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Gabriola firefighters certified to form union with CUPE Local 606
Feb 19, 2025
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A final show of Shield Maiden on Gabriola. Gabriola’s Melanie Teichroeb brought ‘Viking Garrison Commander Ingrid Larsdottir’ back to the Phoenix Auditorium for one more 10th century Viking TedTalk. Shield Maiden is on a final tour, with performances on Gabriola, in Surrey, and Coquitlam. Teichroeb then heads to London, England, for a performance on International Women’s Day with support from the High Commission of Canada and Canada House.
Gabriola firefighters certified to form union with CUPE Local 606
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Firefighters at the Gabriola Volunteer Fire Department have been certified by the BC Labour Relations Board (LRB) to form a union. This comes after enough firefighters signed their names to an application to the LRB, to then trigger an LRB...
Gabriola Chamber hosts tariffs round table
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Creating a local response to trade tariffs was the topic of discussion this past Friday morning, as Gabriola Chamber of Commerce hosted a number of Gabriola businesses and organizations to a round table with local elected officials and...
New patient tower and cath lab for NRGH in limbo
Nicole Knowles Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder The new patient tower and cardiac catheterization lab promised by Premier David Eby as part of his election campaign is still waiting in limbo for concept case approval before planning can move...
Increase in funding for derelict vessel program requested for Trust Area
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Peter Luckham, outgoing Chair of the Islands Trust Council, has written to federal ministers asking for an expansion of the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act (WAHVA) program in the Islands Trust Area. His letter was addressed to...

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