Gabriola Sounder

Fishing Report for October 20

There’s hardly anyone fishing, so intel is hard to come by. I did two charters last Sunday and the high point was in the first half hour of one of them.

70th Anniversary of VE-Day

Teach your children 9-1-1

BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) is reminding parents and caregivers that teaching children when and how to call 9-1-1 is one of the most important things they can do to help keep loved ones safe.

Layout changes at GIRO

The construction at GIRO is nearing its completion, and after a summer of adjusting to the new layout the Grand opening is almost here.

Fishing Report for October 13

There are some feeder chinook showing from the Grande through Whalebone. Bottombouncing in 160 to 220 feet of water with strip in clear green scale teasers, Bob Marley, or Killy McGee spoons seem to be the ticket.

75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

Many Canadians served in the squadrons of Spitfires and Hurricanes which repulsed the Luftwaffe in the summer 1940.

Playground going in beside Rollo McClay ball fields this fall

After two years of fundraising by the Gabriola Softball Association, there is going to be a playground built at the Rollo McClay ball fields this fall.

Fire Prevention Week: working smoke alarms save lives.

Fire Prevention Week (FPW) officially runs from Oct. 4 -10, 2015. This year’s focus is on smoke alarms and the need for working alarms in every bedroom, as about half of residential fire deaths occur between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when residents are asleep.

Fishing Report for October 6

Salmon fishing is pretty shaky lately. The chinook have headed for the rivers, and we can only hope that the feeder chinook come in to replace them in October.

GERTIE greets autumn in fine form

The fall fair at the Commons provided new and regular community bus riders with an opportunity to comment on the upcoming (February 2016) referendum to decide GERTIE’s future, and the comments were overwhelmingly supportive.