Category: News

  • Mack Laing Society holding Art in the Park, AGM – Saturday, June 11, 2016

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    The Mack Laing Heritage Society (MLHS) invites everyone to its ‘Art in the Park’ and plein air Annual General Meeting on Saturday, June 11, 2016 from 10 am to 4 pm, behind Shakesides house in Mack Laing Park. Read our press release for more information.

  • Briony Penn awarded Mack Laing Literary Prize

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    The Mack Laing Heritage Society is pleased to announce that author and educator Dr Briony Penn has been awarded the first Mack Laing Literary Prize for her biography of Ian McTaggart-Cowen “The Real Thing”.   The $1,000 literary prize is presented every 2 years to any writer who writes about Canada’s environmental history and commemorates…

  • Don’t miss our new t-shirts!

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    The MLHS is selling it’s prized Brian Scott Baybrook t-shirt at the BC Nature Convention at the Filberg Centre in Courtenay (May 12-14). Brian Scott kindly let up take a picture of him with some of their proud wearers.  

  • MLHS White Paper raises questions about Trust

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    In order to clarify some points raised – but not answered – by the Mack Laing Nature House Advisory Committee, the MLHS felt it useful to issue a statement: MLHSWhitePaper

  • Shakesides must be saved

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    April 22, We have been residents of Comox for 27 years. During that time we have regularly walked down Brooklyn Creek to ‘Shakesides’ then along the waterfront to Filberg Park. (our out of town guests love it). Over the years we often wondered who the tenants were and how ‘Shakesides’ in that lovely setting got…

  • It’s time to honour Mack Laing’s Will

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    The Town of Comox has failed in their stewardship of Shakesides House in Mack Laing Park, and in their administration of the Mack Laing Trust funds. On March 17, 2016, Comox Council agreed to release documentation requested by the Mack Laing Nature House Advisory Committee, a body appointed by Council. The Mack Laing Heritage Society…

  • MLHS attends the Heritage BC Gala Awards Ceremony

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    The MLHS was honoured to be invited to the 2016 Heritage BC Gala Awards Ceremony on February 18, 2016, the 35th Anniversary of these awards. The Heritage BC Awards Program recognizes achievement in community heritage in British Columbia. It celebrated individuals, groups, organizations and government and private sector partners making a real difference in our…

  • Mack Laing’s 133rd birthday celebrated at Shakesides

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    A sunny, warm afternoon – a definite improvement over recent weather – meant that the MLHS birthday party for Mack Laing was a success. It was well-attended by between 30 and 35 local citizens of all ages. They found the party behind Shakesides and stayed to chat, learn about Mack Laing, ask questions, and enjoy…