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Ratepayers 2.0

Ratepayers 2.0

by | Apr 16, 2025 | Editorial

This has been, for local taxpayers, a year where every local government is increasing taxes to support ever increasing budgets. The Islands Trust increase was finalized at 5.9%. The Regional District of Nanaimo increase will be 8.6%. The Hospital Board increase will...
Ratepayers 2.0

Default setting: in camera

by | Apr 9, 2025 | Editorial

April 9, 2025 Editorial The response from the Fire Board chair on why items were put in camera – is that there were legal implications to consider before those items could be discussed in public. Even though the discussions themselves did not involve legal,...
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Entire Fire Board should run for re-election

by | Apr 2, 2025 | Editorial

April 2, 2025 Editorial Clearly, something is up with the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District. And, let’s be clear, this is the elected Board being discussed. Not the paid-on-call firefighters of the Gabriola Fire Department. First, there’s the civil...
Ferry shutdown costly

Ferry shutdown costly

by | Jul 19, 2024 | Editorial

July 17 Editorial Over a thousand vehicles a day go back and forth between Gabriola and Nanaimo during the early spring and into summer. That’s what the traffic statistics from BC Ferries itself show. This is an average. Some days will have more than that, and some...