News

Fire Elections

In 2019, a group of Gabriolans took the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District to the Supreme Court of BC, and the 2019 Fire Board election was declared, “of no effect” by the Court. Here’s the voter turnout since that unique moment in Gabriola history: 2018 -...

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Time for a Change

A friend once advised me to only write to the local paper to thank someone. However, I believe it’s important to speak up when you feel strongly about an issue. There is an upcoming election for the Gabriola Fire Improvement District this June 18th—it’s a big deal for...

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Cultivate returns to Gabriola July 12-13

Chelsea Rushton Gabriola Arts Council The Gabriola Arts Council is excited to present the 2025 Cultivate Performing and Arts Festival! On Saturday July 12, begin with brunch and baroque music, hosted by the Vancouver Island Symphony as part of their Summer Sizzle...

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MV Nadon coming to Degnan Bay

Emily Carson-Apstein Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Several community members attended the April 17th Gabriola Islands Trust meeting to express their concern about a large boat that was going to be arriving at Degnan bay. They reported that the...

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The tax bill cometh

This past week, property owners on Gabriola started to receive their notices informing them what their specific local tax bills are this year. Every local government tax bill is up this year. Islands Trust increased 5.9%. Regional District of Nanaimo increased 8.6%....

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RDN Director’s Report

Vanessa Craig Director, Electoral Area B(Gabriola, Mudge, and Decourcy Islands)Regional District of Nanaimo Happy June! Congratulations to all of the students who are completing their school year and gearing up for summer. With the nicer weather Huxley Park is hopping...

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Progress for Paisley Place housing project

The Gabriola Housing Society Board recently met on the Paisley site to unveil the new signage describing the affordable housing project. In photo: GHS Board members: Dave Adair, Bill McCallum, Wayne Mercier, Nancy Hetherington Peirce (missing: Carol Hemrich, Barry...

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GIRO getting $215K from CleanBC

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News The Gabriola Island Recycling Organization (GIRO) will be receiving $215,000 from the BC Government’s CleanBC Plastics Action Fund. Michelle Kresnyak, General Manager for GIRO, says the funding will be used to design and install a...

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Islands Trust educates Gabriolans about Freshwater

Emily Carson-Apstein Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder As research and feedback continues on Gabriola’s new Official Community Plan, the Islands Trust is hosting the second information session on Freshwater. This educational event is happening...

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Gabriola Speed Watch hits 1-year anniversary

Cst. Mark Biggar Gabriola RCMP The Gabriola Island RCMP have had a very successful year with our speed watch volunteers with an average two motorist education days per month. On average the volunteers have checked 100 vehicles per shift with a positive response from...

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Spring Cleanup

The tradition of cleaning up Gabriola’s ditches, park trails, and other public spaces has had ups and downs over the past number of years. When there was still a Ratepayers Association, there would be an annaul day for people to pick up trash, and leave the bags by...

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Tangled Roots raised $600 for Food bank

Speaking for Tangled Roots, I want to thank the people who made our Food Bank benefit concert at the GAC Hall on May 17th a success. We raised almost $600 for the Food Bank I hope everyone there enjoyed themselves as much as we did! Carol Furgusson/May’D on the rock,...

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