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Ecole North Oyster wins $100K BCAA PlayHere prize for accessible playground

Ecole North Oyster wins $100K BCAA PlayHere prize for accessible playground

Ecole North Oyster Elementary is being awarded $100,000 to put towards a new accessible playground after winning one the three BCAA PlayHere contest prizes.

Ecole North Oyster wins $100K BCAA PlayHere prize for accessible playground
Members of Stz’uminus and Ladysmith councils wear lime green shirts as part of the ‘I Live For…” campaign kickoff on Thursday as part of the National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations at Transfer Beach. (Mike Gregory Photo).

Stz’uminus First Nation launches mental health campaign on Indigenous Peoples Day

Stz'uminus First Nation put the issue of mental health at the forefront during National Indigenous Peoples Day ceremonies on Thursday at Transfer Beach as community leaders encouraged the hundreds of youth in attendance to embrace a passion for life.

Members of Stz’uminus and Ladysmith councils wear lime green shirts as part of the ‘I Live For…” campaign kickoff on Thursday as part of the National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations at Transfer Beach. (Mike Gregory Photo).
Victoria HarbourCats players, coaching staff and management visited Ladysmith last week to practice with local youth at the Holland Creek Ballpark. (Mike Gregory Photo)

Ladysmith youth take to field Victoria HarbourCats

Ladysmith's boys and girls of summer took to the field with a few of the Victoria HarbourCats players last week, practicing both their glove skills as well as taking a few swings at the plate.

Victoria HarbourCats players, coaching staff and management visited Ladysmith last week to practice with local youth at the Holland Creek Ballpark. (Mike Gregory Photo)
Ladysmith Chemainus Orcas swimmers go long at Vancouver Island championships

Ladysmith Chemainus Orcas swimmers go long at Vancouver Island championships

The Ladysmith Chemainus Orcas Swim Club was well represented at the final big meet of the season which brought together the top swimmers from across the Island.

Ladysmith Chemainus Orcas swimmers go long at Vancouver Island championships
Author at Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery to discuss memoir about time at sea

Author at Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery to discuss memoir about time at sea

Gary Karlsen was a young man just out of high school when he put plans to attend UBC on hold and took to the high seas.

Author at Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery to discuss memoir about time at sea
A photo posted on Facebook shows how entry was gained to one of the rooms at the Saltair Centre.

Ladysmith RCMP probe break-in at Saltair Centre, daycare vehicle and property stolen

Ladysmith RCMP are probing a break and enter at the former school in Saltair after several items were stolen earlier this week including a vehicle that belonged to the daycare.

A photo posted on Facebook shows how entry was gained to one of the rooms at the Saltair Centre.
An image downtown of Ladysmith is just one those uploaded to the INFilm website and reviewed by Paramount Pictures representatives prior to choosing the town for the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie. (Laura Leppard Photo)

Paramount budgets $7M for Sonic the Hedgehog movie shoot in ‘hero town’ Ladysmith

Paramount Pictures is budgeting upwards of $7-million for a film shoot later this year that will set a computer-generated hedgehog with supersonic speed loose on the streets of Ladysmith.

An image downtown of Ladysmith is just one those uploaded to the INFilm website and reviewed by Paramount Pictures representatives prior to choosing the town for the new Sonic the Hedgehog movie. (Laura Leppard Photo)
Renee Salonen, the owner of Renee's Soup & Sandwich, retired last month after 28 years in business on First Avenue.

Renee’s closes in Ladysmith after 28 memorable years in the restaurant business

The sun creeps into the Reene's Soup & Sandwich shop as the early morning coffee group solve the world's problems and the baker whose name has adorned the sign outside for 28 years snickers from beyond the counter in the kitchen at the men gossiping at their table.

Renee Salonen, the owner of Renee's Soup & Sandwich, retired last month after 28 years in business on First Avenue.
Ladysmith crash leaves Cedar teen dead

Ladysmith crash leaves Cedar teen dead

A 15-year-old boy is dead after a fatal accident in Ladysmith early Saturday morning in which speed may have played a factor.

Ladysmith crash leaves Cedar teen dead
Lotto Max winning ticket worth $500K sold in Ladysmith

Lotto Max winning ticket worth $500K sold in Ladysmith

Check your Lotto Max tickets this morning Ladysmith residents because you might just be that much richer.

Lotto Max winning ticket worth $500K sold in Ladysmith
RCMP are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a trail between Chaster Road and Boys Road. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Duncan woman allegedly sexually assaulted along local trail

Incident reportedly occurred on trail on Wednesday afternoon

RCMP are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a trail between Chaster Road and Boys Road. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
Hill Dash and Running of the Balls is being held along High Street on June 16.

VIDEO: Ladysmith’s Hill Dash, Running of the Balls two partner events with lots of ‘heart’

Quad muscles flexing, calfs screaming for relief, pulse beating like a drum, the Hill Dash is coming up next weekend and what better way to put your 'heart' into supporting Ladysmith's Heart on the Hill.

Hill Dash and Running of the Balls is being held along High Street on June 16.
The Utopia Bakery was among the businesses that were broken into last Friday in Chemainus.

Cash stolen from downtown Chemainus businesses

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are probing a series of break-ins that occurred in downtown Chemainus on Friday night.

The Utopia Bakery was among the businesses that were broken into last Friday in Chemainus.
Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle cartoon for June 6
Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle cartoon for June 6
Ladysmith RCMP are searching for two people involved in a theft at the Esso at Oyster Bay last Thursday. (File Photo).

Ladysmith gas station ransacked for thousands in property

Ladysmith RCMP are searching for two men who made off with thousands of dollars in merchandise from a local gas station late last week.

Ladysmith RCMP are searching for two people involved in a theft at the Esso at Oyster Bay last Thursday. (File Photo).
Ladysmith’s Ryan McMahon is playing the Providence Farm chapel in Duncan on Saturday. (Zach Hoskin Photo)

Ryan McMahon playing solo show at Providence Farm chapel

Ladysmith singer-songwriter working on new music

Ladysmith’s Ryan McMahon is playing the Providence Farm chapel in Duncan on Saturday. (Zach Hoskin Photo)
Ecole North Oyster vying for $100K prize to build accessible playground

Ecole North Oyster vying for $100K prize to build accessible playground

New playground would be gathering place for community

Ecole North Oyster vying for $100K prize to build accessible playground
A member of the Riot Brewing Co. team pours a beer at the Canadian Brewing Awards in Halifax.

Chemainus’ Riot Brewing pours one of the best Porters in the country

Canadian Brewing Awards uses blind tasting to pick best beers and ciders

A member of the Riot Brewing Co. team pours a beer at the Canadian Brewing Awards in Halifax.
Ladysmith firefighters spray water onto the north side of a home to stop a fire from spreading to a neighbouring residence. (Mike Gregory Photo)

RCMP probe suspicious house fire in Ladysmith

Ladysmith RCMP are investigating the cause of a fire in the south end of town that has left a house destroyed.

Ladysmith firefighters spray water onto the north side of a home to stop a fire from spreading to a neighbouring residence. (Mike Gregory Photo)
Ladysmith peewee teams first, third at Fenton Memorial Tournament

Ladysmith peewee teams first, third at Fenton Memorial Tournament

A pair of Ladysmith teams had success at the Chris Fenton Memorial Tournament in Chemainus earlier this month.

Ladysmith peewee teams first, third at Fenton Memorial Tournament