It’s Small Business Week. Buy Local all year round.
Every time someone needs to do a fundraiser on Gabriola, small businesses are the ones being asked to sponsor it. Whatever the cause, when silent auctions, live auctions, raffles, or straight up cash donations are needed, small businesses are the ones who get asked....
Gratitude for the Gabriola Arts Council Studio Tour
Gabriola provides a lot to be grateful for. Like beautiful autumn sunshine after a weekend of rain filled our cisterns. Or beach access for most homes within a five minute drive. The Thanksgiving Studio Tour certainly allows us to get out and enjoy and support the...
Stay on enforcement of non-compliant homes is temporary
The fact that the Islands Trust does not currently enforce on non-compliant dwellings (excepting those which pose health and safety risks), is a stop gap for the housing crisis on Gabriola. There are a number of reasons that having the current ‘hold’ on enforcement of...
A 25-year ferry prediction
BC Ferries has issued a 25-year vision for BC’s ferry service. It’s called “Charting The Course.” CTC for short. There are five goals envisioned for the provincially-owned corporation. With these five goals, CTC envisions a coastal ferry system that is: • Reliable and...
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