Gabriola Sounder

GERTIE greets autumn in the black!

This allowed us to pay back some start-up loans and celebrate success while sweating over the new fall schedule.

Fall Gardening tips from Wheelbarrel Nursery

Fall on the west coast is the perfect time to plant trees, shrubs and perennials.

Fishing Report for September 22, 2014

The chinook fishing keeps yo-yoing, and I keep thinking that it’s over, but then it comes back. This time, I’m not so sure.

Fishing Report for September 15, 2014

Chinook fishing was very erratic this past week. Some days good, other days poor.

Jaya’s ride on GERTIE

In late August, seven-year-old Jaya came to Gabriola to visit his Grandma Emily, who lives in the Bertha Road neighbourhood.

Fishing Report for September 8, 2014

Chinook fishing was good over the past week. Trips on the SilverBlue produced 2 to 3 chinook in the 9 to 20 pound range.

From sole to spine

In the late 1980s the fitness and physical therapy industries adopted some of the love for Pilates that dancers have enjoyed since the 1950s.

Parade of Fortwos

Gabriola Island welcomed its first annual Smart Car Parade on Sunday August 24 with three Smart Fortwo participants.

Suicide Matters. Let’s Talk it Gets Better.

Fishing Report for September 1, 2014

Chinook fishing improved last week, and fishers were getting a fish or two per trip off Thrasher and the Grande.