Midnight sailing added to Gabriola route to get islanders home
Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Last week, on Wednesday, August 7, BC Ferries added one extra round trip to the end of the schedule. This came at the end of an evening which saw vehicles lined up far down Port Drive towards the Helijet terminal, and travellers reporting a...
Candidates announced for NLPS trustee by-election
Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder There are two candidates vying for the open seat on Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools’ board of education. The nomination period for the trustee by-election closed Aug. 9 with two candidates...
Wind phone installed by GaLTT on trail in 707
Woodworker Jamie Doig created the bench for the GaLTT Wind Phone which was installed in the 707 Community Park on Gabriola. Submitted photo Gabriola Land and Trails Trust (GaLTT) In 2010 Japanese garden designer Itaru Sasaki set up an old telephone booth in his garden...
Volunteers needed to train mapping model to provide biodiversity information for governments, landowners
Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder A project that will result in some of the most detailed mapping of land types and ecosystems in southwest B.C. needs volunteers to provide on-the-ground support. Action for Adaptation, a...
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