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Next court appearance may decide fate of Shakesides
On May 12, 2021, lawyers for the Town of Comox filed a “Notice of Intention to Proceed” with the Attorney General of BC and the BC Supreme Court. The purpose of this court appearance is to get a court ruling on the merits of the Town’s request to revise the Mack Laing Trust, so that…
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Contrast between Mervill and Comox, regards saving old buildings
Nov 21, 2019 | Top Feature By George Le Masurier The Stolen Church now repaying history with new life in Merville Who says historic Comox Valley buildings from the early 1900s can’t be fully restored and recommissioned for future generations? Not Craig Freeman. Freeman sees other historic buildings around the Valley that are worthy of…
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The Conquest of Mt Logan: A Report on the Film Screening
About 200 people filled the Comox Legion Hall on the evening of November 7, 2019 to see a film shot 94 years ago. What was the big deal? The film was The Conquest of Mount Logan and it documented the first climbing of Canada’s highest peak which towers 14,000 ft. above glacial ice and 19,551…
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Heritage Professionals advocate saving Shakesides
The BC Association of Heritage Professionals (BCAHP) has written a strong letter to BC Attorney General David Eby, and Hon. Doug Donaldson Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, advocating saving Mack Laing’s former home of Shakesides. They also condemn the Town of Comox for its plan to demolish and replace it with a viewing…
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Canada Day 2019
The Mack Laing Heritage Society participated in the Courtenay July 1st parade, and much fun was had by all, on a wonderful summer day with an incredible turnout. Special thanks to our fiddler, Josie, who added a wonderful musical element to our march (Mack Laing played the fiddle), and to Brian Scott (and friend), and…
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Announcements for June 2019
Trevor Marc Hughes has edited one of Mack Laing’s unpublished manuscripts. ‘Riding the Continent’ is being published by Ronsdale Press and will be for sale in July 2019. Richard Mackie, author of the only biography of Mack Laing (Hamilton Mack Laing, Hunter – Naturalist;1985, Sono Niss Press) wrote the forward. The first person account by…
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ANNOUNCEMENT
On February 27, 2019, the Town of Comox Council Committee of the Whole voted to hold a public meeting between themselves, the Mack Laing Heritage Society (MLHS) and the so-called Friends of Mack Laing Nature Park (FMLP) on matters related to the Mack Laing Trust. While the MLHS appreciates being invited, we expected there…