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With two major marine festivals taking place in May, the Ladysmith waterfront is buzzing with excitement. Add a Rotary Garden Tour and join the art community in their Arts ALive benefit and you'll wish you had a twin becasue there's enough fun here for two people. Looking for more activities? Check out the largest events calendar onlineclick here.
Spring is in full bloom and the tourism businesses are stirring! See below for what two local businesses are doing to get ready. How about you? Send us a photo and a brief description (100 words max). We'd love to hear from you.
- Marina Sacht, editor
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Tourism Ladysmith recently released a new rack card promoting the area and a new Artefact Route brochure. Pick up your free copies at Ladysmith Visitor Info centre.
Ladysmith featured
The word is getting out: Ladysmith and the Gulf Islands is a boating paradise. Northwest Yachting magazine recently ran an article about Ladysmith and Ladysmith Harbour. This is a second edition of this article which first was published in Canadian Yachting in January 2010. This edition contains more subject matter and photos. www.nwyachting.com/pdf/apr10.pdf
In another article
Ladysmith is was also featured as a heritage stop. View the write-up of Ladysmith please visit
http://www.heritagebcstops.com/
Paddlefest turns 12 this year. The festival, run by the Vancouver Island Paddlefest Society and a slew of volunteers, is jam-packed over two days. Retailers and thousands of paddlers flock to Ladysmith. Admission is free.
The event is not just for kayakers but for any type of board, canoe or invention that can be paddled.
“Vancouver Island is the Mecca of kayaking in the world,” says society president Bud Bell. “We have some of the best scenery the world has to offer.”
Paddlefest is May 15 and 16 from 9 am to 4 pm daily. For more information see www.paddlefest.bc.ca or call the festival office at 250-245-4096
This year’s festival takes place on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30 2010, from 10am to 4pm. The annual Maritime Festival is a free fun-filled family event.
The two day event this year features a kid’s zone, music, dancers, artists, pirates, free harbour tours, heritage boat displays; which includes “Master”, an 84 foot steam boat, museum displays and fishing derby. Stz’uminus First Nation is organizing a tribal journey to the festival and preparing a cultural dinner at the SFN community centre. Tickets available at the LMS office, $25 per person. Sunday they celebrate Naval Day with commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Navy. The Navy will be present with various Naval ships. Three Orca-class vessels will be on hand.
For a list of events visit www.ladysmithmaritimesociety.ca
Sealegs Kayaking
Adventures in Ladysmith has Paddle Boards! Come down to the beach and try out the newest trend in watersports! www.SealegsKayaking.com 250-245-4096
Staying Alive Arts benefit
The Arts Council of Ladysmith & District is presenting Staying Alive, an evening of live entertainment and a fund raiser event for the Arts Council.
The evening showcases a one act play, “The Unnamed Miner” by Brad Paulson in memory of the Extension mine disaster that took the lives of many men of Ladysmith. There are five local musical groups performing throughout the evening. Art and other donated items by local artists and businesses are available for silent and live auction. Aggie Hall May 15, 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets are $20 and available at the Ladysmith Waterfront Art Gallery or Salamander Books in Ladysmith.
On exhibit
Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery Open daily from noon to 4pm, 610 Oyster Bay Rd. 250 245-1252.
Annual garden tour, show & sale
The Ladysmith Rotary Club’s 13th annual Garden Tour, Sale and Show takes place on Sunday May 30. The self-guided tour of eight gardens features the creations of local gardeners. Tickets are $15 for the tour of the gardens and available at the 49th Parallel Grocery store in Ladysmith as well as on the day of the tour/sale.
This is a major fundraising event for the Ladysmith Rotary Club and its community programs. For info contact 250 245- 4384 or on tour day 250 701-3978.
Come and hear Portuguese Joe’s fascinating history at the Ladysmith’s Eagle’s Hall Saturday, May 15, 1 pm-4pm, presented by Jean Barman, author of the Remarkable Adventures of Portuguese Joe Silvey. This event is sponsored by the Ladysmith & District Historical Society. Call 250-245-0100 for details.
The LDHS is working towards establish a museum for Ladysmith in the future. It also operates the Ladysmith Archives located behind Tim Horton's at the lower parking lot or call at 250 245-0100.
