FERRY SAILING CANCELLED
On April 21, Operational Readiness Exercises are scheduled to take place resulting in the 8:10am ferry sailing from Gabriola being cancelled. The regular schedule is expected to resume with the 8:45 am sailings from Nanaimo Harbour and Descanso Bay.
04/17/2024
Guinness attempt! Lacey is a Gabriola chicken who attempted to get into the Guinness Book of World Records on April 4. Story here. Photo by Jeanette Martin, Shutterjet photography
Sound performer latest Kasahara artist-in-residence
Sounder News Andrea Wong is the current Kasahara Gabriola Trust Artist-in-Residence with the Gabriola Arts Council. Wong is a sound artist and musician previously based in Vancouver, although most recently moved to Calgary last year. Last spring, she had her first...
Commercial Vacation Rental permits in non-principal homes set to expire in November
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Gabriola and Bowen Island are the only two communities in the Islands Trust which have opted in to the Short-Term Rental Accommodation Act, which goes into effect province-wide on May 1. This will bring in new provincial-level requirements...
Honeysuckle Woods Petitions to be presented to Legislature
Gabriola Land and Trails Trust and Gabriola Memorial Society After gathering more than 1000 signatures from Gabriola community members – almost ¼ of Gabriola’s population – the Gabriola Land and Trails Trust (GaLTT) and the Gabriola Island Memorial Society (GIMS) are...
Asbestos and lead found in Rollo McLay portable
The Rollo McLay portable prior to it's demolition. Derek Kilbourn photo Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder The province should establish a fund to help local purchase of land for biodiversity protection, a letter from the...
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