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  • Islands Trust taking short-term vacation rentals to court

    This past week, the Islands Trust sent out press releases saying they will be authorizing court action be taken to deal with two illegal short-term vacation rental properties - one on Salt Spring Island and a second on Galiano Island.

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  • 170 students registered for first day of school on Gabriola

    Gabriola Elementary School is starting the school with 170 students, and eight divisions.

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  • Ministry drafts guidelines for harvesting rainwater for potable use

    The Ministry of Health has release draft guidelines which, if approved, will mean rainwater harvesting would be approved as a source for potable water in the Province of BC.

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  • Fire Chief asks District Fire Board for new roof on old Fire Hall #1

    Fire Chief Rick Jackson requested the Board of the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District sign off on replacing the roof of the old Fire Hall #1.

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  • The Hope Learning Centre to open January 2020

    The HOPE Learning Centre, a one-level, 4000 square foot building, will offer a new infant-toddler childcare program and pre-school program.

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  • BC Ferries to implement new schedule for evening sailings on September 3

    Sailings after 1700 on the current schedule to be delayed ten to twenty minutes

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  • South Coast Ship Watch Alliance launches anchorage campaign

    The voices of community groups alarmed with the onslaught of bulk cargo ships anchoring throughout the Southern Gulf Islands just got louder. The South Coast Ship Watch Alliance includes Gabriolans Against Freighter Anchorages society (GAFA) and other groups from Cowichan Bay, Ladysmith, Thetis Island and Plumper Sound, which lies between Mayne, Saturna and Pender Islands. 

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  • A very GERTIE summer

    Hurray for Village Liquor Store and their very generous contribution to GERTIE’s summertime evening runs with a cheque for $1,210.00 (one per cent of July’s liquor sales). We are so grateful to Michael Brown and Adam Giles for their ongoing support of our community bus.

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  • Trust bylaw prohibits accessory buildings on empty lots

    Building an accessory building on a residential property where there is no principal dwelling is, apparently, not permissible under the Gabriola Land Use Bylaw (LUB).

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  • Ministry announces changes for Barrett/North Rd intersection

    The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) has released which improvements will be made to the intersection of Barrett and North Road to improve safety at that intersection.

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