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SAGA – SAnctuary GAbriola takes off
An updated list of pre-approved refugees will be available within days, triggering the difficult task of selecting suitable families. A chosen family could arrive in less than six months.
read more...SAGA vision involves bringing two refugee families to Gabriola
SAGA - SAnctuary GAbriola, a Gabriola Group Sponsoring Refugees – has a vision of bringing two refugee families to the Island, a goal that can be achieved with help from the greater Gabriola community.
read more...Solar Thursdays at the Library
Dave Neads, GabEnergy General Manager, will walk you through the basics of solar panel installation over the course of seven informative and free workshops, starting on December 10.
read more...PHC Christmas Bureau Reaches Out
Creating memories of family, friends and special presents is the stuff of great childhoods. Every parent strives to make Christmas that special time, but not every parent is able to. One in 5 children is considered statistically poor in BC. BC’s child poverty rate is 18.6 per cent, significantly higher than the national rate of 13.3 per cent.
read more...Island Health says parents checking own children best practice to eliminating lice
Dr. Paul Hasselback, Medical Health Officer for the Central Island region of Island Health says yes, they have heard there are cases of lice on Gabriola, “but we hear there is lice everywhere. It is a common condition.”
read more...Fishing Report for November 24
Our local Sport Fishing Advisory Committee (SFAC) met on November 19. We passed a unanimous resolution opposing the proposed anchoring of five cape-sized freighters off the eastern shore of Gabriola based on serious fisheries issues.
read more...Rollo Playground completed despite deluge
Yaaaay, it’s finally done! And it’s fabulous!
read more...Fishing Report for November 17, 2015
I finally got my 2014 chinook DNA samples back, and the results are very interesting. This compilation does not include all the hatchery fish, which were sampled by supplying the heads rather than a DNA punch.
read more...Gabriola Commons Foundation AGM
About 20 members attended the 2015 AGM of the Gabriola Commons Foundation, held on Saturday October 24, 2015.
read more...Fishing Report for November 10, 2015
It’s difficult to do a detailed report, as hardly anyone is fishing this time of year. There is still the stray coho and chum off Entrance and the Fingers. The winter chinook have not shown in any numbers yet.
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