Gabriola Sounder

Larger vessel not a solution for long lineups, according to BCF

BC Ferries is saying a larger vessel is neither possible nor likely as the solution to lineup woes which have plagued Gabriola for the past month.

Sailings delayed for over an hour due to heavy summer traffic

Mamoser asking for more information on Potlatch proposal

The Gabriola Local Trust Committee is asking for further information from staff on a number of points before sending the Potlatch Application out on referrals.

MP Malcolmson requests Trudeau stop anchorages off Gabriola

Sheila Malcolmson, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Ladysmith, has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking him to request the Pacific Pilotage Authority withdraw its application for five Gabriola deep-sea anchorages.

MOTI says developer would bear cost of Church-Spruce connector

The cost of road improvements to existing sections of Church Road and Spruce Avenue will be borne by the proponents of the density transfer application currently before the Gabriola Local Trust Committee (LTC).

Trust legal staff upholds single-step process for Potlatch application

According to legal advice requested by the Gabriola Local Trust Committee, the LTC is not legally required to undertake a two-step rezoning process for the proposed Potlatch density transfer proposal.

Adin Brenner back on Team Canada, heading for New Zealand in October

Adin Brenner is once again heading for an international competition as a member of Team Canada.

Island Trustees looking at two-phase approach to housing review project

The Gabriola Local Trust Committee will be taking on the first of a two-phase housing review project to commence July 2016.

New Society Publishers Earns B Corp Certification

Publishing company’s long standing environmental and social values recognized with outstanding score on B Corp Certification

Ambulance left on Gabriola at request of BCAS, not BC Ferries

BC Ferries (BCF) is saying that it was at the request of the BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) that room was not made on a recent sailing for an ambulance transporting a patient to Nanaimo.