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  • Residents and Shore Keepers tackle shoreline clean up

    Some residents of Decourcy Drive and members of the Gabriola Island Shore Keepers Association (GISKA) have spent hours in January dealing with an abandoned dock that had become lodged at the high tide line on the beach just around the corner from Turtle Rock.

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  • GERTIE getting through the dark days

    By Valentine’s Day we will have enough light to walk home from the ferry and bus stops before dinner – I’m holding on to that for now. 

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  • Fishing Report for January 27, 2021

    There are good quantities of Chinook at Thrasher, Grande through Whalebone, and Neck Point. Finding legal sized fish is the problem, as 90% plus of the Chinook are 18 to 22 inches, and have to be gently released. 

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  • Speaker series invites viewers to engage in ‘true history of Canada’

    Stephanie Johnson believes it is vital for all Canadians to learn about the Indigenous stories and history of Canada. It’s part of what inspires her work within Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools, including as the organizer of the Learning with Syeyutsus Speaker Series.

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  • GIRO Restore reopening Jan. 20

    After careful consideration we have decided to reopen the Restore to the public.

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  • Fishing Report for January 20, 2021

    The weather was way more cooperative this week, with some lovely fishable days! 

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  • Show your local love. Come be a turkey with the Chamber

    The Gabriola Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations to fill three (3) upcoming vacancies on the Board of Directors. In order to keep a balanced and diverse cross section of Gabriola businesses we are seeking interested members from the trades, transportation, and media.

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  • GaLTT’s work to improve accessibility at Twin Beaches

    Around mid -January you may notice some work underway on the Pilot Bay side (facing the Strait of Georgia) of Twin Beaches. This will be a small, Covid-distanced team of GaLTT volunteers preparing to improve accessibility from the parking lot to the forest trails, viewpoints, picnic tables, outhouse, and parking lot there.

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  • Fishing Report for January 13, 2021

    The weather continues to be problematic, as fishing days are few.

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  • Panel discusses how school food programs can be anti-racist

    A panel discussion presented by The Coalition of Healthy School Food explored how food programs provided through schools and community organizations should embed anti-racist principles so that kids from marginalized backgrounds are treated equitably. The coalition, which in general advocates for more investment in school food programs, brought together six presenters working in public and post-secondary education as well as the non-profit sector in Canada. 

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