Gabriola Sounder

Fishing Report for April 5, 2016

There has been the occasional chinook taken off Neck Point and the Fingers, which I hope is the leading edge of the normal migration pattern from the north.

Adult slopitch starts April 23

Homeschoolers get a visit from Quinn the barred owl

Quinn the barred owl made a special trip to Gabriola Friday morning from the North Island Wildlife Recovery Association (NIWRA) to visit Gabriola’s homeschooled children.

Fishing Report for March 29, 2016

The West Coast herring have come into our shores and spawned. The commercial gillnetters have not yet filled their quotas, and I hope they are not headed this way.

Over 100 island adults and families benefit from social worker services

Island Health will provide bridge funding when the A GP for Me grant for the social worker expires on March 31st of this year.

GERTIE March Notes and Planning Meeting

Now that the 3-year pilot project for our Community Bus Service is almost over, the GERTIE crew is working to ensure that the turnover to a partially tax-funded system on May 1 will be seamless.

Youth softball kicking off 2016 season with sign-up and skills day on April 3

The Association is having a skills program at Rollo/McClay from 1 o’clock until 3 o’clock on Sunday April 3

Daylight Difficulties

Not every member of our community is uplifted by the longer days of sunlight. In fact, for many people the shift into the sunshine of spring is a very difficult period.

Fishing Report for March 22, 2016

I attended my biannual SFAC (Sport Fisheries Advisory Committee) meeting last night. Chinook runs this year should remain consistent with those of the past few years.

Slo-Pitch Association installing batting cage for Rollo McClay ball fields

The Gabriola Slo-Pitch Association has passed first base in getting a semi-permanent batting cage for the Rollo ball fields.