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Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Are house concerts permitted on Gabriola? So long as it’s not a ticketed event, according to land use bylaws. Concerts and other gatherings on residential properties are popular activities on...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Vancouver Island Regional Library services “deliver on affordability and livability,” the library system’s executive director, says. In an invited presentation, VIRL’s executive director Ben...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder School trustees on the education committee are recommending the development of an ad hoc student committee to explore enhancing student engagement opportunities. Nanaimo Ladysmith Public...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder An increasing need among Gabriolans for help getting around the island will be addressed in part by the addition of a community grant from the Regional District of Nanaimo. In June, People...

Joyce Babula On behalf of the Directors of the Gabriola Island Community Hall Association (GICHA) We are excited to be organizing our 68th Salmon BBQ.  Outside!  With Entertainment, Raffle, Silent Auction and the delicious Barbecued Salmon Dinner.  It will be on the...

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News An application has been opened by Gabriola Gravel and Excavating to reopen a gravel pit located on a piece of property west of the Gabriola Golf Course. The legal address of the property is 795 South Road. The access to the property being...

Sounder News There are three candidates running in the byelection this Wednesday, June 14 for the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District Board. Jim Hughes, Kent Moen, and Charleen Wells. Voting is at the Albert Reed Memorial Fire Hall #1 on Church Street from...

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Three people have stepped forward to run in the June 14 Byelection for the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District Board. James Hughes, Kent Moen, and Charleen Wells have agreed to stand for the byelection. Two positions are...

Submitted Article Local sculptor, Fran Usher, decided that her homegrown “Game of Immunity” must be thoroughly shared with the Islanders around her. The idea of the Library was suggested. Fran then offered a hand-made prototype of her community game to the Gabriola...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Compostable takeout containers and foodservice packaging may seem like a great way to reduce waste, but local governments like the Regional District of Nanaimo say what is, and isn’t,...

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Diana Moher, John Moeller, and Erik Johnson have been elected to be Trustees for the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District for three year terms. This comes as as the result of the largest election held in the GFPID history, with 882...

Sounder News NDP MPs say everyday people can’t compete with ultra-wealthy corporate landlords buying up rental units and driving up prices on the federal government’s watch Canada’s NDP housing critic, MP Jenny Kwan, and NDP MP for Nanaimo—Ladysmith, Lisa Marie Barron...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Local elected representatives are disappointed in the province’s response to appeals to address local government’s concerns around supporting tiny homes as an affordable housing option. The...

Derek KilbournSounder News This past Friday, April 14, Gabriola Talks hosted an All-Candidates Meeting (ACM for the persons running for election in the 2023 Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District Election on April 19. Voting for the Election will be between...

Sounder News There are six candidates running for three positions in this year’s Fire Board election. The Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District Election and Annual General Meeting will both be held on April 19. Voting for the Election will be between Noon and...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Further consultation on the Nanaimo District Secondary School capacity issue is what Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools staff is recommending to the board of trustees as they head into their...

Sounder Arts On March 16, Gabriola’s Melanie Teichroeb took her solo show Shield Maiden to the stage at Port Theatre in Nanaimo. Teichroeb spoke to the Sounder after the show, saying that it had been the Port Discovery Series for emerging artists team which had...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools announced it will take the proposed Nanaimo District Secondary School capacity scenario of sending Gabriola students entering Grade 8 in September to Cedar...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder The school district is considering implementing an application fee for a school bus pass to lessen the administrative load for the bus system. Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools says while some...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder School trustees approved a public consultation process to address the capacity conundrum at Nanaimo District Secondary School, which will include collecting feedback on moving Gabriola high...

Nav Canada establishing new air traffic patterns Sounder News A change in air traffic patterns around the Lower Mainland is being proposed by Nav Canada, including a shift in how aircraft may fly over Gabriola Island. According to the Vancouver Airspace Modernization...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder The Regional District of Nanaimo and its municipal partners will conduct a survey of sports fields and recreation facilities usage this year as part of its service agreements between the...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder The approved provisional budget for the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District includes a projected increase of nearly $5 per $100,000. The $23.7 million proposed tax requisition for the NRHD...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder This is the year Gabriola Island Recycling Organization hopes its textile recovery social enterprise will be in full swing. After permitting, supply chain and weather delays in 2022 set work...

Sounder News BC Hydro is asking customers on Gabriola Island to conserve electricity and limit use for essential needs only. During repairs to the TELUS line today, crews discovered significant damage to equipment that powers the Island. When the TELUS line snapped...