Under the Local Government Act, a local government can create a Community Heritage Register of historic places that have heritage value or heritage character. This enables the local government to understand and identify the significance of a community’s historic places, to monitor heritage properties for proposed changes, and to integrate heritage conservation activities into other land use planning processes. The creation of a Community Heritage Register, in accordance with section 954 of the Local Government Act, ensures the inclusion of a community’s historic places on the British Columbia Register of Historic Places (BCRHP), the official provincial listing of historic places that have been formally recognized for their heritage value by the provincial or local governments. Listings on the BCRHP may also be included on the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP).
The properties on the Ladysmith
Community Heritage Register are:
| Traveller’s Hotel |
422 First Avenue |
| St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church |
314 Buller Street |
| Agricultural (Aggie) Hall and Sports Field |
1110 First Avenue |
| First Avenue, West Side |
Between Roberts and High Streets |
| Island Hotel |
440 First Avenue |
| Ladysmith Trading Company |
410 First Avenue |
| Nicholson Block |
436 First Avenue |
| Mainstreet Building |
512 First Avenue |
| Small Shop |
530 First Avenue |
| Comox Logging and Railway Shops Building |
610 Oyster Bay Drive |
| The Old Post Office |
340 Esplanade |
| Temperance Hotel |
32 High Street |
| Convent School |
210 Buller Street |
| Jones Hotel |
12 Gatacre Street |
| 516 First Avenue Building |
516 First Avenue |
| Eagles Hall |
921 First Avenue |
| Coburn/Verchere House |
641 Third Avenue |
| Jessup's Drug Store |
18 High Street |
| Music Hall |
18 Roberts Street |
| Masonic Hall |
26 Gatacre Street |
| Johnson's Shoes Building |
528 First Avenue |
| Ladysmith Railway Station |
E&N Railway |
| Ladysmith Cemetary |
320 Christie Road
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| Ladysmith Town Hall |
410 Esplanade |
| Nicholson House |
421 First Avenue |
| Old Telephone Office Building |
422 Esplanade |
| 534 First Avenue Building |
534 First Avenue |
| Bayview Apartment Building |
110 Esplanade |
| Ladysmith Arboretum |
Transfer Beach Boulevard |
| Knight's Clock |
First Avenue |
| Dragon City Restaurant Sign |
322 Esplanade |
| 341 First Avenue Building |
341 First Avenue |
| Ladysmith Hotel |
431 First Avenue |
Heritage Inventory
Published in 1990, the Heritage Inventory tells the story of Ladysmith’s history through its heritage buildings and places. The Ladysmith Heritage Inventory is available for sale through the Ladysmith & District Historical Society at 250.245.0100; Unit B, 1115 First Avenue (below Tim Hortons), Box 813, Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A6
Ladysmith "Heritage Walk" Routes
The “Heritage Walk I: Artifacts” brochure highlights Ladysmith’s history of coal mining, forestry, rail and marine industry. The walk links our living heritage downtown to the working waterfront and Transfer Beach Park.
The “Heritage Walk II: Buildings” brochure highlights Ladysmith’s iconic streetscape that was created virtually overnight, with many buildings transported from Nanaimo at the turn of the last century. This diverse group of heritage structures is a vibrant legacy and source of community pride.
The brochures are available at the Visitor Centre and City Hall, and provide great walking tours around the Town.