Fire District staff working to improve public access to records
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News At the May 1 meeting of the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District, Chair Paul Giffin expressed concern with an article printed in last week’s Sounder. The article, entitled, “Accessing historical RDN and most Trust records does not...
Fire District passes bylaw allowing it to enter into lease agreement with Rogers for cell tower
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News The Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District has passed a bylaw which would allow the District to lease land to Rogers Communications on Fire District property. This is a five year lease, subject to renewal. The bylaw to enter into...
Expanded fire services committee gives Gabriola a voice at Regional District table
Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Representation on the Regional District of Nanaimo’s fire services advisory committee has expanded to include service areas not operated by the RDN. A new terms of reference for the advisory...
Rural economic funding supports additional projects in second year
Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder The B.C. government has provided nearly $13 million to rural economic projects in the second round of its Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP). Forty-one projects...
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