit against Const. David Pompeo began this week in Victoria.“The trial [was] set to start on Monday [June 2] for 20 days,’’ confirmed James Legh of the Ste-venson Luchies & Legh law firm, who is rep-resenting Gillespie in the proceedings. Legh declined to say anything more about the case.

Pompeo was found guilty of aggravated as-sault in the September 2009 shooting of Gil-

lespie that left a bullet lodged in him.Pompeo was sentenced to two years’ proba-

tion plus 240 hours of community service. His counsel, Ravi Hira, launched an appeal of the sentence and a decision is still pending.

Gillespie said he expects more details about Pompeo’s conduct to come to light during the civil case.“We’ll find out about all the rotten things they did that night,’’ he said. “I’m still in pain every day. I’m going to be in pain the rest of my life. I’m tired all the time and I’m really cranky.’’

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Bill Gillespie speaks to the media after the conclusion of the criminal trial of RCMP Const. David Pompeo for shooting him in a Chemainus driveway. Andrew Leong

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Immerse yourself in maritime heritage June 7 at LMS MarinaLindsay Chungthe chronicle

If you love history and you love being by the water, you won’t want to miss Ladysmith Maritime Heritage Day this Sat-urday (June 7).

Hosted by the Ladysmith Mari-time Society (LMS), Ladysmith Heritage Day runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the LMS Community Marina and features a full day of family activities.

Throughout the day, there will be opportu-nities to go onboard visiting heritage ves-sels and the LMS heritage fleet, look through a floating mu-seum and boat shed display, and much

more.Ladysmith Heritage

Day chair Rob Pinker-ton says they had about 15-18 heritage vessels at last year’s event, and there will be even more this year. He is expect-ing about 25 boats this year, and he says many of them are new.“It’s a combination of

work boats and plea-sure boats and con-versions,” said Pinker-ton. “There will be a lot of pretty boats. A lot of them might not be considered heri-tage, but they’re very pretty — a lot of nice woodwork and very well-kept. There are some old tugs, little boats and big boats.”

During the festi-val, Royal Canadian

Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) Ladysmith Unit 29 will hold a dedication ceremony for its new rescue vessel at 11 a.m.

The Ladysmith and District Marine Res-cue Society has been raising money for the new fast response vessel for the past two years, and soci-ety members, RCM-SAR Unit 29 volun-teers, local dignitaries and volunteers from other marine rescue units in this region will be at the marina to formally dedicate the boat to the com-munity.

Down on the docks, you’ll be able to ex-plore the Ladysmith Harbour with free

harbour tours and $15 hovercraft rides to raise money for RCM-SAR Unit 29.As well, three local

marine artists — Mi-chael Dean, Kath Stro-man and Judy Button

— will be showcasing their work.

In the LMS upper lot, the Mid-Island Trac-tor and Equipment Club will share a va-riety of interesting equipment, including an old-fashioned door frame maker from an old mill in Nanaimo that was used in the early 1900s.“Hopefully, we’ll be getting to see vintage cars as well,” said Pinkerton.

For more informa-tion about Ladysmith Heritage Day, visit www.ladysmithmari timesociety.ca.

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The report from Dr. Paul Hassel-back, medical

health officer for the Central Island region, was stark — almost 20 per cent of students in this school district are living in poverty.

This means those stu-dents are less ready for school and their chanc-es of doing well in the classroom are greatly reduced.

Canadians said they wanted to end child poverty in 1989 when the House of Commons passed Ed Broadbent’s motion in 1989 calling on Canada to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000.

The sad truth is we didn’t manage to elimi-nate child poverty, and it has actually in-creased, especially here in British Columbia, which has the highest rate of child poverty in Canada.

There are solutions to child poverty, and the

federal government can help by making target-ed investments where the evidence proves they actually help fami-lies.

A significant number of children living in poverty come from sin-gle-parent families. It seems obvious that hav-ing access to secure, affordable, convenient child care would help these families.

The group “Living Wage for Families” has said that a publicly-funded child care sys-tem in B.C. that offered subsidies similar to that of Quebec would reduce monthly costs to $280 for the average family.

Right now, families who pay for child care spend nearly 20 per cent of their budget on fees. With a publicly-funded system, that

percentage would drop to less than seven per cent.

