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read more...Overflow anchorage sites to be minimum 800m off Gabriola shores
Kevin Obermeyer, CEO for the Pacific Pilotage Authority (PPA), provided additional information this past week about anchorages being proposed for designation off Gabriola’s northeast shoreline.
read more...Entrance Island included with 74 lighthouses designated for heritage protection
Lightkeepers Association continues to call heritage designation an offloading of responsibility by federal government
read more...Bridge feasibility study on track for summer release
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) is limiting its response as to “when will the bridge feasibility study be released?” question to, “later this summer.”
read more...RDN Director’s Report for July 14, 2015
read more...Village Trail close to being delayed to spring 2016
The Village Trail, a proposed off-the-road pathway connecting Madrona West to Tin Can Alley along the north side of North Road, is still on hold.
read more...Ship anchorages proposed off Gabriola’s shores
The Pacific Pilotage Authority is proposing five anchorages for coal ships be approved off Gabriola’s north-east side for large vessels bound for Port Vancouver and other locations.
read more...Islanders Recognized With Islands Trust Community Stewardship Awards
Gabriolans Susan Yates, Leigh Ann Milman, and the Island Futures Society for the GERTIE bus were among those chosen as recipients.
read more...RDN supports Trust request for 25% reduction in minor route fares
The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is supporting in principle the Islands Trust request to the provincial government to bring in a 25 per cent reduction in fares for minor ferry routes.
read more...Fireworks set off in Phase 4 despite extreme fire hazard
On July 4, 2015 at approximately 2 am in the morning Gabriola Island RCMP responded to numerous reports of fireworks in the area of Phase 4.
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