Gabriola Sounder

Disability assistance increasing by $77/mo

This past week, the provincial government came under fire for a shift in how funding is provided to the 100,000 people in British Columbia on disability assistance.

BC Ferries plans sailing cancellations for March 12, first day of Spring Break

Cancelled are the 1:10 p.m. sailing from Nanaimo and the 3:05 p.m. sailing from Gabriola.

Federal Court upholds right of medical marijuana users to grow their own

With a decision made this past week in the Federal Court, those individuals who were previously able to grow their own marijuana for medicinal purposes can continue to do so.

Telephone scams and frauds on the rise

The Gabriola RCMP continue to receive complaints from residents who are receiving phone calls where the caller is claiming they have won a prize in a lottery or sweepstakes.

RCMP seeing spike in vandalism at Rollo Park

New Syrian family’s first week here

Time-of-day pricing could see some ferry fares increase more than 1.9%

Variable pricing, also known as time-of-day pricing, could mean some fares for BC Ferries’ sailings go up more than 1.9 per cent in 2017 and onwards.

Fifth Village Vision Workshop covers Village Byways and People Places

Workshop #5 will deal with pedestrian connectivity and open space issues in the village. Central questions will be where to locate public spaces such as a town square and how should they connect to all parts of the village area.

Anchorages public meeting delayed to August of 2016

In all likelihood, a public meeting from the Pacific Pilotage Authority (PPA) around the proposed anchorages off Gabriola’s northeast coastline will not be held until this August.

More shoes found with disembodied feet inside

Two more shoes with disembodied human feet inside were found recently on Botanical Beach near Port Renfrew, dredging up memories of the other twelve such finds on British Columbia beaches since 2007.