Subscribe to News RSSFAC to formally request BC Ferries restore weekend afternoon sailings year-round
The Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) has been asked by BC Ferries to make a formal request if the FAC wants to see the weekend afternoon sailings restored year-round.
read more...BCF planning for shovels in the ground in 2020 for Gabriola terminals
The checklist to get from now till then includes a rezoning process with the Islands Trust; a public consultation and finalization of the terminal plans; and coordinating with the Transportation Ministry (MOTI) on what the roadways around the terminal will look like post-const
read more...BC Ferries applying to Commissioner for two Island Class vessels to serve Gabriola
Early 2022, that’s when BC Ferries is saying it is looking to replace the 63-vehicle MV Quinsam with two brand new 47-vehicle Island Class vessels.
read more...Fresh energy in the air
There’s fresh energy in the air. Find out why at an Open House Launch Party for two new community co-ops that will help make Gabriola more self-sufficient and sustainable: EmPower Gabriola (a.k.a the Sustainable Energy Co-op of Gabriola) and the Gabriola Island Community Investment Co-op
read more...Sheila Malcolmson to seek BC NDP nomination in Nanaimo
Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson announced today she will seek the BC NDP nomination for the upcoming by-election in Nanaimo.
read more...Chris Straw’s Anchorages presentation to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure And Communities
The following is the presentation made on October 18 last week by Chris Straw, President of Gabriolans Against Freighter Anchorages (GAFA) in front of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Commu
read more...Craig elected for RDN; Langereis and Colbourne for Islands Trust
Vanessa Craig, Scott Colbourne, and Kees Langereis have been voted in for Gabriola, Mudge, and Decourcy Islands, with the local government elections taking place this past Saturday, October 20.
read more...Joyce Lockwood stairs to be demolished
The stairs to the beach in Joyce Lockwood Community Park will be permanently removed by the Regional District of Nanaimo.
read more...B.C. Supreme Court decides in favour of Mudge Islanders’ riparian rights over Islands Trust bylaw
Joaquin Da Fonseca and Olinda Da Fonseca have won a key decision from the BC Supreme Court, in which their right to protect their property from erosion was upheld over the Islands Trust zoning regulations.
read more...Terminal timeline dependent on rezoning
BC Ferries is saying it could be up to 18 months before they are ready for construction of a new terminal on Gabriola Island.
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Gabriola Sounder
March 19th, 2019