Category: News
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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Trevor Marc Hughes has edited one of Mack Laing’s unpublished manuscripts.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…
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An Open Letter to Comox Mayor and Council:
February 11, 2019 We, the Mack Laing Heritage Society of the Comox Valley (MLHS), wish to take this opportunity to thank Comox Council. Their decision to postpone any decision related to the Mack Laing Shakesides house Trust property, for three months, is to be commended. We are encouraged that Comox appears willing to discuss its…
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What will appear on the Comox ‘information hub’ for Mack Laing Nature Park?
On August 7, 2018, the Town of Comox issued a news release about an online information hub ( http://comox.ca/modx/assets/uploads/News_Release_1.pdf ) for residents “to learn more about the Mack Laing property and its history”, though the information about the property and its history on the webpage is minimal. The suggestion that “updates on the plans for…