Poverty Reduction Strategy

Community Together to end Poverty -
HW-NUTS'-ULWUM (As One):

The CommUNITY Together to End Poverty Hw-nuts’-ulwum (As One) Poverty Reduction Strategy is a solutions-focused approach identifying themes and recommended action items to reducing poverty in Ladysmith and Stz’uminus.

This Ladysmith Council-endorsed document was developed through extensive engagement with local residents about the challenges experienced by people living in poverty.

It is a plan that has been created by the community, for the community.

Council then created the Poverty Reduction Task Group in 2022 to lead the implementing of the strategy, supported with funding received from the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM).

Please click the image to the right view the Strategy and scroll below for upcoming engagement events.

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Employer Seminar #4

TogetherBC Poverty Reduction Strategy & Employer Actions is happening with Minister Sheila Malcomson on Wednesday, July 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Ladysmith Eagles Hall.

Community Dinner & Dialogue #4

Community Dinner & Dialogue #3

Community Dinner & Dialogue #2 - Recap

The Town is hosting a series of community Dinner & Dialogue events as part of the ongoing CommUNITY Together to End Poverty Hw-nuts’-ulwum (As One) Poverty Reduction Strategy implementation.

The second of the four events organized by the Town’s Poverty Reduction Task Group of local agencies took place on January 31 at Aggie Hall.

Ladysmith and Stz’uminus residents enjoyed a free dinner, engaging afterwards in conversations on local solutions for improving affordability, equity and inclusion as part of the Strategy implementation.

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Employer Seminar Series #2

Employer Seminar Series #1 Recap

In partnership with the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce, the Town hosted the first of a four-part Employer Seminar series on January 30, 2024 at the JASCafe.

A huge thank you to the guest presenters, including Anastasia French from Living Wage for Families BC, Georg Wörnle from Canadian Bavarian Millwork & Lumber (a Certified Living Wage Employer), Arin Reim from WorkBC Cowichan Valley who shared info on the Wage Subsidy program for new employees, and Ryan Watson from Social Planning Cowichan who does the local calculation for the Cowichan Region.

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Fruit Rescue Project

Do you have extra fruit on trees or veggies in your garden that you could use some help picking? Each year, an abundance of apples, cherries, plums and more are grown locally, but not always harvested.

As part of the CommUNITY Together to End Poverty Hw-nuts’-ulwum Poverty Reduction Strategy, the Town of Ladysmith is supporting the Ladysmith Resource Centre Association (LRCA) in launching a Fruit Rescue project to make sure any extra food grown is harvested and shared within the community.

How it works: Area residents are invited to contact the LRCA's Fruit Rescue Coordinator, Shannon Crowards, by emailing shannon@lrca.ca or calling 250-245-3079, if you have fruit trees or gardens that you would like help harvesting.

After each harvest, one third of what is collected will go to the owner, one third will be shared with the volunteers and the last third will go to the LRCA Food Bank and/or other partner organizations who will distribute the fruit within the Ladysmith and Stz’uminus communities to those who need it.

Additional information can be found by visiting the LRCA's website.