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Fishing Report for March 15, 2016
Sadly, this has been the slowest winter chinook fishery I have ever seen. I still think it is from lack of herring, as there are fish to the north and east of us.
read more...Wanted – Galtt Trail Stewards
Gabriola’s large trail network is the envy of many communities. Our trails are used extensively for recreation, contemplation and as transportation corridors.
read more...Fishing Report for March 8, 2016
In the 1990s it was a common theory among local fisheries managers that various different herring stocks were indigenous to the marine locales throughout British Columbia.
read more...Fishing Report for March 1, 2016
The weather cooperated last week, but the fishing results remained pretty much the same.
read more...GERTIE gets the vote!
Whether you voted yes or no in the referendum, the voter turnout was very encouraging, and speaks positively to our civic engagement.
read more...Fishing Report for February 23, 2016
Again, there is hardly anyone out there fishing, so news is hard to come by. We fished for an hour and a half, and landed three chinook.
read more...Connecting islanders to services and supports for those with mental health struggles and substance use issues
A provincial initiative entitled the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use (CYMHSU) Collaborative - a partnership of Doctors of BC and Ministry of Health - is connecting with the Gabriola Island community to improve services and supports for local children, youth and families struggling with mental health and substance use issues.
read more...Fishing Report for February 16, 2016
This is the motion that was passed by S.F.A.B. with regard to the proposed anchorages of cape sized freighters off the northeast side of Gabriola.
read more...HOPE Centre offering program for families dealing with divorce or separation
Family Transitions is a group parenting program for divorced or separated parents. It gives the parents new ways to help protect their children, and themselves, from the fallout of a family split.
read more...Gabriola firefighter Nigel Denholm joining City of Vancouver Fire Department
“I’ve always enjoyed helping people. When I went on my first call, I knew if I could do that every single day, that’s what I would want to do.”
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