Month: August 2015

  • Why did elected officials fail Baybrook?

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    Dear Editor, Since 2013, I have been a keen observer of the interactions going on between the Mack Laing Heritage Society and the Town of Comox. I read both reports from the Society, which as I understood it, was requested by the former council to come up with a plan. In my opinion, a reasonable…

  • CTV News Vancouver Island films destruction

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    Watch the clip and interviews by CTV’s reporter Gord Kurbis -30-

  • Stephen Hume blasts destruction of Baybrook

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      Stephen Hume: Wrecking balls are destroying B.C.’s heritage — and its character  Vancouver Sun columnist August 6, 2015 Read the article here: http://tinyurl.com/om8qt6u

  • Baybrook demolished by Town of Comox

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    Baybrook: Built with love in 1923 – Destroyed in spite in 2015 The Town of Comox sent an excavator to the Baybrook park early on Thursday, August 6 and demolished the first home of Hamilton Mack Laing. Here are photos taken of the event: [catablog category=”demolition” template=”gallery”]

  • Stephen Hume updates Baybrook story

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    Stephen Hume: Comox urged not to tear down historic houses: Vancouver Sun August 5, 2015 “It’s update time for a few issues I’ve reported in recent months. First, that Comox plan to demolish Baybrook and Shakesides, two waterfront houses once occupied by iconic Canadian artist and naturalist Mack Laing.” Read the rest of the article…

  • Mack Laing lives on in Brian Scott paintings

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    Hamilton Mack Laing (1883-1982) indeed continues to haunt the Canadian imagination, as does the memory of his eastern contemporary, Tom Thompson (1887-1917),  if only in the memory of contemporary artists.  Pictures of these two eminent Canadian painter/naturalists even sometimes bear a semblance ( See attached pictures.) These were well-educated outdoorsmen who married culture and wilderness…

  • National Trust endorses Baybrook as historic site

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    The National Trust of Canada (formerly Heritage Canada) has weighed in on the importance of Mack Laing as a historical figure, and Baybrook as a heritage property. While Heritage BC indicated that Baybrook is a “significant provincial heritage for all British Columbians, and Canadians”, The National Trust letter also recognizes that Baybrook is part of…

  • Is Shakesides haunted by Mack Laing?

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    A photo taken of Shakesides around 6 am, August 1, 2015, just steps from the beach …. This is the view from the walkway directly in front of the house, just minutes before the above photo was taken. Pretty unobstructed …   And this is what an enlargement of the first image reveals. Look in…