Month: July 2016

  • Shakesides windows returned to “neutral”

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    The Shakesides Windows Saga On February 6, 2016, MLHS members discovered that the plywood covering the front windows of Shakesides had been defaced with common graffiti. A member purchased a can of black spray paint  and covered up the offensive notation on the large front window. In early June, MLHS’ resident artist, a fine arts…

  • Reflections on Shakesides – by Richard Mackie – July 2016

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    [Please note: The following details are from my biography of Laing, published by Sono Nis Press in 1985: Hamilton Mack Laing: Hunter-Naturalist]. The naturalist, writer, and biologist Hamilton Mack Laing (1883-1982) built and lived in two houses on the Comox waterfront. He moved to Comox in 1922 because it was then the “bird mecca” of…

  • The story of Shakesides

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    Hamilton Mack Laing, a respected Canadian naturalist and writer, moved to Comox in 1922. When he died in 1982, he left property and cash to the Town of Comox. His home, Shakesides, built in 1949, was in fine condition, fully-furnished and filled with the artifacts of his long and productive life. The focus of MLHS…

  • Clarity on the Shakesides issue

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    Over 30 years ago, Mack Laing bequeathed his waterfront home, Shakesides, as well as a generous amount of money, to the Town of Comox. The money was to be used for the upkeep of Shakesides and for its preservation as a Nature Museum for the enjoyment and education of the citizens of Comox. After years…

  • Make it right!

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    Make it right, mayor and council of Comox … On Wednesday, July 20, you are scheduled for the final vote on the fate of an historic house called Shakesides, donated to the Town of Comox in trust to be used as a place to reveal the magnificent nature we have here in Comox Bay, one of…

  • Action needed

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    Last month my husband and I visited this beautiful property in Comox. We are Australians, travelling across the continent on a years motorcycle trip. By chance we met a couple from Comox who took us on an evening walk in the area and on this particularly cold and miserable evening we came across Shakesides. We…

  • Island Word publishes comprehensive article on Mack Laing and Shakesides

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    Members of the Mack Laing Heritage Society, and their many supporters in the community believe it is essential to preserve at least one of Mack Laing’s homes on the Comox estuary as a nature interpretation centre, as was his wish. Before, there were two. Now the only one left is Shakesides. The Town of Comox,…

  • A Mack Laing community project?

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    There are three new articles on Decafnation.net about the Mack Laing/Shakesides issue, thanks to George Le Masurier, former editor of the Greensheed. Read them for a clear understanding of the basic issues involved.. #1 — The Town of Comox has failed to recognize a unique opportunity to build community spirit. Instead of rallying people to…