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Celebrating 100 years of Lions Club International and 41 years of Gabriola Lions Club
Eric Boulton, the first president of the Gabriola Club, spoke to the Sounder after a celebration and Open House was held at the Agi Hall on May 8.
read more...Another Canadian Champion for Gabriola Kyokushin Club
The Gabriola Island Kyokushin Karate Club headed to Vancouver for the 34th Canadian Kyokushin Karate Championships.
read more...Late Don Stevens’ collection first donation to Gabriola Tool Library
The Gabriola Tool Library has had it’s first donation. Morag Orr-Stevens donated tools from her late husband Don’s extensive collection to the Library.
read more...Summer at PHC
Yippee, summer is here and the other half of Gabriola’s residents will start arriving!
read more...To Hedge or Not. That was the Question
Fifteen people gathered at the Commons on Saturday May 13 to consider the future of the landmark Commons Hedge.
read more...GERTIE has a new bus
(and some other great GERTIE news)
read more...Youth pass combines Recreation and Transit
A partnership between Island Health, the Regional District of Nanaimo, and the City of Nanaimo has launched a convenient $99 “Play and Ride Pass” combining drop-in activities like swimming, skating, gym sports and weight rooms with access to local public transit.
read more...A Very Brief Glimpse into BC’s Weird and Wonderful Liquor Industry
The history of the sale of liquor in British Columbia is a long and very windy road, with the consistent pattern of government hanging on to control. Today, even though private stores run the highest investment risk and typically carry a better product, government maintains barriers which seem to make no sense.
read more...Gabriola’s Adin Brenner bounces and tumbles to three medals at Canada Cup
BC athletes won 20 medals at Canada Cup this past weekend and one of each colour belonged to Gabriola’s Adin Brenner.
read more...VLS giving back to Gabriola through one per cent club
This spring and summer, the Village Liquor Store will be giving back to organizations in the Gabriola community through what owner Michael Brown is calling the 1 per cent club.
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