Gabriola Sounder

Regional Director’s Report November December 2015

Howard Houle is the locally elected Director for Electoral Area B of the Regional District of Nanaimo, which includes Gabriola, Mudge and DeCourcy Islands.

Vehicle rear-ended while doing illegal U-turn for ferry lineup

On December 22 at approximately 9:30am a vehicle was driving along Taylor Bay Rd. (from North Rd.) near the ferry turn around. When the vehicle went around the corner near 649 Taylor Bay Rd. it came upon a pickup truck stopped in the middle of the lane.

MADD Canada, RCMP, and Gabriola local governments launch RID 911 Signs to Report Impaired Drivers

RDN and LTC at odds over asking public to expand dock usage for water taxis

Expanding the use of the Descanso Bay Emergency Dock for commercial water taxi use will not be on the referendum ballot this coming February with the GERTIE question.

Trust Council to host workshop on Housing in 2016

Five years after the release of the Islands Trust “Affordable Housing Tool Kit,” Trust Council is planning a workshop for 2016 to see what the challenges and successes have been for Affordable Housing in the Trust Area.

Trust to formally request MOTI widen single-lane section of Easthom Road

The Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) is asking that staff put together a request for the province to widen the single-lane portion of Easthom Road above the Gabriola ferry terminal area.

Trust Chair asks Transport Minister to minimize anchorage use in Gulf Islands

Peter Luckham, Chair of the Islands Trust Council, is asking The Honourable Marc Garneau, Federal Minister of Transport investigate what measures could be taken by Transport Canada and industry to minimize anchorage use in the Southern Gulf Islands.

Trustees begin bylaw amendment process to allow dog sitting with temporary use permit

Incinerator process stopped

There will be no incinerator built at Duke Point, at least not by Metro Vancouver in the forseeable future.

RDN will help Trust with tools for attainable housing

RDN does not currently have any intention of creating a tax function to help fund such a project.