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Legislation comes into force on Sept. 1 to regulate e-cigarettes (“vaping”)

New laws around the sale, promotion and use of e-cigarettes will come into effect on Sept. 1, 2016.

RCMP Report for June 7, 2016

30 minute road block nets two impaired drivers

On June 5, 2016 in the early evening hours, officers from the Gabriola Island RCMP conducted an impaired driving roadblock in the area of Taylor Bay Rd.

RDN providing $47K to Gabriola groups from Community Works Fund

Ground fire quelled by fast responding Mudge volunteers

Intrascape Developments wins Commercial Building Award

At the 9th annual Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) Commercial Building Awards held on April 21, 2016, Gabriola’s own Chris Hock and Lana Pearson of Intrascape Developments won the award for best retail development in the north of Victoria retail sector, for Madrona Marketplace West.

RDN drought conditions

Water restrictions are voluntary on Gabriola

Huxley Skate Park concept plan scheduled to be done this year

The Huxley Park Skatepark Concept Plan is slated to be completed this fiscal year according to RDN Parks’ staff and Regional Director Howard Houle.

Gabriola offered 383.7 acres of parkland + Church/Spruce road connection

Proposal would see twenty-five 4.7 acre properties developed between Spruce and Church

Another tug sinks off Gabriola bluffs

Tug that went down in 2014 still under water