HST SEMINAR
Atchison Palmer Leslie, Chartered Accountants, a full service accounting firm with offices in downtown Ladysmith and Duncan is hosting a free HST seminar the evening of Wednesday, May 19 upstairs at the Ladysmith Legion. Doors open at 6:30pm, seminar starts at 7pm and runs for approximately one hour. Light snacks, wine and beer will be offered.
The seminar will be in two parts.Part I: For the small business owner and consumer. Part II for the real estate and construction industry.
RSVP to Tammy Leslie tammy@aplaccountants.com
For more information on LDBA Seminar Series please visit, www.ladysmithdowntown.com/events/ldba-seminar-series/
This year the South Island Zone Festival SIZ Festival will be held at Ladysmith Little Theatre May 15 to 23 and will be hosted by the Vancouver Island Players. They are excited to have Jeff Hyslop as adjudicator. Jeff is an award winning actor, singer, director and choreographer perhaps best known for his 900 performances as Phantom of the Opera.
The plays entered this year are: May 15 Three Guys in Drag Selling Their Stuff , May 17 On Golden Pond, May 20 Disney’s Mulan performed by Parallel Players. Dinner Theatre is offered for each show with doors opening at 6pm and the show starting at 8pm.
The festival will be capped off by a Gala Dinner and Awards show. www.ladysmiththeatre.com or contact Wendy Wearne at 250 245-3262 or 250 668-3262
The Ladysmith to Cedar with Chemainus Vacation Guide
for 2010 is out and flying off the shelves! Contact our office if you have not recieved yours. We are now accepting pre booking for the 2011 edition with a 10% discount if you book prior to July 15/10. Don't be left out of this next years guide, together we can make our area a premier tourist destination on Vancouver Island!Visit the online version
Drop by the office or call us to get your copies of the 2010 Visitor Guide. Email us your comments on what you'd like to see in next year's edition.
Readers: Takala Trails & Holiday House Motel
Last month we asked:
What are you doing to get ready for the tourism season?
Lots of riding happening at Takala Trails Ranch! This mild winter has allowed us to continue our Sunday Pony Camps all winter. We have not missed a Sunday so far this year. We are getting ready for a busy spring and summer by hiring two people with extensive experince in coaching, both English and western, guiding,
horsetraining and apparently experts in Line Dancing and Two Step. If we have enough interest we will offer lessons in dance as well this summer. Plans for at least two week long Pony Camps are on the way starting the beginning of July. As well, we hope to offer an overnight camp for those students that live out of town.
- Mary Carr, http://www.takalatrailsranch.com
HOLIDAY HOUSE MOTEL - 2010 We are busy as usual this time of year. To mention just a few things: the LadysmithRoseGardenGarden.com/ and our other flowers and plants are off to a good start. Our rooms are being upgraded with some rooms getting new fridges and stoves, curtains and bedspreads to mention a few things.
Business was great the last three years and we are looking forward to our best year yet. We are holding our prices below the 2008 level. Reservations are rolling in for weddings, anniversaries from Europe, Asia, the United States and other places.
Many of our guests are enjoying our local passenger train going by twice a day and the walk to Transfer Beach and our trail walks. People always mention how friendly is Ladysmith. Please come and visit us so we can show you our rooms for your guests.
- Mel and Flor, Managers, Holiday House Motel, tel: 250-618-5830. Reservations www.LadysmithHolidayHouse.com
Chemainus Tours and the West Coast Rail Association present Bella Coola, Barkerville & Whistler via Vancouver Island on “The Coast to Cariboo Circle Tour”
Tour includes 7 days with stops in Telegraph Cove, Port Hardy, Ferry to Bella Coola, Coach to Williams Lake, Barkerville, Hat Creek Ranch, and a fantastic Lodge in Pemberton. Experience the change from Coastal; BC, to the tabletop of the Cariboo, the fantastic viewing of the Fraser Canyon and return via the Coastal Mountains.
For more detailed information and bookings contact: Chemainus Tours, Phone: (250)-246-5055 or Cell: (250) 252-0888, www.chemainustours.com or e-mail: jim@chemainustours.com
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