Gabriola Sounder

Fuel rebate will match ferry fares 1.9% increase

According to BC Ferries, this coming April 1, 2016, will mark the first time in 13 years that fares will remain effectively unchanged.

Planning Commission noncommittal on proposed dog-sitting bylaws

The Gabriola Advisory Planning Commission (APC) members all took issue with the proposed Islands Trust dog sitting bylaws at their meeting this past Thursday. None of them though made any specific recommendations either for or against it the proposal.

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.