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The Heart on the Hill affordable housing building was originally planned with intentions for one-third of the units to be rented to persons with developmental disabilities, but that didn’t happen. (News Bulletin photo)

Few tenants with disabilities able to access Ladysmith affordable housing

Original vision of one-third of units for adults with developmental disabilities doesn’t materialize

 

Pamela Anderson models Aritzia’s new Babaton fall collection at her waterfront home in Ladysmith. (Aritzia photo)

Ladysmith’s Pamela Anderson models new Aritzia fall fashions

Fashion shoot for Aritzia’s Babaton line held at Anderson’s Ladysmith home

 

Dozens of firefighters worked to put out a mulch fire at a woodlot near Ladysmith on Tuesday, Aug. 29. (Photo courtesy Bob Burgess)

Firefighters work through the night to snuff out mulch fire near Ladysmith

Firefighters spend 12 hours putting out fire on Brenton Page Road

 

Grant Leier, a Nanaimo-based painter who's shown his work at galleries across North America, will be the guest artist at the 25th annual Ladysmith Arts on the Avenue festival on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26-27. (Bailey Seymour/News Bulletin)

Ladysmith to hold 25th Arts on the Avenue festival

Nanaimo painter Grant Leier is this year’s featured artist

Grant Leier, a Nanaimo-based painter who's shown his work at galleries across North America, will be the guest artist at the 25th annual Ladysmith Arts on the Avenue festival on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26-27. (Bailey Seymour/News Bulletin)
A cyclist was airlifted after a collision along the Trans-Canada Highway south of Ladysmith on Tuesday, Aug. 8. (Duck Paterson photo)

Cyclist airlifted after highway collision near Ladysmith

Incident happened Aug. 8 at the intersection of Trans-Canada Highway and Westdowne Road

A cyclist was airlifted after a collision along the Trans-Canada Highway south of Ladysmith on Tuesday, Aug. 8. (Duck Paterson photo)
(Photos courtesy Davidson family)

Family, friends across B.C. mourn loss of a special young man

COLUMN: Reid Davidson made an indelible impact in his 24 years

(Photos courtesy Davidson family)
Two motorists were transported to hospital after a vehicle crossed the median on the Trans-Canada Highway in Ladysmith on Wednesday, July 26. (Duck Paterson photo)

Two air ambulances land on highway after head-on vehicle crash in Ladysmith

Two patients taken to hospital, one via helicopter

Two motorists were transported to hospital after a vehicle crossed the median on the Trans-Canada Highway in Ladysmith on Wednesday, July 26. (Duck Paterson photo)
The future of the Ladysmith Community Marina is uncertain after the Ladysmith Maritime Society was delivered an eviction notice from the Town of Ladysmith. (Bailey Seymour/The Chronicle)

Ladysmith community marina operator being evicted from the harbour

Town of Ladysmith and Stz’uminus First Nation working together on waterfront area plan

The future of the Ladysmith Community Marina is uncertain after the Ladysmith Maritime Society was delivered an eviction notice from the Town of Ladysmith. (Bailey Seymour/The Chronicle)
The B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission’s final report separates the area into Ladysmith-Oceanside, Nanaimo-Lantzville and Nanaimo-Gabriola. (B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission image)

Island Mayor says proposed Ladysmith-Oceanside riding ‘doesn’t make sense’

B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission presents final report

The B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission’s final report separates the area into Ladysmith-Oceanside, Nanaimo-Lantzville and Nanaimo-Gabriola. (B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission image)
Ladysmith Secondary School improv team members celebrate winning the Island improv competition in Courtenay this past weekend. The team consists of Poppy Harper, Eli Bowden, Hamilton Harper, T.J. Nyhan, Lucy Street and Zachary Howard Traywick. (William Taylor photo)

Ladysmith students win Vancouver Island improv title

Victory qualifies team for national championships in Ottawa

  • Mar 7, 2023
Ladysmith Secondary School improv team members celebrate winning the Island improv competition in Courtenay this past weekend. The team consists of Poppy Harper, Eli Bowden, Hamilton Harper, T.J. Nyhan, Lucy Street and Zachary Howard Traywick. (William Taylor photo)
The north end of downtown Ladysmith is lit up with Festival of lights fireworks. (Teresa McKinley file)

Ladysmith Festival of Lights’ light-up and parade return

Parade and fireworks back after a 2-year hiatus for Vancouver Island holiday season staple

The north end of downtown Ladysmith is lit up with Festival of lights fireworks. (Teresa McKinley file)
Pamela Anderson stars in Pamela’s Garden of Eden, premiering Thursday, Nov. 3, on HGTV Canada. (Odette Sugerman Photography/HGTV Canada/CNW Group/Corus Entertainment Inc.)

