Niomi Pearson

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Ambassadors flaunt fab fashions

Dressed in everything from pajamas to thrift store finds and ball gowns

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The Ladysmith Secondary School 49ers senior girls’ volleyball team

Ladysmith volleyball team being honoured by community

Ladysmith Secondary's senior girls' volleyball team is a finalist for Sports Story of the Year at the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards.

The Ladysmith Secondary School 49ers senior girls’ volleyball team
Kelsey Hutt (7) throws a pass to Darby Rae (4) during the last game of the regular season against the Kwalicum Kondors on Jan 27.

LSS senior girls power forward to North Island Playoffs Feb. 12-14

This year is the first in several years that LSS has had a senior girls’ basketball team.

Kelsey Hutt (7) throws a pass to Darby Rae (4) during the last game of the regular season against the Kwalicum Kondors on Jan 27.
Terry Boyle

The Ladysmith Festival of Lights has been unplugged for another year

Thanks to the many volunteers who came out Sunday, Jan. 18

Terry Boyle
Johanna Reymerink and Eric Veistrup of the Chemainus Valley Historical Society show off the plans for the new and improved Chemainus Museum during a recent open house.

Money being raised to expand Chemainus Valley Museum

The Chemainus Valley Historical Society is raising money to improve and expand the museum at Waterwheel Park.

Johanna Reymerink and Eric Veistrup of the Chemainus Valley Historical Society show off the plans for the new and improved Chemainus Museum during a recent open house.

Volunteers step foward to coach sports at Ladysmith Secondary School

Fall sports are up and running at Ladysmith Secondary School, thanks in large part to volunteers.

Santa Baby cast members

Get your tickets now for Santa Baby

The Chemainus Legion presents its Christmas variety show, Santa Baby, Nov. 16-18.

Santa Baby cast members
Rhonda and Ed Shirley dance the night away during the Oktoberfest fundraiser held Saturday night at the Eagles Hall. Hosted by the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce

Ladysmtih celebrates Oktoberfest

The Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce held a successful Oktoberfest fundraiser this past Saturday.

Rhonda and Ed Shirley dance the night away during the Oktoberfest fundraiser held Saturday night at the Eagles Hall. Hosted by the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce
Former Ladysmith Steelers Football Club quarterback Nick Harder is the Chronicle’s Athlete of the Month for October.

NicK Harder hopes soccer will open doors for travelling to Europe

Mid-Isle Soccer Club Highlanders mid-left fielder is the Chronicle's Athlete of the Month for October.

Former Ladysmith Steelers Football Club quarterback Nick Harder is the Chronicle’s Athlete of the Month for October.

Check your freezers for recalled beef

Ladysmith area is one of many affected by XL Foods Inc. beef recall.

Former MP Jim Manly was expected to board the Freedom Flotilla’s Estelle sailing from Naples to Gaza Saturday.

Former MP Jim Manly sets sail for Gaza

Manly, a former Ladysmith resident, is participating in the Freedom Flotilla, which set sail from Naples to Gaza last week.

Former MP Jim Manly was expected to board the Freedom Flotilla’s Estelle sailing from Naples to Gaza Saturday.
St. John’s Anglican Church volunteers Diana Smit (left)

Ladysmith church serving up supper

St. John's Anglican Church in Ladysmith is holding Open Table community dinners once a month during the winter months.

St. John’s Anglican Church volunteers Diana Smit (left)

Firefighters giving away smoke alarms

Firefighters in Ladysmith and North Oyster are hoping to get smoke detectors in every home in the Ladysmith area.

Tour de Rock rider Chris Fernandes gets a hug from Ladysmith Canadian Cancer Society unit president Janice Grinnell as the riders arrive in Ladysmith Oct. 1.

Tour de Rock receives warm welcome in Ladysmith and Chemainus

Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock riders left Ladysmith and Chemainus with many great memories and many donations from local organizations.

Tour de Rock rider Chris Fernandes gets a hug from Ladysmith Canadian Cancer Society unit president Janice Grinnell as the riders arrive in Ladysmith Oct. 1.

Sports Shorts

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Three-year-olds Kayla and Gabrielle participate in Ballet for Preschoolers at the Frank Jameson Community Centre in Ladysmith.

Budding ballerinas

Three-year-olds enjoy Ballet for Preschoolers in Ladysmith.

Three-year-olds Kayla and Gabrielle participate in Ballet for Preschoolers at the Frank Jameson Community Centre in Ladysmith.

Ladysmith area fire departments are now recruiting

Recruitment efforts are heating up in Ladysmith and North Oyster.

Lynnea Bruce headlining fundraising concert in Chemainus

This Saturday (Oct. 13), the Cowichan Neighbourhood House Association is hosting a fall concert fundraiser with Lynnea Bruce and friends.

Students and teachers at the newly-designated Stz’uminus Community School on Shell Beach Road sing the Stz’uminus official song in recognition of the two new totem poles unveiled at the school’s grand opening the morning of Weds.

Stz’uminus First Nation celebrates its new school

The Stz'uminus Community School held its official grand opening Weds., Sept. 26.

Students and teachers at the newly-designated Stz’uminus Community School on Shell Beach Road sing the Stz’uminus official song in recognition of the two new totem poles unveiled at the school’s grand opening the morning of Weds.
Ladysmith-Chemainus Orcas Swim Club coach Dusan Toth-Szabo was recently awarded Swim Coach of the Year for kids 10 and under by the B.C. Swim Coaches Association.

Local coach named best in B.C.

Dusan Toth-Szabo has been named Coach of the Year in the kids 10 and under category

Ladysmith-Chemainus Orcas Swim Club coach Dusan Toth-Szabo was recently awarded Swim Coach of the Year for kids 10 and under by the B.C. Swim Coaches Association.