Be Kind.
RDN’s social needs assessment and strategy begins
The first region-wide social needs assessment and strategy in the Regional District of Nanaimo is now underway. The partnership between the RDN, Town of Qualicum Beach, District of Lantzville, City of Nanaimo and Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee will turn a lens on what families, children and youth need as well as how to improve social supports and address housing and homelessness, access to services, safe affordable transportation and discrimination and stigma.
read more...LTC seeks funding to plan safer connection for non-motorists to ferry terminal
The Gabriola Local Trust Committee submitted a grant application to the Union of BC Municipalities to engage in planning for an active transportation connector from the ferry terminal to the under construction Village Way Trail.
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Arts & Events
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Be Calm.
GAC announces first KGT Artist in Residence
The Kasahara Gabriola Trust in conjunction with the Gabriola Arts Council have announced the first awarded KGT Artist Residency.
read more...Live theatre returns to Gabriola
Okay, there won’t actually be a theatre, but on September 17, 18 and 19 at 7pm there will be live performances by Gabriola Players of two new pandemic-themed pieces written by local playwrights. That’s right: absolutely live on Zoom.
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Lifestyle
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Be Safe.
Library stacks re-opening for browsing on November 21
Beginning Saturday, November 21, Gabriola Island’s branch of Vancouver Island Regional Library will once again allow customers through the doors and into the stacks.
read more...Pet Friends turns two
It’s birthday number two for Pet Friends Gabriola. Pet Friends, a local community partnership, has collected nearly $22,000 since its inception in October of 2018, with a perpetual bottle drive and cash donations. The organization has distributed roughly $20,000 on behalf of animals, and is going strong.
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