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Nestled on the eastern shores of spectacular Vancouver Island, the Town of Ladysmith features all the warmth and charm of small town living with a full range of services and amenities.
Ladysmith Parks, Recreation & Culture is bursting with recreational activities and fun-filled events for all ages! The Department is committed to enhancing the health & quality of life of the community through accessible programs, services, facilities and open spaces.
The Town is committed to sustainable vision for our community as we work to mitigate the impacts of climate change. We were the first BC community to introduce curbside pick-up for household organic waste and continue to advance projects that help to protect and conserve our environment.
The Town along with our partners is promoting a business-friendly culture in Ladysmith that supports economic development and job creation.
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The Town of Ladysmith's Strategic Plan is a progressive vision set by Council for improving the lives of residents in a thriving town, and provides clear direction and focus for Council and staff over the current term.
Ladysmith is a charming small town with a thriving economy, vibrant downtown and picturesque waterfront, whose welcoming neighbourhoods reflect the quality of our citizens.
The Town of Ladysmith has made an important step forward in its efforts to relocate the bio-solids composting operation from the Public Works Yard on Sixth Avenue. Council is announcing today that its offer to purchase property in the industrial zoned area in south Ladysmith has been accepted. The Town will build a composting facility at the new site, complete with bio-filters to control odour.
"We are pleased that our lengthy search for a suitable property to house our bio-solids composting facility has finally been successful. Our main focus continues to be finding an interim partner to process our bio-solids until we can move the entire operation away from our Public Works Yard and neighbouring residential areas," said Mayor Aaron Stone.
Town officials have been urgently looking for other partners to take the material in the interim, and are hopeful that negotiations will soon have a positive outcome. However, until the Town has a firm commitment, the composting operation will have to continue at the Public Works Yard. Town staff will continue to do everything they can to mitigate the smell, including doing the worst work at night.
Composting of Waste Water Treatment Plant (sewage system) bio-solids has been carried out at the Town of Ladysmith Public Works Yard since the 1990s. Provincial regulations require the operator of a Waste Water Treatment Plant to manage the resulting bio-solids. Composting is a viable and beneficial option for responsible bio-solids management. The Town must comply with regulations laid out in the Organic Material Recycling Regulation and the composting operation at the Public Works Yard is authorized by the Ministry of Environment. The final product is a high-quality top soil that meets Class A standards. The Town does not mix household compostables with the sewage sludge.
The Town has always planned to deal with the odour from the bio-solids composting operation, and has a grant to help pay for construction of the facility. Council voted last summer to delay construction until the composting operation could be moved to a more suitable location. The Town has been actively searching for a site for several months. However, appropriate sites with the right location and zoning were not easy to find. "The whole situation has been extremely difficult for our community and for our Council," said Mayor Stone. "As we better understood that the Public Works Yard would no longer be a suitable location for the composting operation, we started looking for a new site or other places to take the Town’s bio-solids. We are happy to have secured a new location. Our teams are still urgently focused on efforts to find an interim partner to take our bio-solids until our new facility is operational."
Updates and additional information can be found on the Sewage Treatment page on the Town’s website at www.ladysmith.ca.
For Information: Mayor Aaron Stone Guillermo Ferrero, City Manager 250.245.6403 250.245.6401 mayor@ladysmith.ca gferrero@ladysmith.ca
News Release Biosolids Compost Site
The Town of Ladysmith has updated its Official Community Plan (OCP) to help manage growth and change in a way that helps our community meet its goals
The Town of Ladysmith's 2023-2026 Strategic Plan is a progressive vision set by Council for improving the lives of residents in a thriving town, and provides clear direction and focus for Council and staff over the current term.
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Council is proud to serve the over 9,000 residents who call the Town of Ladysmith home. Mayor and Council meet regularly as both Council and the Committee of the Whole. As part of their duties as elected officials, members of Council also serve on various boards and committees, including: the Cowichan Valley Regional District, Vancouver Island Regional Library Board, Community Planning Advisory Committee, Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce, Youth Advisory Committee, and several more.
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