Category: News
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CHEK News features Shakesides story
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:
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MLHS AGM
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…
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Mack Laing’s ‘Out With The Birds’ – still a gem after 112 years
The Mack Laing Heritage Society is proud to announce the re-publication of Hamilton Mack Laing’s first book, published in 1913 by Outing Publishing of New York, with its original text and photographs, plus the addition of educational notes and a complete Index. This is an extraordinary book for a young man. When he wrote the…
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Shocking state of Shakesides home and Park
A visit to the Shakesides house location in Mack Laing Park on June 24 became a series of shocking photos of the state of the house, a result largely caused by the Town and a contractor removing window frames and some cedar shakes from the building. Lack of maintenance in the Park itself, especially in…
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Praise for an elegant solution
The Mack Laing Heritage Society (MLHS) is completely supportive of an elegant proposal by the Merville Community Association (MCA), to relocate Mack Laing’s Shakeside House from Mack Laing Park on the Comox waterfront to their property in Merville. Since the MCA announced their intention, they have received broad public support to place this historic house…
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Honourary Membership presented to MLHS lawyer
At our Annual General Meeting on May 5, 2024, our Society was pleased to present lawyer Kevin Simonett with a Lifetime Honourary Membership to the Mack Laing Heritage Society of the Comox Valley, for his tireless and dedicated work on our recent court case before the Supreme Court of BC. Although the Supreme Court Justice…
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Mack Laing books make wonderful gifts for a special friend or family member
Looking for a unique Christmas present for a special friend or family member? MLHS has copies of Trevor Marc Hughes’ two books about Hamilton Mack Laing. Riding the Continent: Laing’s 1915 trip across the US, from New York to San Francisco, on an early Harley Davidson motorcycle. Price: $20 Capturing the Summit: Laing was a…
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MLHS again offering unique seasonal decorations
Once again, the Mack Laing Heritage Society, is selling its seasonal, popular evergreen decorative swags and bouquets. This year we again have a great variety of Sweet Swags at $25 each, all made from donated cedar, pine and fir combinations with pine cones, holly and decorative ribbons and ornaments. Swag We also offer Beautiful Bouquets…