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Fishing Report for Oct. 10, 2017
There is the very occasional legal chinook (7 to 12 pounds) mixed in with the many release sized (3 to 5 pound) chinook while fishing from the Grande to Waterfall
read more...Ribbon cut on new park on Mudge Island
Officials and Mudge residents gathered on September 23 to cut the ribbon on a new park for Mudge Island - the second community park purchase by the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN). The board voted in favour of purchasing the park in September 2016.
read more...Huxley Skatepark design unveiled
The design for the Gabriola skatepark, to be built in the northeast corner of Huxley Community Park, has been unveiled by the Parks staff at the Regional District of Nanaimo.
read more...Be instrumental in the new school band program
It’s music to everyone’s ears: an exciting, ongoing, three-year band program is starting in November at the Gabriola Elementary School (GES) for Grades Five, Six, and Seven.
read more...Live life to the Full starting Oct. 11
Life can be hectic, and sometimes we can lose our focus - want to know how to feel better, right now?
read more...Fishing Report for Oct. 3, 2017
A new, small run of chinook passed through our waters last week, providing some decent catches in the 8 to 18 pound range.
read more...Fishing Report for Sept 19, 2017
DFO closed pink salmon for retention on Sept. 14. This is unheard of, and must mean the stocks have plummeted to cause this closure.
read more...Golf Report
A very successful Couples/Mixed Alternate shot tournament was held on Sunday after delaying from the rain soaked Saturday.
read more...From One To Five Hundred in just 6 years!
So many good ideas start from two friends talking – and that is exactly how the Sustainable Gabriola Heat Pump program started 6 years ago, as the late Jeff Molloy and Chris Boulsbee decided to buy a heat pump for their homes.
read more...Fishing Report for Sept 12., 2017
Chinook fishing was again sketchy last week, as most of the adult fish have moved towards the rivers.
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