Subscribe to News RSSCelebrating another year of the Hot Lunch Program
Gerry and Lynn Stefanson volunteered at the last Hot Lunch Program of the year at Gabriola Elementary School (GES) carrying the legacy of Gerry’s brother Ken, who lived on Gabriola and owned the Gabriola Gourmet Garlic business before he passed on in 2014.
read more...Monument to residential schools coming to VIU this fall
RDN funding Nanaimo stop for Witness Blanket
read more...Trust to ask Prime Minister Trudeau for moratorium on new anchorages
The Islands Trust Council Chair Peter Luckham will be writing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to express the federation’s opposition to the proposal to establish new freighter anchorages off the north-east coast of Gabriola Island.
read more...Ferries to consider solutions for low-income Experience Card users
BC Ferries staff will be looking at a local solution for those who are unable to meet the minimum ‘top-up’ threshold for the Experience Cards.
read more...RCMP Report - Firewood theft
On June 10, 2016 at just before 1pm Gabriola Island RCMP officers responded to a possible theft of wood in progress at an address in the South part of Gabriola.
read more...Quinsam not included in future vessel replacement program
The MV Quinsam, currently serving the Gabriola-Nanaimo ferry route, is not currently slated for replacement as part of the BC Ferries 12-year program for new vessels.
read more...BCF will not provide help with ferry cam upgrade
BC Ferries will not be contributing any monies to the Lunch Bunch to help with replacement of equipment and upgrade to the system.
read more...FAC requests BC Ferries put 25% discount on 9pm sailing
The Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) is once again requesting that BC Ferries (BCF) create a pilot program to give a 25% discount off the Experience Card fare on the 9pm sailings out of Nanaimo to Gabriola.
read more...BC Ferries loses revenue on discount programs, in spite of traffic increase
BCF says it lost revenue because of the discount programs it ran on every route in the system this past year.
read more...BCF commits to looking at long-term solutions for ferry lineup issues
BC Ferries is willing to take part in discussions involving the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) and representatives of Gabriola Island to look at further solutions to the lineup woes at the Gabriola ferry terminal.
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Gabriola Sounder
April 20th, 2018