Subscribe to News RSSSchool District staff proposing fees for riding school bus
Parents may have to pay for their children to ride school buses in the Gabriola school district, starting in 2016/17, if a proposal brought to the Board is approved.
read more...School district two-year budget calls for closure of four schools in 2016
The Board of Education for Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District 68 is considering closing as many as four schools in June of 2016 as part of its “Next Steps” facilities plan proposed in its current budget.
read more...Houle holds off on asking for RDN pullout of NEDC
Director Howard Houle says he has held off on a motion which would start removing Electoral Area B from the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation (NEDC).
read more...Mental Wellbeing – A Community Approach
May 4 to 8 is Mental Health Week. It is a time to appreciate our own good health and provide wellness opportunities for those who are struggling to achieve well-being. To honour the critical importance of mental health in our day-to-day lives, a number of community organizations and individuals are hosting mental wellness activities.
read more...Gabriola Commons receives $13,000 Nanaimo Foundation grant
The Nanaimo Community Foundation has publicly handed over to the Gabriola Commons a cheque for $13,000, a grant from the Foundation to the Commons for the completion of an ongoing project, the Community Kitchen.
read more...Minister gives nod to Gabriola bylaws approved locally in March 2014
Bylaws included Riparian Area Regulations implementation; implementing Local Trust Committee climate change policies; re-zoning of Gabriola’s parks from resource to parks zoning; and agriculture policies for the Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw.
read more...Users accessing Haven Woods from King Road encouraged to use GaLTT parking area
Property owners along King Road are hoping for some cooperation from those using the dead-end street to access the Haven Woods trail opened by the Gabriola Land and Trails Trust (GaLTT) last August.
read more...Local Food: Beyond talk and into action!
Mark Tuesday, May 5, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. on your calendars for a new mid-week market at the Commons, intended to actively promote and support growers.
read more...Community Works fund set to grow another $162K in 2015
Gabriola, Mudge and DeCourcy Islands will have an estimated $162,510 added to the Electoral Area B Community Works Fund.
read more...Man wanted on 10 warrants possibly residing on Gabriola or in Nanaimo
Scott Steer, whom Nanaimo RCMP say is, "a big player in the Fisheries world with illegal crabbing and tuna fishing," is believed to be residing on Gabriola.
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Gabriola Sounder
May 24th, 2017