Hi there,
Have you been dazzled by the Ladysmith’s Festival of Lights?
Take a drive to town, enjoy a stroll through the 100,000 plus lights strung along First Avenue. There’s some great shopping to be had here. If you are looking for a festive event, we have it here – from concerts to dancing to live theatre, you’ll find what you need to make your holidays even more memorable.
Happy New Year 2010! Wishing you Happy Days in the New Year.
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Mayor Barry Janyk, Chair of the Island Coastal Economic Trust announced funding approval by the Board of Directors of $543,750 for the Ladysmith Maritime Society (LMS) Community Marina Visitors Facilities project on the Ladysmith waterfront.
“This project focuses on expanding marine tourism by providing high quality visitors in the rapidly growing recreational vessel market,” stated Janyk.
“The expanded Community Marina is a very positive step in the development of the Ladysmith waterfront and the Town’s economy,” said Ladysmith Mayor Rob Hutchins.
“Doug Bell, President of the Ladysmith Maritime Society said that the project focal point is a visitor centre with washrooms, showers, laundry, visitor meeting areas and facilities for hosting large scale rendezvous
The Town of Ladysmith and the LMS Community Marina are featured in the December 2009 edition of the Canadian Yachting magazine. Thearticle is featured on the LMS website. The following link will take you directly to the
article: It may take a several seconds for the article to open up on your computer.
After reading the article, explore the upgrades to the website or check out other recent LMS news stories.
The Ladysmith Tourism Advisory Committee invites you to submit your best images for our photo competition.
Send us your finest shots that best reflects the sights of Ladysmith during the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Four prizes of $50 each awarded for the best photo in each category.
For full contest details visit www.tourismladysmith.ca/photos or contact Carleigh Randall by emailcrandall@shaw.ca or phone 250-245-4399.
Deadline for submission is Tuesday Dec. 15 at 4:00 pm. Good luck!
The Ladysmith Tourism Advisory Committee is pleased to annouce the release of its second Friends and Family postcard featuring Festival of Lights.
Pick up your postcard today at Ladysmith merchants and the Visitor Information Centre and invite your friends and family to visit Ladysmith!
Photo: Rob Waters with postcard.
A great success is what organizers are calling Ladysmith’s Festival of Lights.
The kick off to the Christmas Season included live entertainment, fireworks and a surprise when actress Pam Anderson appeared on Soulfire Dance Studio's parade float. Organizers are estimating between 18,000 to 20,000 people attended Light Up. The Festival of Lights continues into the first week of January.
Please contact the Festival of Lights office at 250 245-5888,e-mail for more information or visit their website
Photo: Rob Johnson
Bragging rights and a chance to win tickets to the Olympics as well as a $100,000 for your community?
All you have to do is cast your vote for your community as GamesTown. It’s easy and it’s fun. The Province has created a website called Gamestown 2010, where individuals can submit photos and a brief story of what they or their organization is doing or has done to make Ladysmith the best community in BC. While there make a Healthy Living Pledge.
Good News! The new Ladysmith to Cedar Visitor Guide
will be going to press shortly and this year its even better and bigger than last year with a major increase in circulation. This is theofficial visitor guide available through BC Toursim, Visitor Infor centre and throughout the community. DOn't forget the online version will be up soon. Watch for it in January.
"Thanks to all the business who supported the guide,, " says Cindy Damphousse, coordniator. "Together we will make our tourism industry a growing concern."
For more information contact Cindy or the TAKE 5 office at 250-245-7015 or email projects@take5.ca
Call the office 250-245-7015 for details or email.
Join in with local musicians as they rock and sing in Celebration of Light with all the proceeds to the Ladysmith Resource Centre's Christmas Cheer Fund.
Skellig, a local eclectic/Celtic rock band, will be hosting the ‘Celebration of Light’ event Dec. 18 with doors opening at 6:30pm. The event features over 10 local acts and bands including Ryan McMahon, Ladysmith’s Elf song’s Sandy Jasper and Steve Tozer, as well as Lena Birtwistle and Sid Johnson who are collectively known as the Adamantines.
Tickets available from the Ladysmith Resource Centre and the Ladysmith Eagles or by phoning 250 734-1766 or emailing from Skellig’s website atwww.skellig.ca.
At only $5 including tea/coffee/hot cider and dessert they will sell out fast. Cash or food donations are welcomed.
Christmas shows
Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular
The third annual Yellowpoint Christmas Spectacular is set to open its third season this December. Producer Katy Bowen-Roberts has transformed the Cedar Community Hall into a festive scene to showcase the Christmas Spectacular set to run Dec. 9-13, and Dec 16-20, at 7pm, with matinees at 3pm Fri-Sun. A team of 14 professional singers, dancers and musicians promise to dazzle and delight. Tickets are on sale at the Port Theatre 250 754-8550, or visit www.yellowpointchristmasspectacular.ca
Yellow Point Singers prepare for the Holiday Season
‘Tis the season to be jolly,’ and the Yellow Point Singers are getting ready to share their joy of singing.
This year their major Christmas concert “A Candle in the Window” will be held at St John’s Anglican Church on Buller Street in Ladysmith, Sunday Dec. 13 at 2:30pm. The program will include familiar seasonal music as well as lesser known tunes. Tickets for the concert are $10 each or $20 for a family. YPS is also collecting non-perishable food items for donation to Ladysmith Food Bank.
It's the Christmas show
Ladysmith Players are presenting “It’s Christmas!” with guest host Alan Clift. The show runs Fri., Dec.18 and Sat., Dec. 19. Doors open 7pm, show 7:30pm, matineee Sun., Dec. 20, doors open 1:30pm, show 2pm. Tickets $20 includes dessert and hot spiced cider.
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