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Call-outs drop in 2025 for emergency services on Gabriola
A BC Emergency Health Services ambulance from Station 153 Gabriola Island on North Road. Sounder file photo. Sounder News All three of the emergency services working on Gabriola Island saw a decrease in call volume over the past year. Gabriola RCMP, the Gabriola...
BC Ferries says it is examining solutions for Experience Card minimal renewal costs
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News BC Ferries has replied to the Gabriola Transportation Society and Gabriola Ferry Transportation Committee request that BC Ferries lower the Experience Card reload thresholds. Lisa Dondale, Senior Advisor, Customer Relations, BC Ferries,...
BC Paramedics strike vote taking place
Sounder News With negotiations for a new collective agreement at an impasse, the Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia (APBC), representing more than 6,000 ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers, says it will proceed with a strike vote. APBC President Jason...
DFO has no current concerns around shellfish harvesting at Brickyard Beach, subject to official openings
Shellfish being harvested at Brickyard Beach at low tide during a past summer. Sounder File Photo. Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Staff with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans say there are no current concerns with the levels of shellfish harvesting seen at...
The Gabriola Arts And Heritage Centre didn’t even have standing room left during the public Town Hall portion of the Gabriola Local Trust Committee meeting on January 13. The majority of those attending were there to speak or support those speaking to the 200m Shoreline Buffer topic. Gabriolans crowded into the Gabriola Arts and Heritage Centre on Thursday January 22. for the first Islands Trust Local Trust Committee (LTC) meeting of 2026. Every chair was in use as people stood lined around the room and into the adjoining vestibules, with a few opting to sit on the floor. Hope Lompe, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder
Call-outs drop in 2025 for emergency services on Gabriola
A BC Emergency Health Services ambulance from Station 153 Gabriola Island on North Road. Sounder file photo. Sounder News All three of the emergency services working on Gabriola Island saw a decrease in call volume over the past year. Gabriola RCMP, the Gabriola...
BC Ferries says it is examining solutions for Experience Card minimal renewal costs
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News BC Ferries has replied to the Gabriola Transportation Society and Gabriola Ferry Transportation Committee request that BC Ferries lower the Experience Card reload thresholds. Lisa Dondale, Senior Advisor, Customer Relations, BC Ferries,...
BC Paramedics strike vote taking place
Sounder News With negotiations for a new collective agreement at an impasse, the Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia (APBC), representing more than 6,000 ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers, says it will proceed with a strike vote. APBC President Jason...
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