Category: News

  • The story of Shakesides

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    Hamilton Mack Laing, a respected Canadian naturalist and writer, moved to Comox in 1922. When he died in 1982, he left property and cash to the Town of Comox. His home, Shakesides, built in 1949, was in fine condition, fully-furnished and filled with the artifacts of his long and productive life. The focus of MLHS…

  • Clarity on the Shakesides issue

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    Over 30 years ago, Mack Laing bequeathed his waterfront home, Shakesides, as well as a generous amount of money, to the Town of Comox. The money was to be used for the upkeep of Shakesides and for its preservation as a Nature Museum for the enjoyment and education of the citizens of Comox. After years…

  • Make it right!

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    Make it right, mayor and council of Comox … On Wednesday, July 20, you are scheduled for the final vote on the fate of an historic house called Shakesides, donated to the Town of Comox in trust to be used as a place to reveal the magnificent nature we have here in Comox Bay, one of…

  • Action needed

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    Last month my husband and I visited this beautiful property in Comox. We are Australians, travelling across the continent on a years motorcycle trip. By chance we met a couple from Comox who took us on an evening walk in the area and on this particularly cold and miserable evening we came across Shakesides. We…

  • Island Word publishes comprehensive article on Mack Laing and Shakesides

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    Members of the Mack Laing Heritage Society, and their many supporters in the community believe it is essential to preserve at least one of Mack Laing’s homes on the Comox estuary as a nature interpretation centre, as was his wish. Before, there were two. Now the only one left is Shakesides. The Town of Comox,…

  • A Mack Laing community project?

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    There are three new articles on Decafnation.net about the Mack Laing/Shakesides issue, thanks to George Le Masurier, former editor of the Greensheed. Read them for a clear understanding of the basic issues involved.. #1 — The Town of Comox has failed to recognize a unique opportunity to build community spirit. Instead of rallying people to…

  • Minority Report counters official Mack Laing Advisory Committee report

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    A Minority Report has been released against the Mack Laing Nature House Advisory Committee, to counter that submitted by the Chair of the Committee. The Committee’s report was approved by Comox Council Committee of the Whole on June 22, 2016 and is expected to be ratified at the next regular meeting of Council on July…

  • MLHS recognizes Canada Day

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    Members of the Mack Laing Society handed out Canadian flags and decorated Shakesides on Canada Day. They also continued their work to clear invasives from Mack Laing Nature Park over the long weekend.