Gabriola Sounder

Neighbour objects to quarry expansion at Stony Ridge

Neighbours of Stony Ridge Aggregate, which currently quarries sandstone from its property off South Road, are asking the Gabriola Local Trust Committee (LTC) to object to an application from the company to amend its mining permit to use an air drill.

Dr. Geoffrey Harding, former Gabriola physician, killed in Bahamas

Dr. Geoffrey Harding, a former Gabriola physician, was killed in his home in the Bahamas on Thursday, April 2, stabbed during a home invasion.

Bylaw staff say ferry hill signs need to be gone by May 1

The Gabriola Local Trust Committee (LTC) is seeking answers on how to balance businesses’ desire to use roadside signage with current Gabriola Land-Use Bylaw regulations which prohibit such signs except on the property where a business is located.

Fire season starts after busiest weekend ever for Fire Department

Uninsured vehicle hits tree; starts on fire

On Sunday, March 29, a vehicle went off of North Road near the Horseshoe Junction and struck a tree, after which said vehicle started on fire.

3.9% ferry fare increase; 1% fuel rebate coming April 1

BC Ferries confirmed this past week there will be both a tariff increase approved by the BC Ferries Commissioner, effective April 1, 2015; and a fuel rebate of 1%

Trust’s Housekeeping bylaw public hearing this Thursday

Houle considering RDN withdrawal from Economic Development Corporation

Gabriolan Director Howard Houle is stirring the pot, so to speak, to get Electoral Areas which pay into the Southern Community Economic Development (SCED) Function through the Regional District of Nanaimo withdrawn from the SCED funding agreement.

Houle considering RDN withdrawal from Economic Development Corporation

Gabriolan Director Howard Houle is stirring the pot, so to speak, to get Electoral Areas which pay into the Southern Community Economic Development (SCED) Function through the Regional District of Nanaimo withdrawn from the SCED funding agreement.

GIRO’s ongoing renovation

As some islanders may already be aware, GIRO is now undergoing a major renovation.