When Quebec intro-duced its (then) $7-a-day child care system, many people worried it would be a burden on taxpayers.

But research has shown that labour pro-ductivity increased, mainly from the num-bers of women who could enter or re-enter the workforce and start earning taxable income.

That could be a strong incentive to work.

Of course, not every parent can or is able to work, so targeted assis-tance can also help.

Increasing the main federal transfer to help young families, the Canada Child Tax Ben-efit, is another option. First Call: the BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition recommends

the benefit be raised to $5,500 and be uni-versal, so all families with children receive it regardless of whether their income is from earnings or government transfers.

Like the baby bonus of previous decades, this would help young families with expenses. And with universality, it costs less to administer the program.

Helping families pay for expenses with a mix of incentives and assis-tance is a proven way to lift more children out of poverty and help them prepare for school.

Ensuring students are ready to learn is smart public policy.

Those students are more likely to do well in school and potential-ly go to post-secondary studies.

With looming labour shortages as our popu-lation ages, we cannot leave 20 per cent of stu-dents behind.

The Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the prov-ince’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with docu-mentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby Street, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R-2R2. For information phone 1-888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org.

The real cause of the problems with the Davis Road crossing is the drivers

Editor:

I couldn’t agree more with Katie and Moses Hef-fring’s letter about the Davis Road crossing, but the scope of the problem is actually much greater.

Davis Road onto the highway southbound has a “merge lane” that cannot be accessed if more than two cars are waiting to cross. This piles up cars behind the light, many of which don’t really need to be there. The road needs to be widened at this point.

There is a dedicated left turn light installed for northbound traffic, but it is not activated, so left-turning vehicles have to wait as cars go straight across from Chemainus Road. Again, this causes problems as they try to madly dash left whenever the opportunity presents itself and often fail to notice pedestrians in the process.

Simply activating the advance left northbound would help a lot.

The whole approach to the intersection, from both north and south, is rampant with speeding, and I’ve nearly been hit from behind despite trav-elling a little beyond the speed limit.

Driving the limit gets you honks, finger waving and erratic lane changes around you.

It’s like a racetrack, and while a lower limit would be good, it really requires greater enforce-ment. Maybe one of those automated speed indi-cation signs on both sides would help.

Sadly though, when all is said and done, it is the rush, inattentiveness and discourtesy of many drivers that is the real cause of many of these is-sues.

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Chemainus’ Echo Heights is just one more council reading away from seeing 91 per cent of the pub-licly owned forest pre-served as parkland.

North Cowichan passed second and third readings May 21, with development-minded Councillor John Koury the lone objector.

Mayor Jon Lefe-bure said he gained recent support from Chemainus and Dis-trict Chamber of Com-merce toward his 91 per cent solution to the thorny question of Echo Heights’ future that has split his com-munity for some eight years.“I’m extremely happy

to have gotten a 6-1 vote,” he said, with fourth reading ex-pected June 4. “This is great news for our community — now we have a chance to heal.”

Koury insisted coun-cil support its earlier plan to preserve 80 per cent of the 52-acre property — which the vocal Chemainus Residents’ Association (CRA) wanted com-pletely saved.

He was frustrated

council could lose a potential $1.5 million in lost revenues from selling just 17 Echo Heights lots for green housing — not 40-plus lots under the 80 per

cent plan.The 80 per cent bylaw

still must be rescinded, with Koury vowing to underline its virtues.“It’s not easy being

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“I can’t compromise the public’s interest.“Now we have to

scramble, and go back to the drawing board.”


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local businesses, Be A HomeTown Tourist Weekend offers an opportunity for resi-dents and visitors to discover Ladysmith, Cassidy and Cedar.

During the weekend, there will be harbour boat tours, historic downtown walks, farm tours, two-for-one specials for

kayaking, golfing and swimming, and spe-cial menus prepared by local restaurants.

Cindy Damphousse, who spearheaded the campaign four years ago, says she is ex-cited by the response to Be A HomeTown Tourist Weekend.“We often miss the treasures that are

right in our backyard,” she said in a press release. “This is a way for us to remem-ber what an amazing place we live in.”

Damphousse says the campaign was modeled after other programs that have been successful in many communities.“Amazing things hap-pen in small places,” she noted.

