Subscribe to News RSSElementary student numbers expected to be down; staff preparing for new safety protocols
Students head back to school Sept. 10
read more...School District says hybrid learning option is ministry decision
When school starts up this month, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools will not offer an in-person/remote learning hybrid option.
read more...COVID testing can be done through VIHA or Gabriola Clinic
Getting a test for COVID-19 in the Island Health region has, over the past couple weeks, been a challenge, as the health region’s call centre had to ramp up staffing to deal with an increase in daily calls for testing.
read more...BC Ferries announces mandatory face coverings
As of August 24, customers must wear face covering while travelling
read more...No change to ferry schedule for fall or winter
Collaboration with Ferry Advisory Committees results in return to pre-COVID-19 sailing levels
read more...Thief still at large after grounding boat in Descanso Bay
On the morning of Monday, August 17, a boat was seen entering Descanso Bay, near the Descanso Bay Regional Park Campground, where it was run aground.
read more...Province rescinds order giving ferry priority to local residents
Starting July 31, BC Ferries will return to providing equal access to all customers without reservations, with the exception of vehicles carrying essential goods and supplies.
read more...Plan to safely bring K-12 students back to class full time
The provincial government says enhanced safety measures and additional resources will enable most students in grades K-12 to return to school on Sept. 8, 2020, with full-time in-class learning as the province moves to Stage 2 of B.C.’s Education Restart Plan.
read more...First serology test shows Covid-19 infection rate in Lower Mainland at 1%
A serology study, the first of it’s kind in Canada to have the findings released, has shown the infection rate of COVID-19 in the Lower Mainland to be less than 1 in 100 people.
read more...RCMP investigating hit & run of pedestrian
On June 28, 2020 at approximately 6:30 pm, Gabriola RCMP, BC Ambulance Service, and Gabriola Volunteer Fire Department were called to the 700 block of North Road on Gabriola Island, where a young male victim was found with serious injuries consistent with being hit by a vehicle.
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Gabriola Sounder
September 22nd, 2020