Gabriola Sounder

Community Hall applying for $40,000

The Gabriola Island Community Hall Association (GICHA) will be applying for $40,000 in Community Works funds from the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN).

PHC and RDN expand Taxi Saver program to Nanaimo

People for a Healthy Community have been given permission to expand the Taxi Saver program.

Public input on housing bylaws completed

The Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee has completed the public process on housing bylaws 292/293, and can consider giving the bylaws a third reading at the next LTC meeting, scheduled for December 14, 2017.

RCMP Report Nov. 5 - 18

44 calls for service.

Ferries: Potential schedule changes; free sailing dilemmas; terminal parking; Quinsam returning late from refit

Sounder publisher only Canadian in Top 25 under 35 newspaper awards

Sarah Holmes, publisher and co-owner of the Gabriola Sounder, has been included as one of the “Top 25 Under 35” recipients by Editor & Publisher (E&P), a monthly magazine covering the North American newspaper industry.

BCF commits to improving safety on Taylor Bay Road

BC Ferries staff said they are committing to working with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) to deal with the problems.

Ferries’ assured-loading permit project slowly rolling out

BC Ferries and the Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committtee (FAC) continue to work on creating a smooth sailing system for those needing medically assured loading to get off Gabriola Island for medical purposes.

Careless Care: Considering “Indian Hospitals” and Residential Schools

Over the last decade, Canadians have come to learn about the terrible consequences of Canada’s Residential School system. Significantly fewer people, however, have the same knowledge about the horrific history of segregation in Canada’s Health

Transport Canada opens formal review process on anchorages

The first in a series of consultative sessions on the Federal Government’s Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) took place in Vancouver last Thursday. The meeting, billed as a Dialogue Forum, focused on a number of issues, including the future of Deep Sea Anchorages in the Southern Gulf Islands Region.