For up-to-date schedules and more information about events and specials, call 250-245-7015 or the Ladysmith Cham-ber of Commerce at 250-245-2112 or visit www.take5.ca/home-towntourist.


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The Ladysmith Seniors’ Centre presented its annual Ladysmith Seniors Variety Showcase Friday, May 31. A sold-out crowd watched 17 acts ranging from skits and dancing to singing and playing piano dur-ing the showcase, which was produced by Anita Stewart. Pictured, clockwise from top, are: The Top Hat Trio (Dave Stewart, Marcel Potvin and Max Baker) making everyone laugh; Senne Marta per-forming “The Great Snowman”; Helen Kyle singing a compilation of Scottish songs; and Shirley Allen performing a funny rendition of “She’s Got You.” LINDSAY CHUNG

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Showcasing students young to old is the or-der of the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery show for the month of June.

Opening Friday, June 6, the gallery will be displaying a wide va-riety of student visual art work, from ceramic

work to acrylic, carv-ing and mixed media.

Students from all lo-cal sources are invited to bring in their art: el-ementary schools, high schools, the Ladysmith Resource Centre, Van-couver Island Universi-ty (VIU), the Ladysmith Art Council art classes and S-hXiXnu-tun Le-lum Primary School at Stz’uminus First Na-tion. Intake is Tuesday, June 3 and Wednesday, June 4 at the Water-front Gallery.

An Opening Night Gala will be held Sat-urday, June 14 at 7 p.m. at the gallery. Written and spoken word art-ists and singers will be

performing, offering an array of creative ex-pression.

The guest speaker is Gregory Ball, an inno-vative professor of art and design at VIU. He teaches printmaking and drawing, and his artwork often includes social, political and environmental themes. He was the curator at the Nanaimo Art Gal-lery for four years from 2007 to 2011.

His talk will focus on what to expect if you pursue the life of an artist, his own suc-cesses and road bumps and surely will inspire all students to create a future in the arts.

Students from Joss-lyn Meyers’ art class at S-hXiXnu-tun Le-lum Primary School have created a 26-foot acrylic on canvas floor cloth made to honour the new Stz’uminus First Nation Chief and nine Council members in 2014. The floor cloth depicts a war canoe, with 10 paddles to rep-resent the Chief and each Council member.

The primary students will also exhibit cedar paddles that they made and painted. In addi-tion, the students are contributing salmon paintings and an as-sortment of drawings, painting and pastels.

The Ladysmith Arts Council will exhibit en-tries from the ceramic, printmaking, and wa-tercolour classes and from Gail Ralphs’ dif-ferent ability students.

The show will high-light all student work in the community, from formal students to leisure students of all ages.

The breadth of the show is diverse and will highlight that visu-al art is alive and well in the community.

The show is expected to enrich all, both the creators and the view-ers. Please come and join us throughout the month of June.

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This photo called “Come On, Hurry Up,” taken by Pat Haugen of Saltair was chosen as the

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Nanaimo will give a presentation on landscape photography. Everyone is welcome, and non-

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Local soccer fans were treated to a highly entertain-ing soccer match Saturday, May 24 at Forrest Field in Ladysmith.

Squaring off against last year’s Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL) champions, the Penticton Pinnacles, the Mid-Isle Highlanders men’s team dominated in a 5-1 vic-tory, with goalkeeper Trevor White’s clean sheet broken only by a penalty kick strike in the game’s dying minutes. After a fast-paced, physical

start to the game, the High-landers opened their ac-count with a beautiful head-er by Daragh Fitzgerald off of a booming corner kick.

Minutes later, Russell Le-derer found time and space just outside the 18-yard box and launched a rocket into the top corner of the Pent-icton goal to give the High-landers a 2-0 halftime lead.

But the second half be-longed to Blaze Roberts, who scored three goals for the Highlanders for the hat trick, delighting the 90-100 supporters in attendance at Forrest Field.

Highlanders coach Bill Merriman stated after the game that he was “happy the boys played more like a team and showed that they’re starting to gel as a cohesive unit, which is great to see at the start of the sea-son.”

Saturday’s win will move Mid-Isle up to the top of the PCSL standings in the sea-son’s opening month. The PCSL season runs through May, June and July and also includes teams from Victo-

ria, Vancouver, Chilliwack and Kelowna.

