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$92,643 in Community grants approved by RDN

Sounder News The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) Board approved community grants for 20 organizations across the region at the July 8, 2025, board meeting. The value of the community grants awarded for the spring 2025 intake totals $92,643. RDN staff say the grants...

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RDN should buy the Haven

Once again, the Haven property is for sale. And once again, the community will have an opportunity for a facility that we could not hope to plan and build for if starting from scratch. At least, not at the price the Haven Foundation is asking for. Start with the...

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BCF prohibits EVs from being towed onto ships

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Electric vehicle (EV) owners have reason to worry about what they will have to do if they find their vehicle requires repairs off Gabriola or other islands in BC. BC Ferries is not allowing tow trucks carrying non-operational EVs to board...

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Fishing Report for July 2

Photo: Hatchery Coho season is open, and very productive. Joe Wallace, and Billy Boyte each with their two fish limit.Bob Meyer June was the windiest I’ve seen in my 55 years here. It just blew, and blew, and blew. After all my years of chartering, I was feeling...

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Overseas is on time

We want our ferries to be on time. BC Ferries does too. There’s a long history of mis-steps by our federal and provincial governments in failing our ability to build ships in Canada. And in supporting the domestic production of steel. What we don’t have right now is...

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Please Drive Slower

Gabriola has some very busy events coming together for the next few months.  First is the arrival of summer time. Then there is the arrival of more and more people coming to the islands with their  vehicles. Too many of whom come from large urban areas where speed...

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Diana Moher retires from GES

Emily Carson-Apstein Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder After 35 years working in the Nanaimo/Ladysmith public school system, 28 of which were at Gabriola Elementary, Diana Moher is retiring from her most recent role of Education Assistant at GES....

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Kathy Gurr retires as GES kindergarten teacher

Emily Carson-Apstein Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Kathy Gurr began as a parent volunteer and substitute teacher in the year 2000, and has been teaching on and off ever since! She’s taught kindergarten at Gabriola Elementary since 2016, and...

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