Posts by Executive Director
Pat Edge leaves amazing LRCA legacy
When Pat Edge walked into the LRCA offices for the first time in 1996, no one could ever have predicted the influence she would have on the organization. Her generosity of time, funds and leadership left an amazing legacy. Before she died in 2012, she bequeathed her home to the LRCA which through its sale…
Read MoreVolunteer Profile – Everyone Knows Keith Ling
Almost everyone knows Keith Ling in Ladysmith. “In fact, I know too many people,” he said. The affable 48-year-old has contributed to the financial health of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association (LRCA) for six years, raising almost $2,000 in that time. He is on the LRCA Affordable Housing Project building committee and has directed…
Read MoreRemembering Jack Hepburn, LRCA Bingo Candyman
LRCA HISTORIC MOMENT: Jack S. Hepburn first arrived at the LRCA in 1994, looking for help with a poster for the Cancer Society, an organization with which he was already involved. During the visit Jack was introduced to a visiting board member who convinced him to join the LRCA and become a member of the…
Read MoreTom Beames: LRCA Historical Moment
Did you know? Tom Beames, a teacher born in 1920 and who died in 2005, was involved in the formation of the not-for-profit agency which became the LRCA in 1992. Tom, along with several others, took money from their own pocket to help secure a place and supplies for the new organization. He took the…
Read MoreInquiring Little Minds Daycare Children Learn about Construction on LRCA Affordable Housing Site
If you’re going to study construction for a month, you might as well see it up front, children from Inquiring Little Minds Daycare learned Aug. 4 when Kinetic Construction Ltd. temporarily closed its site for the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association (LRCA) affordable housing development.
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