The next Highlanders men’s game kicks off Satur-day, June 7 at 2 p.m. at Merle Logan Field in Nanaimo against West Vancouver.

The Highlanders women’s team will play the following day at 2 p.m. against Fraser Valley.

The Highlanders PCSL squad consists of players in their late teens and early 20s coming from other local men’s teams such Cowichan, Vancouver Island Univer-sity, Nanaimo United, and the Under-21 Highlanders of the Vancouver Island Soccer League.

The Highlanders’ next game in Ladysmith will be a women’s game Friday, June 20 at 7 p.m. at Forrest Field.

The men and women both take the field the next day, Saturday, June 21, with the women’s game starting at 2 p.m. and the men’s game be-ginning at 4:30 p.m.

More information about the Highlanders is online at www.midislehighlanders.com.

Pacific Coast Soccer League information can be found at www.pcsl.org

Mid-Isle men’s soccer team beats reigning league champions 5-1

Three Learn To Fish events coming this month

June is a great time to get out fishing, and for three days this month, it will be easier than ever.

The Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC is hosting Learn To Fish events Monday, June 9 and Monday, June 23 from 6-8 p.m. at Fuller Lake Park in Chemainus.

The days are geared toward children and youth aged five to 15, with an accompanying adult, and all equipment is provided.

No registration is required, and admission is by donation.

For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 250-886-1488.

In Ladysmith, the Ladysmith Sportsmen’s Club is hosting B.C.’s Family Fishing Day Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bush Creek Hatchery.

This is the perfect time to learn to fish or rediscover fishing because everyone can fish without a license for the day.

The event is free, but participants are asked to bring a donation to the Ladysmith Food Bank when they get to the hatchery.

For more information, call Dave Judson at 250-245-3690.

Tier 3 UISA team evaluations Wednesday

This Wednesday (June 4), the Mid-Isle Soccer Club (MISC) is hosting evaluations for Tier 3 Upper Island Soccer Association Teams.

The boys’ evaluation runs from 5-6:30 p.m., and the girls’ evaluation goes from 6:30-8 p.m.

For more information, visit www.midislesoccer.com.

The Mid-Isle Highlanders men’s soccer team took on the reigning league champions, the Penticton Pinna-cles, and won 5-1 May 24 at Forrest Field, with Blaze Roberts scoring a hat trick. The Highlanders women are next in Ladysmith June 20, while the men and women both play here June 21. LINDSAY CHUNG

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M. Louise F.T. Williamson(nee Archer) RN

