Gabriola Sounder

International debut for Gabriola 4-H alumna

Nicole Berthelot, 19, of Gabriola Island leaves for the International Young Breeders Championships in Sweden this week.

CATS ALIVE needs help!

Over the past few weeks CATS ALIVE has been deluged with cats looking for homes.

Some moms find yummy mummy image derogatory, unrealistic

Sociologist Gillian Anderson is learning that some moms aren’t terribly impressed with what the yummy mummy image represents.

Fishing Report for July 8, 2013

The northwesterly winds have been up during the day, but thankfully dropping down in the afternoons and evenings, allowing us to fish.

Around the Island for July 8, 2013

Bits and Bites from around Gabriola

Around the Island for July 1, 2013

Nanaimo CarShare Co-op adds roaming in Vancouver

The Nanaimo CarShare Co-op (NCS) has signed a “roaming agreement” with Modo The Car Co-op that allows NCS members to rent one of Modo’s over 200 cars in the Vancouver area at very reasonable rates.

Recording studio a home-away-from-home for musicians

The wall frames have only just been raised, but by August the Noise Floor Recording Studio will be alive with the thrum of guitars and drums as local B.C. bands craft their albums in the studio’s new digs.

Fishing Report for July 1, 2013

Early in the week, there were fish everywhere, with the undersized chinook and wild coho predominant in the catch.

The high flyers of Gabriola

A small group of remote-controlled airplane enthusiasts make up the Gabriola Island Balsa Busters