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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

Fishing Report for November 24

Our local Sport Fishing Advisory Committee (SFAC) met on November 19. We passed a unanimous resolution opposing the proposed anchoring of five cape-sized freighters off the eastern shore of Gabriola based on serious fisheries issues.

Rollo Playground completed despite deluge

Yaaaay, it’s finally done! And it’s fabulous!