Gabriola Sounder

20 Years for CATS Alive!

It all began in 1996 when kind and cat loving Gwen Smeets (along with her mainland fundraising partner Lucille La Frenier) applied for tax status as a charity and needed a name…CATS Alive it was!

Fishing Report for October 27

Fishing is still mostly on the slow side, locally. There is the occasional small chinook, 7 to 8 pound coho, and chum being landed.

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.