Louise Williamson (of Chemainus BC) passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 25, at age 78.She was a beautiful person with a caring and amiable personality, but with an independent streak, and leadership qualities when the occasion demanded it. In her professional life as a Registered Nurse (RN) she was fi rm but fair, and well-liked and respected by her colleagues and associates.Deeply saddened by her passing are her husband, Fred, of 54 years and her sons and their wives, Blair (Margaret) of Sidney, BC, Grant (Donna) of Vancouver, BC, and Warren of Chemainus, BC.Louise was the 3rd child of Vital and Jeanne (Lafont) Archer, born in November 18, 1935 in Arborfi eld SK. She leaves behind two brothers, Paul Archer of Nipawin, SK, and Roger Archer of Edmonton, AB, as well as two sisters, Laurette Halliwell of Saskatoon, SK and Vitaline (Lynn) of Tisdale, SK.Her childhood was very eventful which no doubt contributed to her determined personality. Her mother died when Louise was 3 years old. She and her sister Laurette were subsequently raised by relatives in Prince Albert and Duck Lake SK, before returning to Aborfi eld to complete high school. Louise was a stellar student. Louise’s father suffered a fatal heart attack when she was 16. Although she had never driven a vehicle on the roads before, she hopped into a truck and drove to a neighbouring farm to get help for her dad, who died 3 weeks later in hospital.When she was 17, Louise followed her sister to Saskatoon and entered the nurse’s training school at St. Pauls Hospital, graduating 3 years later (with a profi ciency award) in the summer of 1957 as an RN.After graduation, she and two of her close classmates, seeking new adventure, traveled to Vancouver. All three were accepted by the Royal Columbian Hospital as RN’s in nearby New Westminster, BC.Louise met her husband, Fred, in New Westminster. They were married there in 1960, and started a family in nearby Fraser Mills. Subsequent moves took them to Vancouver Island, fi rst to Campbell River and then Chemainus (where they have lived for 46 years). Over this time she was largely responsible for raising her 3 boys to healthy, well adjusted, successful adults, and made many personal sacrifi ces on their behalf.Once her children were on their own, Louise returned to nursing at the Ladysmith Hospital for a further 10 years.She had many adventures with her husband, during trips to Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Thailand and Malaysia, on their boat “Striker” on the BC coast, and in a small Taylorcraft airplane. Not a few of these experiences were frightening at the time, but amusing later in the telling.Louise was an active member of St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Parish in Chemainus. She was involved in and presided over number of committees and projects (including a history book and archives) with her close friend, Helen Lacy. She also represented her church at the Inter-Church CouncilShe also became interested in quilting and produced many exquisite quilts. One took fi rst place in a local show and all are treasured reminders of her to her family.Life became more complicated and challenging when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the year 2000. Despite this she dealt with the limitations imposed by her disease quite successfully, without complaint, to the time of her passing. In April she suffered a bad fall and concussion in her home, leading to an extended coma. She was admitted to the Cowichan District Hospital (Duncan BC), where she received exemplary care, but to no avail.Her husband, Fred, will miss her dearly every day, knowing that he was exceptionally privileged to have met and loved her, and to have been a major part of her life these many years.A prayer vigil will be held on Friday, June 6, at 7:00 pm, at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, in Chemainus, BC (9745 Elm St.). A funeral mass will be held at the same church the next day, Saturday, June 7, at12 noon. This will be followed by a reception in the adjacent church school hall. All family and friends and past associates are most welcome.Internment will be at the Chemainus Cemetery at 9485 Chemainus Rd.A memorial celebration is being planned for sometime during the summer months, for those unable to attend the above proceedings.Flowers are welcome, as are donations to the Parkinson’s Society of BC - If desired you can indicate , “for research”, on your donation.

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In Loving Memory of

BRADLY JOHN SCOTTJuly 24, 1979 - June 3, 1995

As time goes by without you, And days turn into years.

They hold a million memories, And a thousand silent tears.

To us you were so special, What more is there to say.

Except, we wish with all our heart, That you were here today.

Always remembered & loved,Dad, Mom, & Cory

Celebration of Life for Jack NikkelPlease join the Nikkel family

as we celebrate Jack’s life.

We will be gathering at 1 PM on Sunday, June 8th at The Ladysmith Eagle’s Hall, 921 First Ave.

Please plan to laugh and hear stories of adventure and love as our dear father is remembered.

Tea, coffee, sandwiches and of course sweets will be served.

PORTER, Margaret Joyce (nee Fiddick)

January 11, 1933 – April 1, 2014

The family of the late Joyce Porter would like to invite relatives and friends to join them for a Celebration of Joyce’s Life taking place on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 2:00 pm at the Chemainus United Church, in the lower level hall (wheelchair accessible), 9814 Willow Street, Chemainus, BC. Thank you to those who offered their condolences. Additional messages, stories and photos may be offered online at the website www.sandsduncan.ca, in the Obituaries & Tributes section.

SANDS of DUNCAN

250-746-5212

Telford’sBurial and Cremation Centre

LADYSMITH112 French St.

250-245-5553

NANAIMO595 Townsite Rd.

250-591-6644

Your local Memorial Society of BC Funeral Home, caring service at reasonable cost.

Greg Lonsdale

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LOST AND FOUND

FOUND: COCKATIEL young male, Fri., May 23rd in Lady-smith. Not “Ducky”, still look-ing for him. (250)743-4068.

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HELP WANTED

An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.

BRABY MOTORS Service Department- Salmon Arm has 2 full time positions - experi-enced Service Advisor and Tower Operator. Must possess automotive mechanical knowl-edge, ability to work in fast paced environment. Strong work ethic, organizational skills, ability to multi task a must. Exceptional wage/ bene-fi t package. E-mail resume [email protected] or fax 250-832-4545.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

HELP WANTEDFAST AND Reliable PlumbingRepairs, 24/7. Call ParkerDean for your next plumbingjob. Present this ad and get$50 off. Vancouver area. Call1-800-573-2928.

