Gabriola Sounder

Telephone scams and frauds on the rise

The Gabriola RCMP continue to receive complaints from residents who are receiving phone calls where the caller is claiming they have won a prize in a lottery or sweepstakes.

RCMP seeing spike in vandalism at Rollo Park

New Syrian family’s first week here

Time-of-day pricing could see some ferry fares increase more than 1.9%

Variable pricing, also known as time-of-day pricing, could mean some fares for BC Ferries’ sailings go up more than 1.9 per cent in 2017 and onwards.

Fifth Village Vision Workshop covers Village Byways and People Places

Workshop #5 will deal with pedestrian connectivity and open space issues in the village. Central questions will be where to locate public spaces such as a town square and how should they connect to all parts of the village area.

Anchorages public meeting delayed to August of 2016

In all likelihood, a public meeting from the Pacific Pilotage Authority (PPA) around the proposed anchorages off Gabriola’s northeast coastline will not be held until this August.

More shoes found with disembodied feet inside

Two more shoes with disembodied human feet inside were found recently on Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew, dredging up memories of the other twelve such finds on British Columbia beaches since 2007.

Community Hall plan is to ‘seal’ the building first

This past fall, the Board of the Gabriola Island Community Hall Association (GICHA) conducted a Community Hall Survey, asking islanders about future ideas being proposed for the hall.

Killing deer with kindness

Advocates on Gabriola and BC Conservation officers are asking once again that islanders refrain from feeding wild deer on the island.

Fire Departments gaining new powers over structure problems

New legislation tabled this past week will allow fire departments, including the one on Gabriola, to react more quickly to situations where a building’s “state” is presenting a risk to the life and safety of occupants.