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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.
read more...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.
read more...70th Anniversary of VE-Day
read more...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.
read more...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.
read more...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.
read more...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.
read more...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.
read more...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.
read more...Fishing Report for October 6
Salmon fishing is pretty shaky lately. The chinook have headed for the rivers, and we can only hope that the feeder chinook come in to replace them in October.
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