Pamela Anderson’s Ladysmith home renovation reality TV series premieres tonight

‘Pamela’s Garden of Eden’ can be seen on HGTV Canada and Stack TV

Pamela Anderson stars in Pamela’s Garden of Eden, premiering Thursday, Nov. 3, on HGTV Canada. (Odette Sugerman Photography/HGTV Canada/CNW Group/Corus Entertainment Inc.)
This house, on Shell Beach Road, was totally engulfed by the time the North Oyster fire department got to it. As part of a mutual aid agreement, between Ladysmith and North Oyster, Ladysmith Fire will be called out to aid in structure fires in North Oyster. Due to the dry conditions and close proximity to heavy bush and trees the Cedar fire department was also paged out to help in controlling the blaze. (Submitted photo)

Four residents escape injury as Stz’uminus First Nation house goes up in flames

Three alarm blaze claims home near Ladysmith

  • Sep 6, 2022
This house, on Shell Beach Road, was totally engulfed by the time the North Oyster fire department got to it. As part of a mutual aid agreement, between Ladysmith and North Oyster, Ladysmith Fire will be called out to aid in structure fires in North Oyster. Due to the dry conditions and close proximity to heavy bush and trees the Cedar fire department was also paged out to help in controlling the blaze. (Submitted photo)
Dorothy bound for Salt Spring Island in 1910. (Photo submitted)

125-year-old sailboat being ferried from Gabriola Island to its new home berth

Ladysmith Maritime Society will care for Dorothy until Maritime Museum of B.C. finds permanent home

Dorothy bound for Salt Spring Island in 1910. (Photo submitted)
Glen Foster will play the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery, 444 Parkhill Terrace in Ladysmith, on May 20. In his upcoming recording project, he looks to raise further awareness to “hot topic issues” related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and residential schools. (photo by Doug Wortley of Arrowsmith Media)

Nanaimo musician takes on ‘heavier’ topics on upcoming album

Glen Foster will play the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery on May 20

Glen Foster will play the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery, 444 Parkhill Terrace in Ladysmith, on May 20. In his upcoming recording project, he looks to raise further awareness to “hot topic issues” related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and residential schools. (photo by Doug Wortley of Arrowsmith Media)
Mitchell ‘Mitch’ Buxton. (Duck Paterson photo)

Ladysmith’s Mitch Buxton bikes ‘Mindful Miles’ for mental health awareness

30-day cycling trip planned from Vancouver to Toronto

Mitchell ‘Mitch’ Buxton. (Duck Paterson photo)
Photos of Payton MacDonald, who has been missing for two weeks, pinned up during a news conference in Victoria on March 31. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

RCMP make public appeal in Victoria about missing Ladysmith girl

Payton MacDonald, 13, was last seen on Harbour View Road in Ladysmith two weeks ago

Photos of Payton MacDonald, who has been missing for two weeks, pinned up during a news conference in Victoria on March 31. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Photos of Payton MacDonald, who has been missing for two weeks, pinned up during a news conference in Victoria on March 31. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

RCMP makes appeal as dad still refusing to talk about missing B.C. girl’s location

Payton MacDonald, 13, was last seen on Harbour View Road in Ladysmith two weeks ago

Photos of Payton MacDonald, who has been missing for two weeks, pinned up during a news conference in Victoria on March 31. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a 13-year-old Ladysmith girl who is considered missing. (Photo submitted)

Ladysmith girl missing, father arrested for failing to disclose daughter’s location

13-year-old last seen on Harbour View Road in Ladysmith

RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a 13-year-old Ladysmith girl who is considered missing. (Photo submitted)
Kathleen Darby is leading a nation-wide project called Cultural Resilience: Using Innovation to Stabilize in Times of Crisis, which showcases the arts and culture sector’s innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Kathleen Darby)

Vancouver Islander leads nation-wide project showcasing innovation

Project highlights resilience in the arts and culture sector during pandemic

Kathleen Darby is leading a nation-wide project called Cultural Resilience: Using Innovation to Stabilize in Times of Crisis, which showcases the arts and culture sector’s innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Kathleen Darby)