HD Mechanic/Operator. NorthIsland mine needs HD Me-chanic. Maintain & repairequipment as well as operatein production. Certifi cation isan asset. Competitive Salary.Visit http://sn.im/hdmechanic for more information. [email protected]/ fax 604-888-5671

OFA 3 / EMR Attendant re-quired for work in the Camp-bell River region. Please emailresume and drivers abstract toRescue One: [email protected]

Vernon Service Company re-quires Journeyman ServicePlumbers/Gasfi tters, $36.00/hrCall (250)549-4444 or fax250-549-4416

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

CAREGIVER caretaker couple seeking live in position.Stay at home, we provide per-sonal and property care. 250-218-0099 [email protected]

MEDICAL/DENTAL

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

GORD’S MAYTAG Kamloops BC. H.A.C Operations. Re-quires F/T Service Tech.Email: cameron.wilson@ gordsmaytag.com.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HAULING AND SALVAGE

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HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

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PLUMBING

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

APPLIANCES

APT. SIZE deep freeze $125. Almond 15cu ft fridge, $150. White sxs fridge, $150. White 30” range, $150. 30” almond range, $125. White 30” pro-pane stove, $150. Black 30” range, $200. Kenmore Washer dryer sets, $200-$350. Wash-ers $150-$250. Dryers $100-$150. Built-in dishwashers $100-$150. White portable dishwasher $100. 6 month warranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FURNITURE

QUEEN MATTRESS SET: Brand New Pillowtop style. $200. 250-713-9680

ROXTON, CANADIAN made lrg oval maple pedestal table, 65” plus leaf exc. cond. $1,025. Lrg chesterfi eld/love-seat/chair $1,000. Lrg Qn headboard & armoire, $600. Lrg computer desk $95. Offi ce chair $75. Recliner/rocker $250. All OBO. Call 250-746-0958

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Newsprint Roll Ends For Sale

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Raleigh bike $150. Stainless tool box $250. Upright Grand vintage piano $395. Call (250)245-0295.

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STEEL BUILDINGS. Hot sav-ings - Spring sale! 20x24 $4,348. 25x24 $4,539. 30x30 $6,197. 32x36 $7,746. 40x46 $12,116. 47x72 $17,779. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or on-line at: www.pioneersteel.ca

REAL ESTATE

DUPLEX/4-PLEX

Both sides of legal duplex. Just steps to downtown, park and bus. Live in one side, rent the other. 2 BD, 1 BA each side. Large corner lot. Move-in ready. $259,900. 1-250-383-1500 Michelle Harrison,Cold-well Banker Slegg Realty.

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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED 1 bdrm park model home in Chemainus Gardens. One of the best lots in the Park. Pets ok. $89,600. (250)416-5278.

Ladysmith: $350,000.3 Bdrm, 2 bath home with fabulous Ladysmith Harbour view. Fully fi nished basement. Walking distance to Health Centre, Seniors Centre, Schools, Churches, Recreation Centre. Near Nanaimo Airport. 309 Symonds Street, Ladysmith. 250-245-4894.

HOUSES FOR SALE

MAPLE BAY: Stunning 5 BR Tuscan-style villa, rich in artis-tic design & detail. Overlook-ing Maple Bay & Salt Spring Island. Private, park-like set-ting. Fabulous terracing and Mediterranean gardens. www. thearthouseatmaplebay.com

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

LADYSMITH: 14 x 70, 3 bdrm mobile home in Timberland Park. Asking $25,000 as is. See management at #43. Phone 250-245-3647.

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

Ladysmith: 2 bdrm apt, heat incl., n/p, ref’s required. The Villa 250-245-3583.

LADYSMITH: NEWLY reno’d 2 bdrm, bright, clean, nice patio, inclds W/D hookup, $695. May 1. 250-245-5251.

Meicor PropertiesChemainus: Lockwood Villa. Well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $625 incl heat & hot water, available now. N/S, 1 small pet wel-come. 250-246-1033.

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Meicor PropertiesLadysmith: 1 bdrm $700/mo. Available now. Includes heat & hot water, small pets OK. 250-924-6966.

