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Reitkerk takes Gabriola lessons to Pacific Agricultural Show

Jeff Reitkerk, Gabriola farmer of nut trees and former arborist, presented at the Pacific Agricultural Show on January 25, 2017 in Abbotsford, BC.

Learning to live life to the fullest

Want to know how to feel better, right now? Living Life to the Full is coming!

Iain Lawrence's Skeleton Treet shortlisted for BC Book Prize

Fishing Report for March 14, 2017

Chinook fishing is same-same. Porlier, Thrasher, Grande to waterfall, and Neck Point/Fingers all have some fish showing, with mostly undersized in the mix.

GES students’ drug prevention and life skills training

Central Island RCMP Cpl. Dave Cusson, who offers Strategic Prevention Services, was invited to Gabriola Elementary School (GES) by Principal Dave Travers on February 17, 2017, to make presentations to the Grade 5, 6 and 7 classes about drug prevention and the tools to be true to themselves.

Fishing Report for March 7, 2017

Chinook fishing has been spotty in most areas, which is not unusual during the herring spawn.

Lions’ Club asking to put storage shed at Rollo McClay

The Gabriola Lions Club has made a request to place a storage building at Rollo McClay Community Park, adjacent to the Gabriola Recreation Society portables.

Gabriola athletes recognized at the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards

On Friday, February 17, 2017, four Gabriola athletes were among those recognized at the 12th annual Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards held at the Coast Bastion Hotel in Nanaimo.

Cultivating new connections at library

The new Buds to Blossoms program at Vancouver Island Regional Library’s Gabriola Island branch aims to bring families and would-be grandparents together to forge new friendships and reduce the loneliness and isolation experienced by some Islanders.

GERTIE and Your Community Vision

Come and share your ideas for the ‘Community We Want’ at the Community Hall on Saturday March 4, from 1 to 4 pm.