Subscribe to News RSSBC Ferries hedging to two-vessel option for Gabriola route
On Monday, July 23, the ferry corporation hosted an information session as part of its consultation with the community on whether the 70-vehicle Quinsam would be better replaced by a single vessel (roughly 100-car capacity) running on the same schedule as the Quinsam, or to run two smaller 50-vehicle ferries.
read more...LTC has not yet adopted Housing Needs Assessment recommendations
The Gabriola Local Trust Committee has accepted and published The Northern Region Housing Needs Assessment (HNA), but that does not mean the LTC has adopted the recommendations proposed at the end of the report.
read more...More signage, and barriers, to deal with u-turns on Taylor Bay Road
Staff with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure are planning on increasing the signage on Taylor Bay Road to deal with issues around people making unsafe and illegal u-turns to get into the ferry lineup.
read more...Lunch Bunch adds fourth camera to ferry cam for 10 year anniversary
This month marks the 10th year of the Gabriola Ferry Cam coming live.
read more...Coastal Community Tool Library grant helps Gabriola build community
The Gabriola Tool Library Association (GTLA) is one step closer to helping Gabriola residents Reduce, Re-use and Recycle when they take on do-it-yourself projects and repairs. The association just received a $3,650 Building Healthier Communities Fund grant from Coastal Community to help install electricity in a tool library building, create a covered space for the public to meet and exchange advice, and buy insurance for the tool library’s first year of operation.
read more...Peer Helper Reunion: 15 years of resiliency and still growing
On Saturday, July 28, over 100 peer helpers from the past have been invited to reunite, remember and share their respective journeys.
read more...Proportional Representation Explained
With the referendum on electoral reform fast approaching, it’s time BC citizens understood what’s at stake for all of us.
read more...Silva Bay Marina sold
The Silva Bay Marina, Resort and Shipyard have been sold.
read more...Gabriola being promoted as year-round destination for mountain biking
The Gabriola Island Chamber of Commerce is one of seven partners involved in promoting their communities as locations to enjoy mountain biking year round in the Vancouver Island region.
read more...Dedicating park to RDN doesn’t take a subdivision
Should anyone want their property to eventually be turned into a park on Gabriola, the Regional District of Nanaimo elected representative would like to hear from them.
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Gabriola Sounder
July 5th, 2020