- Smoking ban lifted
Now that the weather has cooled off they say that the campfire ban has been lifted. Have a fun long weekend!
Artwork Courtesy of “Artist Marie”.
Funny Friday: Entertainment Ban Lifted
Swim at Ladysmith Pool- Free
You will be rewarded after the annual pool maintenance shutdown at the Ladysmith Community Centre which is closed until September 12. The fitness Centre is open during the pool shutdown as follows: Monday – Friday, 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Saturday- Sunday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Closed Sunday, Sept. 12.
The pool reopens and fitness classes start Sept. 13 with the regular Fall Schedule.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Tim’s Tuesday Sept. 14, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Free Everyone Welcome Swim…a donation to the Food Bank would be appreciated.
Free Green Building Seminars
Are you interested in going green? There are some very informative Green Building Seminar Series coming up that you will want to visit.
Starting on September 7th until the 18th there will be the following seminars. All seminars run from 7pm to 9pm:
1.Tuesday, September 7 at St. Columba Presbyterian Church Hall in French Creek, Troy Glasner of E3 Eco Group,
Carsten Jensen of Jensys Buildings;
2.Wednesday, September 8 at Extension Community Hall in Extension, Jack Anderson of Anderson Greenplan
Elke Cole of O.U.R. EcoVillage and Elke Cole Natural House Design and Consulting;
3.Thursday, September 9 at North Cedar Fire Hall in Cedar,
Jack Anderson of Anderson Greenplan,
Brandon Bauer of The Blue Raven Farm;
4.Monday, September 13 at Lighthouse Community Hall in Qualicum Bay, Jim Smith of Wizards 4 Environmental Technologies,
Ryan Clark of Twelve Cubed Constructions;
5.Tuesday, September 14 at Oliver Woods Community Centre in Nanaimo,
Ken Connolly of Pheasant Hill Homes,
Ryan Clark of Twelve Cubed Constructions;
6.Wednesday, September 15 at Bradley Centre in Coombs, Ann and Gord Baird of Eco-Sense,
Cindy and Bill McCaugherty of RainCoast Homes;
7.Thursday, September 16 at Nanoose Library Centre in Nanoose Bay, Carsten Jensen of Jenesys Buildings,
Michel Labrie of Michel Labrie Architect
Scott Fleenor of TerraTek Energy Solutions;
8.Friday, September 17 at Gabriola Community Hall on Gabriola Island, Cindy and Bill McCaugherty of RainCoast Homes,
Ian Gartshore of Shore Energy Solutions.
On Saturday, September 18 residents will have an opportunity to visit green building sites that use innovative technologies and practices such as passive design strategies, solar hot water heating, green roofs, straw bale construction, cob construction, and compact building design.
For more information go to www.nanaimo.ca
Wacky Wednesday: Foot in Mouth
Conversation Boils Over
It’s all about the perspective! Whose point of view do you take?
Artwork Courtesy of “Artist Marie”
Closure of Ravensong Aquatic Centre
Have you seen all the renovation activity at Ravensong Aquatic Centre in Qualicum Beach? There is so much work to do that the Ravensong Aquatic Centre will not re-open as scheduled on September 26. Instead, the pool, which closed for construction on June 6, is scheduled to re-open on Monday, December 6.
A variety of upcoming aquatics programs at Ravensong will also be affected by the extended closure, including swimming lessons, aquafit, public swim sessions, birthday parties, and user group rentals.
The extension of the Project Schedule is required primarily to cover repairs to the glass curtain walls on the East & West walls, remediation of severely corroded structural steel, and required window replacements, items which were beyond the extent of what was known at the time the original schedule was generated. Also contributing to the scheduling are some secondary items, such as extended equipment manufacturing and delivery timelines, mold abatement, and selective interior remediation work.
The $4.6 million Ravensong Upgrades 2010 project includes replacing the pool’s barrel vault skylight, replacing the water treatment system, light fixture replacements, improvements to change rooms, addition of solar water heating, drain pipe work, and air handling and electrical upgrades.
The additional upgrades include new lighting in the lobby and change rooms, new exterior painting and signage, re-tile of the whirlpool, and conversion of space to accommodate a fourth family change room.
Long weekend and Ferries
Are you planning to head off the island this long weekend? You will be interested to know that the following are historically busy times for the ferries at Departure Bay:
Thursday and Friday September 2 & 3rd from 1pm to 6pm. / Monday, September 6th from 3pm to 4pm. / Tuesday, September 7th from 8:30am to 3pm.
Happy Planning!