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COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

COMMERCIAL SPACE avail. at Timberlands Mobile Home Park, 3581 Hallberg Rd. Suitable for restaurant or small grocery. Call 250-245-3647.

COOMBS AUTO Mall- (Alber-nie Hwy) 1248sq ft, commer-cial/retail. $850+ utils & gst. Bob, 250-248-1072 or 250-752-3090.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

RENOVATED, 3 bed 2 bath, in town, fridge/stove, N/P, ref. req., 1150 plus util., 754-9279

RENTALS

HOMES FOR RENT

ALL PROPERTIES RENTED

WANTED Quality Rentals to add

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JOHN BOOTH250-245-2252Royal LePage

Property Managementwww.royallepagenanaimo.ca

528 1st Ave. Ladysmith, BC

COLLEGE HEIGHTS: Ocean and city view. has 2 suites; one 4 B/R and one 2 B/R. Suits 2 families, Also 3 B/r house in Ladysmith with 1 B/R suite. 250-753-0160.

LADYSMITH: 3 bdrm, 2 storey home, D/W, small yard, NS/NP, $895/mo. Avail July 1st. Call 1-250-248-4816.

OFFICE/RETAIL

700 sq.ft. newly reno’d offi ce space (2 offi ces with bright re-ception area), in modern build-ing, highway exposure in Duncan area. Avail immed. Call 1-250-658-4336.

SUITES, LOWER

LADYSMITH: 1-BDRM entry level suite. ocean view, F/P W/D, D/W. $700 incl. wifi & utils. Call 250-924-5444.

LADYSMITH: 1 bdrm, private patio/entr, shared laundry 4 appls, N/S, N/P, $750 incl. utils & internet. Avail June 1st 250-245-5007.

LADYSMITH. LRG Bright 1 bdrm, level entry, 5 min. fr. everything. W/D, D/W. N/S. $700. Available now. (250) 210-0756.

TOWNHOUSES

LADYSMITH- 3-BDRM, 2.5 bath, 5 appls, new fl ooring & kitchen cupboards. Recently painted. N/S. $990./mo. inclds strata fees, garbage & water. Close to schools & community centre. Avail Aug 1. (250)245-2978, 250-709-1847.

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLESFOR SALE

8’10” PIONEER Truck/ Camp-er. Propane stove & oven, Hy-draulic jacks. $3100. Pleasecall (250)743-5827.

‘97 SOUTHWIND STORM. 34ft Class A Gas GM 65,000miles, big slide A/C’s. Level-ers, generator set, queen bedwalk around. Too much to list.Come & look. PRICE RE-DUCED! 778-455-4589

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2004 Volkswagen Touareg-Beige, V8, All-wheel driveVolkswagen Touareg, leatherinterior, auto transmission, VWtrailer package for towing,newer brakes & tire sensors,extremely well maintainedclean vehicle, amazing saferide in all conditions, heatedseats, censored wipers, air,amazing sound system, plusmany more extras. Locallypurchased and serviced. Re-duced to $11,500. Call John250-816-7368.

MARINE

BOATS

25’ CATALINA Quality Fixed keel sailboat. $10,200. Also,available 2 small out board,$380 each. Call (250)743-5827.

2858 BAYLINER CIERA, verynice/shed kept, low hrs, load-ed, will consider smaller trade? or ? compare this offerat $36,000. 250-745-3700.

GARAGE SALES

Cassidy: entrance at 1736 Timberlands Rd. Sat.June 7th, 8 am. Multi household.

CHEMAINUS: SUNDAY, June 8th, large Antique/Collectible parking lot/car boot sale at Hwy Antique Emporium - Hwy #1 at Henry Road, 8am-3pm. - Come Fill Your Boot -

GARAGE SALES

MID ISLAND AUTOMOTIVESWAP MEET

Sunday, June 8 th, 8am-2pm Parksville Curling Club in the Parksville Community Park.• Cars & Parts, • Antiques & Collectibles, • Vintage motorcycle display • Concession Free Parking $2 AdmissionSponsored by:LAIRD WHEATON GM NANAIMO

Ladysmith MarinaMarine Garage Sale

Sat, June 7, 2014 9 am to 2 pm

Sign up with our Crew in the Marina Offi ce or call

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Safety Tip:It’s Bike to Work Week in B.C. and more and more people are taking up cycling as a commuting option. It’s important for cyclists to pay attention to vehicles turning at intersections. As a driver, before you or one of your

passengers open a vehicle door, always check for oncoming cyclists.

