Mike Gregory

Ladysmith children get behind the wheel for Public Works Day

Ladysmith children get behind the wheel for Public Works Day

Ladysmith marked Public Works Day on Thursday with over 600 children getting the opportunity to see some big equipment up close.

Ladysmith children get behind the wheel for Public Works Day
An artist rendering shows the North Oyster Fire Department’s new hall with four apparatus bay doors. The existing facility to the far right will also be renovated.

North Oyster’s new $2.7-million fire hall expansion long time coming

Firefighters responded to 200 calls last year

An artist rendering shows the North Oyster Fire Department’s new hall with four apparatus bay doors. The existing facility to the far right will also be renovated.
Mayor Jon Lefebure congratulates photographer Kathleen Storteboom. (Submitted Photo)

North Cowichan celebrates public art for Local Government Awareness Week

North Cowichan is showcasing a piece of public art in Crofton in honour of Local Government Awareness Week in B.C.

Mayor Jon Lefebure congratulates photographer Kathleen Storteboom. (Submitted Photo)
Ladysmith firefighters put out hot spots after a Chevy Impala caught fire on 2nd Avenue early Friday evening. (Mike Gregory Photo)

Good Samaritan helps extinguish car fire in Ladysmith

A woman was behind the wheel of a Chevy Impala on a Ladysmith street early Friday evening when part of the engine caught fire.

Ladysmith firefighters put out hot spots after a Chevy Impala caught fire on 2nd Avenue early Friday evening. (Mike Gregory Photo)
Stz'uminus residents network with over 20 employers at career fair

Stz’uminus residents network with over 20 employers at career fair

Stz'uminus First Nation residents had a big opportunity on Wednesday to network and hand out resumes to some of the top employers in the mid-Island.

Stz'uminus residents network with over 20 employers at career fair
Orcas head coach Brandon Gonzales with swimmers Beckett Dames, Greyson Sweder, Elia Bortolin, Piper Dames, Summer-Anne Doucette, Anna Fairweather, Abigail Hicks, Chloe Hicks, Sarah Hunter England, Taelin Stephen and Keela Taylor.

Young Ladysmith/Chemainus Orcas swimmers gain racing experience

Some of the youngest members of the Ladysmith/ Chemainus Orcas Swim Club travelled to Comox earlier month as some gained more competitive experience and others dove into to the water for their first race ever.

Orcas head coach Brandon Gonzales with swimmers Beckett Dames, Greyson Sweder, Elia Bortolin, Piper Dames, Summer-Anne Doucette, Anna Fairweather, Abigail Hicks, Chloe Hicks, Sarah Hunter England, Taelin Stephen and Keela Taylor.
Staff Sgt Ken Brissard with Constables Sammoun, Dirnback and Cargill, who have been named to Alexa's Team for their impaired driving enforcement efforts. (Submitted Photo)

Ladysmith, Chemainus RCMP recognized for taking 235 impaired drivers off the road last year

1,403 motorists across Vancouver Island pulled over for suspected impaired driving

Staff Sgt Ken Brissard with Constables Sammoun, Dirnback and Cargill, who have been named to Alexa's Team for their impaired driving enforcement efforts. (Submitted Photo)
Calm, cool and collected, LSS Performing Arts students finished the final performance of Narnia: The Musical under the stars on Saturday after the fire alarm sounded. (Submitted Photo)

Ladysmith students conclude Narnia finale outside after fire alarm sounds

LSS Performing Arts had a great run with their four shows of Narnia: The Musical last week with an unexpected twist on closing night Saturday.

Calm, cool and collected, LSS Performing Arts students finished the final performance of Narnia: The Musical under the stars on Saturday after the fire alarm sounded. (Submitted Photo)
Duncan man killed in rollover near Chemainus

Duncan man killed in rollover near Chemainus

A Duncan man in his 20s is dead and two people are injured following a single vehicle rollover near Chemainus on Tuesday night.

Duncan man killed in rollover near Chemainus
Firefighters assess the damage last July after a car through the front window of 528 First Avenue. The Town of Ladysmith is installing nine bollards in front of parking stalls along the same the street this summer. (File Photo)

Ladysmith installing $27K in bollards downtown to improve safety

Pedestrians strolling along Canada's Great Street will feel that much safer in the near future as the town looks to install $30,000 worth of bollards in the downtown core later this summer.

