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Homeschoolers get a visit from Quinn the barred owl
Quinn the barred owl made a special trip to Gabriola Friday morning from the North Island Wildlife Recovery Association (NIWRA) to visit Gabriola’s homeschooled children.
read more...Fishing Report for March 29, 2016
The West Coast herring have come into our shores and spawned. The commercial gillnetters have not yet filled their quotas, and I hope they are not headed this way.
read more...Over 100 island adults and families benefit from social worker services
Island Health will provide bridge funding when the A GP for Me grant for the social worker expires on March 31st of this year.
read more...GERTIE March Notes and Planning Meeting
Now that the 3-year pilot project for our Community Bus Service is almost over, the GERTIE crew is working to ensure that the turnover to a partially tax-funded system on May 1 will be seamless.
read more...Youth softball kicking off 2016 season with sign-up and skills day on April 3
The Association is having a skills program at Rollo/McClay from 1 o’clock until 3 o’clock on Sunday April 3
read more...Daylight Difficulties
Not every member of our community is uplifted by the longer days of sunlight. In fact, for many people the shift into the sunshine of spring is a very difficult period.
read more...Fishing Report for March 22, 2016
I attended my biannual SFAC (Sport Fisheries Advisory Committee) meeting last night. Chinook runs this year should remain consistent with those of the past few years.
read more...Slo-Pitch Association installing batting cage for Rollo McClay ball fields
The Gabriola Slo-Pitch Association has passed first base in getting a semi-permanent batting cage for the Rollo ball fields.
read more...Gabriola Kyokushin Karate Club holds up against mainland clubs
The Gabriola Island Kyokushin Karate Club has been very busy since the new year. New and old students alike have been active on a number of fronts.
read more...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.
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