Lifestyle

Fishing Report for December 22, 2015
read more...Something beautiful for Lynn
read more...GERTIE wants to see you
read more...Fishing Report for December 15, 2015
There was some very good news for local Orca populations this year, which are now called, collectively, the Salish Sea group.
read more...Fishing Report for December 8, 2015
Our fearless editor asked if I could do a fishing shopping list of Christmas gifts for dudes and dudettes.
read more...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.”
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