Lifestyle

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One hundred per cent, we are grateful to VLS in Folklife Village for donating 1% of their June profits to our Gabriola Environmentally Responsible Trans-Isle Express.
read more...#sluglife. Timelapse of Gabriola slug races past one million views
A spontaneous time-lapse of a Pacific Banana slug munching down on a dandelion leaf on Gabriola has garnered well over a million views on Facebook, making it arguably the most viral piece of content to take the name of Gabriola Island worldwide.
read more...Boutique de Paris wins top potential business pitch
As part of the ongoing Recycling Program at the Elementary School grade six/seven students were divided into pairs and given the challenge to create a hypothetical, viable, green, sustainable business idea using a commodity that has already had a life/use.
read more...Fishing Report for June 13, 2017
Sharpen those hooks, put on the lucky fishing hat, and buy a new jar of smelly jelly, cause the humongous, terrific, scintillating, fabulous, fantastic, other worldly, mystifying, gigantic, Silva Bay Salmon Derby is coming June 17 and 18!
read more...Pritchett boards C3 voyage connecting all three oceans
Gabriolan and country musician Aaron Pritchett was one of the lucky passengers aboard the Canada C3 Polar Prince, taking part in the first 10 days of the vessel’s voyage through all three of Canada’s oceans by way of the Northwest Passage.
read more...Start preparing for 2nd Annual Grow & Show
Attention all flower and garden lovers! Due to the success of 2016’s 25th Anniversary flower show, the Gabriola Garden Club is hosting its 2nd Annual “Grow & Show.”
read more...Fishing Report for June 6, 2017
Chinook fishing is jumping all over the map!
read more...Early-bird discounts and passes for summer recreation programs on Gabriola
Summer is just around the corner and with the longer days comes more fun camps and programs from the Gabriola Recreation Society.
read more...Volunteer for BC Bat Counts
Gabriola Bats is seeking volunteers and bat colonies for the Annual Bat Count. This citizen-science initiative encourages residents to count bats at local roost sites.
read more...GERTIE riders beat weekly record
Last week GERTIE passengers raised the ridership bar by 10 per cent, to 395, beating the previous April weekly record of 365.
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