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Gabriola Island Community Hall Association Press Release The Board of the Gabriola Island Community Hall Association is pleased to provide an update on the progress made towards completing its Lund Gathering Place project. In September the building permit application...

Ken Gurr Gabriola Land and Trails Trust (GaLTT) For Brian and Pam Tucker, their reason for moving to Gabriola is familiar to many islanders. “We fell in love with the natural environment, the beach access points and the multitude of forest trails,” says Brian. Indeed,...

Gabriola Rescue Of Wildlife Society (GROWLS) Press Release As Halloween approaches, images of scary bats become commonplace. This is the perfect time of year to counter bat myths and do something to help bats, by taking part in International Bat Week (October 24-31). ...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Annual funding to the Gabriola Arts Council has been extended for another three-year term. The Regional District of Nanaimo board of directors approved the $7,500 in annual funding through...

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News September saw a decrease in call outs for the Gabriola Volunteer Fire Department, with 47 calls in September 2023, compared to 54 in 2022. The GVFD is still up in total calls for the year, with 449 calls by the end of September 2023,...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder The cost to operate the Gabriola library branch is expected to rise by eight per cent next year, according to Vancouver Island Regional Library. One of the most well-used branches in the...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder While the B.C. government recently announced changes to its FireSmart funding program for local governments, it won’t impact the process for the Regional District of Nanaimo. FireSmart...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Requests for permits in Regional District of Nanaimo parks have been increasing for the last handful of years with a significant increase posted through the first half of this year. In the...

Alexander Varty Lulu Performing Arts Society When Andrew Kim plays the Haven’s Phoenix Auditorium on Saturday October 21, we’re sure you’ll have never heard anything like it. Unless, that is, you were hanging out in the Saskatchewan school system last month. When we...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Decommissioning of the concrete weir in Coats Marsh Regional Park has received federal approval, one of two regulatory requirements the Regional District of Nanaimo and The Nature Trust of BC...

Vanessa Craig RDN Director, Area BGabriola, Mudge, Decourcy Islands Happy October! I hope everyone had time to enjoy the beautiful weather over the weekend and maybe check out a place or two, or 10! on the art tour. Winter is coming, along with the storms If you...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder The Ministry of Education and Child Care is not agreeing to Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools and other districts’ request to readjust the pay equity supplements it delivers. NLPS board Chair...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder COVID-19 protocols in the school district haven’t changed for this school year. Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools says it has not needed to updated its communicable disease plan, a required...

Gabriola Museum Press Release After a three-year hiatus the Gabriola Museum brought its Trivia Night back last April. We had so much fun putting on the event we decided to do it again in November, the traditional date for Trivia Night.  What better way to share...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Regional District of Nanaimo-sponsored resolutions on housing, water supply, parking in rural areas and more were endorsed at the September Union of BC Municipalities convention. The...

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News BC Ferries is now saying redevelopment on the terminals on the Gabriola Ferry route won’t be until 2028. That according to BC Ferries staff at the Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) meeting held on Monday, September 18. Planning for...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder The Regional District of Nanaimo board has directed staff to review the solar panel permitting process following a letter from a local business who says the requirements are cost prohibitive...

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News BC Ferries will not shift the Gwawis schedule to starting one sailing later on the schedule, as had been requested by the Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC). The FAC met on Gabriola on September 18 with staff from BC Ferries in a...

Rachelle Stein-Wotten Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Vancouver Island Regional Library’s board of trustees have approved a 2024 budget that includes an average 3.4 per cent increase in the tax levy across the region. The board passed the $34...