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Ladysmith takes Shop Local Challenge

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First, happy 2012 everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday season. Did you have time to take a drive to Ladysmith and take in all their beautiful holiday lights down First Avenue? Did you notice anything missing? Yes? Closed up shops?!

Just like Nanaimo, Ladysmith has seen some local small businesses close up on their main downtown streets. To stop this trend, Ladysmith has embraced a plan to turn up the business for local small business merchants by challenging all residents to take the Ten Percent Shift Challenge.

The plan is to challenge all Ladysmith residents to spend 10% of all their purchases in Ladysmith! One of the top ten reasons to shop local is to spread the prosperity! Time to change your daily routine.

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Ladysmith gets a museum for 2012

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The town of Ladysmith will get its very own museum in 2012.

The Ladysmith Historical Society is preparing the building at 721 1st Avenue for a museum.  The building was donated by the Ladysmith Credit Union. Currently, the archives and exhibits are being housed below Tim Hortons.

If you would like to volunteer, the Ladysmith Historical Society is looking for help with renovations and the addition of a wheelchair ramp.  Also, if you are willing to help move the exhibits to their new location, please contact them at (250) 245-0100 or visit their website www.ladysmithhistoricalsociety.ca for more details. Donations are needed to help with the feature exhibits.

 

 

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Call for submissions: Vancouver Island Short Film Festival

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Calling all film artists, the deadline to enter your short film is February 1, 2012.

It is year number 6 for The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival!

This film festival is extra special because it specifically features short filmmakers from   Vancouver Island. The length of film is maximum 12 minutes including credits.

The Vancouver Island Short Film Festival creates opportunities for local filmmakers to screen their films, network with other film professionals and inspire.

For more information visit the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival website.

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Vancouver Island Symphony Hero Concert

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The Vancouver Island Symphony will be starting 2012 with a concert to honour first responders and four Mid Island heroes.

This is your opportunity to nominate someone who has made a difference or saved your life! Local heroes should reside between Ladysmith and Nanoose Bay.

Four heroes will each receive four free symphony tickets and the nominator will also receive two free tickets to the celebration concert on January 28, 2012.

Deadline for Nominations:
Friday December 9, 2011 to the Vancouver Island Symphony office: Box 661, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5L9   OR
150 Commercial Street (Wharf St entrance)   OR   fax: 250-754-0165
OR email: info@vancouverislandsymphony.com

The four heroes selected will be notified by January 9, 2012.

All Nominations will be on display for the community to view on Saturday February 18 at the Symphony’s Community Day from
11:00 – 1:30 p.m.


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Ladysmith: A solar power community

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Check out The Town of Ladysmith, they have a new website! Lots of new pictures and features.

Also, Ladysmith is one of 15 communities to be named a ‘BC Solar Community’ and received funds to help develop and expand their solar power program.

Ladysmith’s goal is to generate 10 per cent of its energy needs from community-based, clean energy sources by 2020 and sees the implementation of solar hot water as a critical means to help it achieve this goal.

The town has already installed solar heated hot water at City Hall and is preparing Bylaws to require all new single family residences in the Town of Ladysmith to be made solar hot water ready.

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Backstage Volunteers needed at Ladysmith Theatre

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Are you interested in live theatre production? This Christmas season the Ladysmith Little Theatre needs volunteers for the following:

Lighting Operator: Here’s your chance to learn about lighting operation with plenty of training from the experts. The job involves attending 3-4 rehearsals in November and December and then operating lighting for 5 performances of the Christmas Panto between December 15 and 31. For more detailed information, please contact lighting designer,   wendypotter(at)telus.net.

Sound Operator: Come and learn about sound operation with plenty of training from the experts. The job involves attending 3-4 rehearsals in November and December and then operating sound for 5 performances of the Christmas Panto between December 15 and 31. For more detailed information, please email sound designer Gale Lawrence  galelaw(at)shaw.ca.

Assistant Stage Managers: Have you every thought about what happens behind the curtain and how all the acts and scene tie together seamlessly so the actors and furnishings and props present the story for our audience? Gordon McInnis is looking for ASM’s for Hickory Dickory Dock….. The job involves attending 3-4 rehearsals in November and December and working behind the scenes for 5 to 10 performances of the Christmas Panto between December 15 and 31. For more detailed information, please email Gordon McInnis directly grmcinnis(at)hotmail.com.

Costumes: Pantomimes provide a wonderful opportunity to dress the actors in outrageous attire to provide fun and laughs for the audience. Diane Faux is the costume designer for Hickory Dickory Dock and if you would like to help costume the actors for this year’s panto please contact Diane Faux diannefaux(at)hotmail.com.

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