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  • Lemons to Legacy

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    THE STORY CONTINUES IN MERVILLE Honouring Mack Laing Together From Lemons to Legacy – “We may not have saved the house—but together, we will preserve the legacy” Background Over a number of months in 2025 and 2026, the Merville Community Association (MCA), encouraged by the MLHS, met with the Town of Comox to explore relocating…

  • Annual General Meeting

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    Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Mack Laing Heritage Society of Comox Valley will be held on September 9th, from 2 pm to 4 pm in the community meeting room upstairs at the Quality Foods store, 2751 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay. Meeting is in person only, with no internet connections.

  • HML Gladiolas Painting

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    MLHS Aquires Mack Laing Painting The Mack Laing Heritage Society is pleased to announce the acquisition of a painting by Mack Laing, “Gladiolas’, presented to his nephew Mack Tripney Laing, of Victoria, in the late 1960s. MLHS was contacted by his daughter, Maureen JE (Laing) Pengelly this year, to determine if the Society was interested…

  • In Memorium

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    In Memoriam Norma Morton (b. Sept. 1, 1932, Comox). Instrumental in the formation of the group which became MLHS, after she and Betty Brooks reported that the Town of Comox planned to demolish Baybrook, Mack Laing’s first home..

  • CHLY Radio interview on Shakesides – July

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    In July, CHLY Radio reporter Heather Watson, did three interviews on the Shakesides story. She interviewed: Jordan Wall — CAO for the Town of Comox. Craig Freeman — Director at Merville Community Association. Matt Vandervoort — Curator of the Comox Archive & Museum Society. Listen to the interviews here: https://www.chly.ca/midcoastmorning/2025/07/11/the-story-of-shakesides

  • CHEK News features Shakesides story

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    Dean Stoltz of CHEK News interviewed Craig Freeman of the Merville Community Association at the Merville Hall site. It was aired on Wednesday, Auguste 27 at 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 10:00pm. Read the interview and watch the video:

  • MLHS AGM

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    The Mack Laing Heritage Society of the Comox Valley will hold its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, from 1 pm to 3 pm, in the Quality Foods upstairs meeting room, Driftwood Mall, Courtenay, BC. All are welcome. Our recent book, ‘Out With The Birds’, will be for sale, as will other books…

  • The MCA plan to move Shakesides explained

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    The Merville Community Association’s plan to move Shakesides The MCA has twice approached Comox Council with a viable plan to move Shakesides from its current location in Mack Laing Park in Comox, to their Merville site where other heritage buildings are already in place. The MCA has also raised funds to pay for the move.…