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Gabriola Emergency Committee asks people to please stay home - for now

Bylaws to amend zoning for Affordable Housing to be drafted

The Gabriola Local Trust Committee (LTC) has instructed Islands Trust staff to move forward with drafting bylaws for the Gabriola Housing Society’s proposed affordable housing project at Paisley Place.

707 temporarily removed from list of parks where homeless camping is not prohibited

The Regional District of Nanaimo has de facto temporarily banned camping by homeless persons in the 707.

New COVID-19 supports for businesses, local governments

The Province is providing enhanced relief for businesses by reducing most commercial property tax bills by an average of 25%, along with new measures to support local governments facing temporary revenue shortfalls as a result of COVID-19.

COVID-19 support service launched for B.C. businesses

A new B.C. Business COVID-19 Support Service will serve as a single point of contact for businesses throughout the province looking for information on resources available during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Traffic drops below 80% across the BC Ferries system

Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health officer, and Adrian Dix, BC Minister of Health, said while they had heard concerns through the Easter Long Weekend about heavy traffic on ferries, the numbers showed a significant decrease in how many people were on the ferries compared to a normal year.

Home on North Road total loss in April 6 fire

The Gabriola Volunteer Fire Department was called out late on Monday, April 6 for a structure fire on North Road near Cresta Roca.

Provincial parks in BC closed, including all three on Gabriola

BC Parks has closed all provincial parks in response to the widespread call for increased action to address COVID-19. 

COVID-19 restrictions will be in place for April, possibly into May

Plan to be in the ‘current’ state of affairs for all of April. That according to both Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer for BC, and Adrian Dix, BC Minister of Health.

BC Government taking steps to keep kids learning during in-class school suspension

New guidelines for school leaders and a new website are being introduced to support B.C.'s K-12 students while in-class education is suspended to prevent the spread of COVID-19.