Question of the Week:Alexandra Straub tests the back-to-basics 2015 Nissan Micra, with a starting sticker price under $10,000. Seems like a good second car option for many families; would you consider it as a possible first car?

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Bargain priced Nissan Micra returns to basicsMontreal, QC. - Even though the days of roll down windows, no air conditioning or fancy features aren’t that far behind us, it’s tough to find a back-to-basics car in today’s market.Enter the 2015 Nissan Micra with a price tag under $10k.As its name suggests, it’s not a full-size SUV. What it is is a front engine, front-wheel drive, five-door vehicle. It’s diminutive in size but not lacking in the personality department. Not at all.You’d think that with a starting MSRP of $9,998 for the Micra S (with the manual transmission) you might get short-changed on the fun factor. Again, not the case.In fact, of the four mod-els I drove (there are eight models available) it happened to be my favourite.The 5-speed manual transmission has a springy clutch, a gearbox that shifts up and down smoothly, and a person-ality that is waiting to be unleashed.It might not have air conditioning, Bluetooth or a rearview camera (on this trim, but they are available on other models), but those aren’t deal breakers for me, nor are they for people looking to buy a great car at a great price.What’s more, each Micra model comes

with the same peppy powerplant. Okay, I realize that “peppy” is a rela-tive term here. There’s 109 horsepower and 107 lb-ft of torque generated from its 1.6L, 4-cylinder engine. But in the city and on the highway, it’s still a

decent amount.Three trims of Micra are available: S, SV, and SR. Each can be paired with either the aforementioned 5-speed manual or an available 4-speed automatic. The mid-grade SV trim can also be paired with a Convenience package (available both on the MT and AT).Looking at it, I’m ex-tremely tempted to use the word “cute.” But I won’t. It’s small, which definitely contributes to its c-word factor, and comes in some bubbly colours, as well as ac-

cent colours. For example, the SV with the automatic I drove had a white exterior with purple accents. Inside, you and your four passengers will be greeted with cushy cloth seats. The driver will then have access to a centre stack that is easy to use and organized ergonomically.Describing its aura could best be de-fined as “welcoming.” And despite its size, even taller individuals shouldn’t feel claustrophobic. With a driving partner who stands 6’2”, he still had

headroom and some room to stretch out either piloting or co-piloting the Micra.Under hard acceleration, primarily from the 4-speed automatic, the Micra is quite vocal. You can really hear the engine noise intrude the cabin.It’s not a performance machine like the Nissan GT-R, where you want to hear as much ruckus as you can. How-ever, when cruising at highway speeds – without the lead foot acceleration – my driving partner and I noticed how quiet the cabin is. Wind noise is kept at bay and it’s serene. Furthermore, it was an incredibly blustery day when we took these pint-sized four-doors out. Needless to say, you could feel the swagger of the car at highway speeds. But in its defense, larger vehicles felt the wrath of Mother Nature’s blow, too.

While very affordable, the Micra isn’t “cheap” in execution. Even the knobs on the roll down windows have a soft touch to them. And there are metallic accents to break up the otherwise bland black interior.I certainly wasn’t disappointed when captaining the Micra. Even though that might sound like a backhanded compliment, it’s not. As far as small cars go, it’s functional, funky and has great value. Whether you’re looking for a vehicle that gets you from point A to B – minus all the options – or said vehicle with a few extras, the 2015 Micra might be the car for you.Summed up, the Micra is affordable transportation with amiable drivabil-ity, an easy-on-the eyes interior and overall a bubbly personality.

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I’m extremely tempted to use the word cute. But I won’t. It’s small, which defi nitely

contributes to its c-word factor.Alexandra Straub

‘‘The Micra is affordable transportation with amiable drivability, an easy-on-the eyes interior and overall a bubbly personality.’’Alexandra Straub

SAUNDERS SUBARUBob Saunders and Dave Saunders with his brown lab Timber.

Vancouver Islands largest Subaru DealerFamily owned and operated since 1978

Come and Visit. It’s worth the drive

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