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Fishing Report for June 24, 2020
Well, the good news is that Chinook open for a one per person per day retention fishery on July 15th. The bad news is that D.F.O. has put in a 80 cm. top end size limit until September 1st this year. From September 1st onward, you can retain two Chinook with no top end size limit.
read more...Fishing Report for May 20, 2020
read more...Study tabulating pre-contact archaeological record in Salish Sea shows long history of activity
read more...Gabriola Museum Update & On-line Gift Shop Launching May 17!
The Museum has taken its first step in the virtual realm and is formally launching its online gift shop on Sunday 17 May 2020
read more...Buy local, eat fresh, stay home. Online Market opens May 14
The first ever online Gabriola Farmers’ Market is all set and ready to go.
read more...Fishing Report for May 13, 2020
There are huge numbers of Chinook flooding all areas right now. This, typically, is the best fishing of the year.
read more...Cut broom in bloom, and boot the house sparrow out
The bird population has its own version of invasive species, and like plants, they threaten to take over the native species and habitats.
read more...Agriculture Co-op will run outdoor markets - and new online option
There’s been a lot of hard-to-digest news about the COVID-19 pandemic in recent weeks - and it’s time for some good news. The Gabriola Agricultural Co-operative is launching an online farmers’ market this spring to complement its outdoor markets.
read more...Fishing Report for March 18, 2020
There hasn’t been much fishing activity this week, due to high winds. Chinook fishing should still be good at Thrasher and the Grande, but the herring have just spawned, and that leads to more eccentric behaviour.
read more...GROWLS presents: Skunk cabbage
The Western Skunk Cabbage lysichiton americanum is found in many areas of Gabriola where there are streams, wet ditches, swamps, moist forests and mucky seepage spots.
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