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Cultivating new connections at library
The new Buds to Blossoms program at Vancouver Island Regional Library’s Gabriola Island branch aims to bring families and would-be grandparents together to forge new friendships and reduce the loneliness and isolation experienced by some Islanders.
read more...GERTIE and Your Community Vision
Come and share your ideas for the ‘Community We Want’ at the Community Hall on Saturday March 4, from 1 to 4 pm.
read more...Fishing Report for February 28, 2017
There are a few chinook around Porlier, Thrasher and Grande to Waterfall, but Entrance, the Fingers and Neck Point have dried up.
read more...Gabriola Cooperative Preschool fundraising for Emergency Preparedness Kit
"As part of our licensing and safety we have an emergency preparedness kit that needs refreshing"
read more...Fishing Report for February 21, 2017
Chinook fishing slowed a bit last week, although there is still medium numbers of fish around.
read more...Yoga for Addiction Recovery program starts sessions this spring
A Yoga for Addiction Recovery program will be offered for 10 weeks with funding from the Gabriola Recreation Society, the Regional District of Nanaimo, and Vancouver Island Health Association starting in the spring of 2017.
read more...Museum fundraising for an Interactive Children’s Area
In 2016, after a strategic planning retreat, the Gabriola Historical & Museum Society’s Board of Directors came up with five goals that included working more closely with community groups and creating interactive displays and materials for children.
read more...Peer Led Program: Orientation Day for volunteers and participants is Feb. 24
The Gabriola Peer Led Exercise Group has been successfully operating for over a year, with over sixty people now participating.
read more...Fishing Report for February 7, 2017
Chinook are showing at the Grande to Waterfall area, as well as at Thrasher and Porlier.
read more...Community of stand-up comics growing on Gabriola
Two Gabriola stand-up comedians have spent the last five years developing the amateur comedy scene on Gabriola.
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