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Ladysmith, BC — The Town of Ladysmith is pleased to announce Natasha Bartlett as this year’s winner of the 2025 Community Banner Program.
Bartlett’s designs, which were chosen by the Town’s Selection Committee, are displayed along 1st Avenue. As the winner of this year’s banner program, Bartlett will receive an honorarium of $1,000. “I am honoured to be a part of the banner program. As an artist and a resident of Ladysmith, it is the perfect combination of me being able to express my art and my pride for the town that I live in,” says Bartlett.
This year’s theme was “Coastal Living: Growing Our Future Together,” which celebrates Ladysmith’s stunning seaside and how it not only supports an abundance of life but also serves as a place of growth and healing.
"The 2025 Community Banner Program brought out a myriad of interpretations from several talented artists, making the decision difficult for everyone involved. After much debate, the Selection Committee determined that Natasha Bartlett’s designs best reflect Ladysmith and encapsulate this year’s theme,” says Don Stewart, the Town's Arts, Culture & Events Coordinator.
Called ‘By the Sea’ and ‘Along the Trail’, Bartlett created two designs that feature vibrant colours. Each design pays tribute to a different aspect of Ladysmith’s natural beauty. “My mind immediately went to the two most iconic parts, I think, of Ladysmith which are the coast and the forest and trails. The tides of change, the moving ocean and the newest of the coast, along with the tradition and the roots and the forest and the trails, it just seemed like the perfect combination. I hope folks see that in the design and I hope they appreciate, like I do, the beauty of our surroundings,” Bartlett says about the inspiration of her designs.
The Town thanks all of those who participated in this year’s contest.
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The Town of Ladysmith respectfully acknowledges that we gather and work on the unceded territory of the Stz'uminus First Nation, the traditional keepers of this land.
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Media Contact Nicholas Pescod Communications & Engagement Specialist npescod@ladysmith.ca 250-268-0606 Images Mayor Deena Beeston (left) with Community Banner Program winner Natasha Bartlett, Councillor Tricia McKay, and the Town’s Arts, Culture & Events Coordinator, Don Stewart. 2025 Community Banner Program winner Natasha Bartlett stands with her banners on 1st Avenue.