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Born: July 23rd, 1938 Passing: June 20th, 2017 By Lynne Delucia The idea of a Festival of Lights took root after a Chamber of Commerce meeting held at the Omega Restaurant in 1986. A few diehards remained (Bill Fitzpatrick being one of them) and began to discuss, with disgust, the state of Ladysmith’s downtown decorations…

In the fall of 2015, members of the Festival of Lights were trying to figure out how they would again tackle the issue of replacing all the lights in the Chuck Perrin Memorial Tree (the large fir tree at the Aggie Hall), which had 3,000 bulbs in it.  The FOL committee had worked on a…

In this picture , Bill Cottrell from RKM Cranes, readies the man basket so that the members of FOL can start the taking down of all the lights and angel from the Chuck Perrin Memorial Tree at the Aggie Hall. RKM Cranes has stepped forward for years when it’s time to put the angel up…

There are many volunteers who make the Festival of Lights happen. We focus on Dianne Edwards who has helped greatly and is a valued member of the team. 1. How long have you been associated with Festival of Lights? I joined Ladysmith Festival of Lights as Secretary in 2002 and became the Coordinator in September…

There are many volunteers who make the Festival of Lights happen. We focus on Duck Paterson. 1. How long have you been associated with Festival of Lights? I’ve been involved since 1990. 2. What is your role? Hard to say somewhat… I guess I’m in charge of scrounging. I’m also the Emcee (the best job…

There are many volunteers who make the Festival of Lights happen. We focus on Bill Drysdale who does so much of the behind-the-scenes work that make the Festival happen. 1. How long have you been associated with Festival of Lights? I’ve been having fun with FOL folks for about eight years now. 2. What is…

There are many volunteers who make the Festival of Lights happen. We focus on Greg Edwards who retired this year. 1. How long have you been associated with Festival of Lights? I have been in the Festival for approximately 15 years. 2. What is your role? My role today is Vice-President. 3. What is your…

There are many volunteers who make the Festival of Lights happen. We focus on Cliff Fisher who retired this year. 1. How long have you been associated with Festival of Lights? Ten years, the year we moved to Ladysmith. 2. What is your role? My present role is President (to the March AGM). Prior to…