Tom Cameron (left) presents a donation from he and his wife Charlotte for the Keep on Pushin’ campaign to Derek Kilbourn, Treasurer with the Gabriola Skatepark Fundraising Association.
Fundraising for skatepark nearing $10,000
So far, just shy of $10,000 has been raised towards the $72,000 goal set by the Regional District of Nanaimo for Gabriola to put towards building a new skatepark at Huxley Community Park.
read more...MOTI Minister acknowledges island roads have been ignored for 16 years
The current Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) says there is a definite need for there to be more attention paid to roadways on the islands.
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Arts & Events
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Alex Tzotzos holds up a kelp crab from one of the touch tanks set up by volunteers at the 10th Annual Ocean’s Day celebrations held at Descanso Bay Regional Park on June 3. Derek Kilbourn photo
Sounder Events Calendar starting June 12, 2018
A list of what's happening on Gabriola this week, month, and year!
read more...Gabriolans Against Freighter Anchorages Presents The Film Sonic Sea: Sounding the Alarm on Ocean Noise
On Wednesday, May 16, at the Roxy, GAFA will present a Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) film that documents a shattering underwater peril. Sonic Sea calls on all of us to turn down the volume before it’s too late.
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Lifestyle
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Commercial traffic on board the Quinsam on the 8:10 sailing leaving Nanaimo May 29. An increasing number of sailings are leaving with empty spaces as the ship's weight capacity (rather than deck capacity) is reached. Derek Kilbourn photo
Fishing Report for June 5, 2018
In order to protect the resident orcas’ favourite food, and limit the catch of some Lower Fraser tributaries chinook, DFO has reduced the daily limit of chinook to one per person starting June 1. Whether this is based on hopeful fantasy or sketchy science, it is now law. I can personally live with this change in order to preserve chinook stocks.
read more...BC Ferries floating two-ship option to replace Quinsam
BC Ferries is considering - at a very preliminary level - replacing the Quinsam with two smaller ferries instead of a single larger ferry to increase capacity on the Gabriola-Nanaimo route
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