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A recap of 2025 at PHC - Gabriola Sounder

People for a Healthy Community (PHC) Our last fiscal year, from July 31, 2024 to June 30, 2025, was a very busy one. It was marked by a significant leadership transition, as our new Executive Director, Christina Rajsic, joined us in April and immediately hit the ground running. Weekly Grocery Food Program Our Weekly Grocery Food Program continues to serve a growing number of community members. This reflects the national trend that approximately …Gabriola · Gabriola Read Article

There’s no win to be had at the Fire Board table - Gabriola Sounder

The Fire Board is an elected body. Politics at that table should be led with the focus that the Board is entrusted by the public to make choices for our community’s needs for fire and emergency response. Decisions by the Trustees should be based on this goal for the community. Looking for a ‘win’ or a ‘gotcha’ out of their opponents will cost the Trustees the respect of the land owners; and will cost the land owners in their taxes. A difficult, …Gabriola · Gabriola Read Article

Fire Trustees have heated debate on publication of correspondence - Gabriola Sounder

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News The Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District Trustees have decided against having correspondence to the Trustees published in their regular agenda packages. This decision came with a heated exchange of words at the regular Board meeting on Dec. 3, where Chair Erik Johnson told Trustee Wayne Mercier to, “shut the fuck up.” Mercier called a point of order on Johnson’s language, saying, “that is improper. It is on t…Gabriola · Gabriola Read Article

Fire Board speaks to breach of personal data after Fire Hall computer ‘found and returned’ - Gabriola Sounder

Derek Kilbourn Sounder News The Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District has formed a select committee to figure out what level of data breach may have occured due to a District computer being taken out of the Fire Hall for a period of at least three years. The computer in question was used by the District’s corporate officer prior to 2015. Information on the computer went back as far as 1998. Anyone who was a member of the Gabriola Volunte…Cyber Security · Gabriola Read Article

Nine recommendations from CAO adopted at Trust Council to shape new project and budget discussions - Gabriola Sounder

The recommendations informed budget discussion over the three-day meeting Hope Lompe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Budget talks dominated Trust Council conversation over the three day quarterly meeting of 26 Islands Trustees in Victoria last week. The $11.4 million budget is in the draft stage to be finalized at the next Trust Council Meeting in March. On day one, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Rue…Gabriola · Gabriola Read Article

Friends of the Gulf Islands call for limited not managed density in Policy Statement - Gabriola Sounder

Trust Council and staff say Floor Area Ration (FAR) will not be used for density planning Hope Lompe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Friends of the Gulf Islands president Jennifer Margison, spoke at the Trust Council meeting on Tuesday, December 2, with a request for the draft Trust Policy Statement (TPS) to shift focus from managing growth to limiting growth. The organization is asking Trust Council members…Gabriola · Gabriola Read Article

Islands Trust join other local governments in opposing Bill M216 - Gabriola Sounder

The Professional Reliance Act is expected to go to third reading in February Hope Lompe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder On Thursday, Islands Trust Council voted in favour of asking the province to be excluded from Bill M216, the Professional Reliance Act, which passed third reading on Nov. 17. The Act has become a concern for many local governments. Several mayors in the province have spoken out with concern…Gabriola · Gabriola Read Article

Nanaimo city councillor says Harmac not the target of heavy industry motion - Gabriola Sounder

Councillor Paul Manly wants more say over what heavy industry is allowed in the city Hope Lompe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder If you look west from Gabriola towards Nanaimo, you’ll likely see the Harmac Pacific pulp mill on the water’s edge of Duke Point. The mill has been in business in Nanaimo since the 1950s, and recently became the unintended target of a motion to give the city more power over heavy in…Gabriola · Gabriola Read Article

Regional District of Nanaimo Votes to Keep Old Wood Stove Replacement Rebate Despite Loss of Provincial Funds - Gabriola Sounder

EA B has the most use of the program by an Electoral Area in the RDN Hope Lompe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Gabriola Sounder Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) residents will continue to benefit from one of the most popular rebates in the district into 2026. The RDN voted on Nov. 18 to keep the Community Wood Smoke Reduction Program going, despite loss of provincial funding. The program is a provincial initiative that p…France · France See the Story

Gabriolan Brenda Fowler presented with King Charles III Coronation Medal - Gabriola Sounder

Brenda Fowler (middle) was presented with a King Charles III Coronation Medal by MLA Sheila Malcolmson (on left) and Lisa-Marie Barron (right). Barron had nominated Fowler for the medal when she was served as MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith. Sarah Holmes photo Sounder News This past Friday afternoon, Gabriolan Brenda Fowler was presented with the King Charles III Coronation Medal. The ceremony took place at the Gabriola branch of the Van…King Charles · Gabriola Read Article

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A recap of 2025 at PHC - Gabriola Sounder

There’s no win to be had at the Fire Board table - Gabriola Sounder

Fire Trustees have heated debate on publication of correspondence - Gabriola Sounder

Fire Board speaks to breach of personal data after Fire Hall computer ‘found and returned’ - Gabriola Sounder

Nine recommendations from CAO adopted at Trust Council to shape new project and budget discussions - Gabriola Sounder

Friends of the Gulf Islands call for limited not managed density in Policy Statement - Gabriola Sounder

Islands Trust join other local governments in opposing Bill M216 - Gabriola Sounder

Nanaimo city councillor says Harmac not the target of heavy industry motion - Gabriola Sounder

Regional District of Nanaimo Votes to Keep Old Wood Stove Replacement Rebate Despite Loss of Provincial Funds - Gabriola Sounder

Gabriolan Brenda Fowler presented with King Charles III Coronation Medal - Gabriola Sounder

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A recap of 2025 at PHC - Gabriola Sounder

There’s no win to be had at the Fire Board table - Gabriola Sounder

Fire Trustees have heated debate on publication of correspondence - Gabriola Sounder

Fire Board speaks to breach of personal data after Fire Hall computer ‘found and returned’ - Gabriola Sounder

Nine recommendations from CAO adopted at Trust Council to shape new project and budget discussions - Gabriola Sounder

Friends of the Gulf Islands call for limited not managed density in Policy Statement - Gabriola Sounder

Islands Trust join other local governments in opposing Bill M216 - Gabriola Sounder

Nanaimo city councillor says Harmac not the target of heavy industry motion - Gabriola Sounder

Regional District of Nanaimo Votes to Keep Old Wood Stove Replacement Rebate Despite Loss of Provincial Funds - Gabriola Sounder

Gabriolan Brenda Fowler presented with King Charles III Coronation Medal - Gabriola Sounder

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