Subscribe to News RSSPatient lists being equalized amongst physicians to ensure space is available for everyone
This past week, Dr. Ramek Shadmani and Dr. Erin Cusack spoke to the Sounder about how there will be some adjustments to the practices within the clinic now that they have joined the team.
read more...Sept. 8 Sounder will be delayed getting into news stands and Post Boxes until Sept. 9
Shipping delay
read more...Officers conduct blitz to enforce fishery regulations in Gulf Islands
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a mandate to protect and conserve marine resources and to prosecute offenders under the Fisheries Act. Fishery officers ensure and promote compliance with the Act and other laws and regulations through a combination of land, air, and sea patrols, as well as education and awareness activities.
read more...Thirteen files open on Gabriola on illegal short-term rentals
According to Warren Dingman with Islands Trust Bylaw Enforcement, there are thirteen open files on non-legal Short Term Vacation Rentals which were operating on Gabriola Island.
read more...RDN Climate action committee settles on priorities
After a year and a half of meetings and planning, the climate action technical advisory committee has endorsed a draft report on recommended actions for climate adaptation and mitigation in the Regional District of Nanaimo.
read more...RDN to replace trees taken down for Huxley at a minimum ratio of 2:1
Islands Trust staff report the Regional District of Nanaimo has finalized it’s tree replanting plan for the redevelopment of Huxley Community Park.
read more...Tripartite MOU paves the way
Snuneymuxw First Nation, the Government of B.C. and Canada celebrated continued progress in their relationship with a new tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU).
read more...The Business of June’s Trust Council - and a new development fees bylaw
Reports from the Islands Trust’s 4-member Executive Committee (EC) and from the CAO and Senior Staff of the Islands Trust, make up a good portion of the business that gets accomplished at all quarterly Council meetings. The 26 Trust Council members, 2 from each of the 13 Trust Areas, depend on the EC to turn Council deliberations into the ongoing work of the IslandsTrust.
read more...Proposed solid waste bylaws would require mandatory waste source separation for businesses, institutions, and multi-family homes
Public feedback is sought on two new proposed bylaws for the Regional District of Nanaimo: mandatory waste source separation and waste hauler licensing.
read more...Protecting water supply from threats of climate change
The Regional District of Nanaimo climate action technical advisory committee has endorsed a business case for water supply resilience over the next 40-50 years “to protect water supply for ecological flows, drinking water and other essential uses” like agriculture, forestry and firefighting.
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Gabriola Sounder
September 24th, 2021