Gabriola Sounder

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.

Community Hall plan is to ‘seal’ the building first

This past fall, the Board of the Gabriola Island Community Hall Association (GICHA) conducted a Community Hall Survey, asking islanders about future ideas being proposed for the hall.

Killing deer with kindness

Advocates on Gabriola and BC Conservation officers are asking once again that islanders refrain from feeding wild deer on the island.

Fire Departments gaining new powers over structure problems

New legislation tabled this past week will allow fire departments, including the one on Gabriola, to react more quickly to situations where a building’s “state” is presenting a risk to the life and safety of occupants.

GERTIE bus given approval by 66.9% of Gabriola voters

Syrian family arrives on Gabriola

On Thursday afternoon, February 11, a pleasant and engaging new family moved to Gabriola from a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon.

Exploring water taxi provisions put on Gabriola LTC project list

Encouraging water taxi operations in and out of Descanso Bay has been added to the projects list for the Gabriola Local Trust Committee (LTC) with a motion from Trustee Heather O’Sullivan this past week.

Trust hosting workshop for discussion of proposed dog sitting bylaws

On Wednesday February 24th at 6:30pm in the Haven Phoenix Room #2, Islands Trust planning staff will host a community information meeting and public workshop on the proposed dog care temporary use permit guidelines.

RDN taxes set to increase in 2016

Fire District and Islands Trust staying at same rates as 2015

30% discounts on BC Ferries passenger fares coming in March

BC Ferries is once again offering passenger fare discounts on select sailings, but regular users of the Experience Card system will not benefit from the program as the promotion only applies to regular fares.