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Fired Corporate Officer files civil claim against Fire District, Fire Chief, and Board Chair
March 26, 2025
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‘Laurette’ (aka Robyn Kelley) listens for the next number to be called at the CATS Alive bingo fundraiser held this past weekend at the Community Hall. The event raised $4,500, with organizers saying, “Cats Alive is deeply heartened and grateful for the community participation, generosity and enthusiasm.”
Trust Council discusses governing in the age of generative AI
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News The Islands Trust Council is among those governments who are grappling on how to operate a local government in the age of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence). According to Wikipedia, generative AI is, “a subset of artificial...
RDN requires dogs to be on leash in Huxley Community Park
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Huxley Community Park is joining a list of locations on Gabriola where dogs must be on leash, per a change from the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN). This comes from a recommendation made at the February meeting of the RDN’s Parks and...
Islands Trust approves $11.2 million budget for 2025-26
Sounder News This past month, the Islands Trust Council approved a budget of $11.2 million for 2025-26. This represents a 5.8% increase over the previous year’s budget to the existing local trust area tax base. The Trust expects an additional 2.5% increase in tax...
Fire Chief requesting Board approve full-time Captain position
Sounder file photo Jamie Ovens (left) is presented with the Deputy Fire Chief helmet by Gabriola Fire Chief Sprogis after being hired on to the GVFD in July of 2024.Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Gabriola Fire Chief Will Sprogis is asking the Board of the Gabriola Fire...

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