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Lulu presents African Chamber Music

African chamber music - Kurai Mubaiwa, Kofi Gbolonyo and Curtis Andrews will be performing at the Phoenix Auditorium on March 9. Photos courtesy Ruby SinghAlexander Varty Lulu Performing Arts Society Curtis Andrews, the globetrotting adventurer behind the African...

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Secondary suites program open in RDN this spring

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder The B.C. government’s secondary suites incentive program (SSIP) has expanded to 16 regional districts, including the Regional District of Nanaimo. The three-year pilot program launches April...

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March 19 will be first trip for Gabriola MediGo

People for a Healthy Community March 19 has been set by PHC for their first medical appointment van trip to Nanaimo.  The Gabriola MediGo van will provide free rides to Gabriolans going to medical appointments.  Riders will book a ride on the PHC website, or by phone...

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Parliament agrees to anchorages amendment

Press Release NDP MP Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) is celebrating that Members of Parliament agreed to the NDP’s amendments to Bill C-33 to get freighter anchorages out of the Salish Sea. These changes are a much-needed first step in bringing relief to coastal...

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Breaking Bannock – Building Bridges

Gabriola Arts Council The Gabriola Arts Council is breaking out a new series of events this year. Next month we will introduce the first in a series of events with Gabriola’s own Katherine Palmer Gordon, noted lawyer and author, as well as; Bill Yoachim, Snuneymuxw...

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Lulu presents Thelema Banana

Alexander Varty Lulu Performing Arts Society Despite having been the kind of child who read the dictionary for fun, I’ve just been introduced to a new word, xenophrenia, which the online Encyclopedia of World Problems & Human Potential defines it as “any state...

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GERTIE receiving $9,278 share of coastal fund

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Gabriola’s GERTIE bus system is receiving $9,278 share from a $230,000 Community Passenger Transportation Fund. The one-time fund is being administered by the Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) and Vancouver Island Economic Alliance...

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