Firefighters assess the damage last July after a car through the front window of 528 First Avenue. The Town of Ladysmith is installing nine bollards in front of parking stalls along the same the street this summer. (File Photo)
Gales residents came out to delegate at a public hearing about rezoning 618 Farrell Road. (Google Maps)

Ladysmith strata questions tree removal on land rezoned for subdivision

Residents of the Gales strata complex are encouraging the town to have a closer look at the likely removal of over dozen trees, mostly red cedar and Douglas fir, following early talks of a new subdivision development on Farrell Road.

Gales residents came out to delegate at a public hearing about rezoning 618 Farrell Road. (Google Maps)
Woman expecting twins pulled over in Crofton rushing to hospital

Woman expecting twins pulled over in Crofton rushing to hospital

Vehicle pulled over for speeding near Mt. Sicker Road

Woman expecting twins pulled over in Crofton rushing to hospital
Doug Oakley and Bob Lynch presented the cheque to the LRCA’s community development manager Cathleen McMahon as they stand next to a 2017 Z06 black convertible with 650 horsepower and a 2016 Stingray Coupe painted Long Beach red.

Corvette car show coming to Ladysmith’s Transfer Beach on Sunday

Victoria Corvette Club donates $500 to LRCA

Doug Oakley and Bob Lynch presented the cheque to the LRCA’s community development manager Cathleen McMahon as they stand next to a 2017 Z06 black convertible with 650 horsepower and a 2016 Stingray Coupe painted Long Beach red.
Mike Gregory PhotoMichelle Munro and 11-month-old Quilan Munro at the public open for the Ladysmith Youth Plan at the Frank Jameson Community Centre.

Ladysmith, partners develop plan unique to Vancouver Island that puts youth first

New Youth Plan targeted at engaging 12 to 18 year olds

Mike Gregory PhotoMichelle Munro and 11-month-old Quilan Munro at the public open for the Ladysmith Youth Plan at the Frank Jameson Community Centre.
North Cowichan is receiving $22,500 over three years to fight invasive species. (Invasive Species Council of B.C Photo)

North Cowichan receives $22,500 to fight invasive species

North Cowichan is receiving $22,500 from the provincial government to help manage the spread of invasive plants, Nanaimo-North Cowichan MLA Doug Routley announced Wednesday on behalf of Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.

North Cowichan is receiving $22,500 over three years to fight invasive species. (Invasive Species Council of B.C Photo)
Jimmy Yi and Agnes Tong rehearse lines from Kim’s Convenience, which opens on April 27 at the Chemainus Theatre. (Mike Gregory Photo)

Chemainus Theatre actor only second ever to play Kim’s Convenience lead role

Long before it became a hit CBC television series, actor Jimmy Yi was in Toronto filming an episode of Flashpoint when he saw Kim's Convenience performed as part of that city's 2011 fringe festival.

Jimmy Yi and Agnes Tong rehearse lines from Kim’s Convenience, which opens on April 27 at the Chemainus Theatre. (Mike Gregory Photo)
Ladysmith Little Theatre's musical comedy 'good, honest fun' for the whole family
Ladysmith Little Theatre's musical comedy 'good, honest fun' for the whole family
A man is loaded onto a waiting Air Ambulance helicopter that landed on the southbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway just past the intersection at Coronation Mall on Monday morning. (Mike Gregory Photo)

Scooter crash leaves local man with critical injuries

RCMP said a truck was making a left-hand turn when it collided with the scooter travelling through the intersection

A man is loaded onto a waiting Air Ambulance helicopter that landed on the southbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway just past the intersection at Coronation Mall on Monday morning. (Mike Gregory Photo)

Winnipeg’s JP Hoe performs in Ladysmith

Six-time Western Canada Music Award nominee and Winnipeg native JP Hoe performed in Ladysmith on April 18, 2018.

Pierce Melnick was part of the team at the Ladysmith Visitor Centre last summer. The Chamber of Commerce is once again receiving funding this year through Canada Summer Jobs. (File Photo)

Canada Summer Jobs funding creates 26 positions for Ladysmith youth

Youth employment in town is getting a boost from the federal government as 13 small businesses, public sector and not-for-profit employers shared in $77,947.

Pierce Melnick was part of the team at the Ladysmith Visitor Centre last summer. The Chamber of Commerce is once again receiving funding this year through Canada Summer Jobs. (File Photo)