Gabriola Sounder

Fixes to ferry system on hold pending operational review of BC Ferries

Transportation Minister Claire Trevena confirmed this past week there won’t be any further changes to BC Ferries overall operations or vessel plans until the NDP Government completes an operational review.

RCMP Report Aug 14 to Aug 28

GIRO receiving $6K from Community Works fund for used oil collection tank

The Gabriola Island Recycling Organization will be getting a new 4,220 litre oil storage tank installed, with just over $6,000 in Community Works funding through the Regional District of Nanaimo.

Increase in commercial traffic adding to ferry lineup

According to John Hodgkins, Co-chair of the Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC), part of what is causing the larger and longer lineups on both sides of the Gabriola ferry route is the increase in the number of tradespeople coming from off island to work on Gabriola.

No changes coming from Ministry or BC Ferries to alleviate ferry pressures

Neither BC Ferries (BCF) nor the Transportation Ministry (MOTI) has any plans to make changes to the Gabriola ferry or lineup area in the near future, pending a system-wide operational review coming later this year.

Road line painting complete for 2017

Lockinvar missed, again

Next study for ferry terminal will include entire area impacted by ferry operations

When a future planning study on the Gabriola ferry terminal is done by BC Ferries (BCF), the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) will be ensuring the study includes the entire area impacted by ferry traffic - not just the immediate terminal and parking lot.

2016 Tugboat/crane incident still under investigation

The investigation into how power and telecommunication lines for Gabriola and Mudge islanders came to be cut last year has not yet been completed by Transport Canada.

Tugboat sunk after larger tug veered off course

Transport Canada has released details into what happened to cause the tugboat Albern to be sunk off the cliffs of Gabriola in 2016

Lions’ Concert on the Green hits all time highs with tribute to Fleetwood Mac

The Gabriola Lions’ Club Concert on the Green has set a new record for both amount raised and attendees, according to the 2017 Concert Chairman John Roman.