The Gabriola Volunteer Fire Department says it is set to enhance its training capabilities thanks to a generous $40,000 grant ...

Rags – are they clean and absorbent? Damaged tea-towels, bath towels, cotton and/or hemp t-shirts are all serviceable and ...

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) board of directors is endorsing a letter to BC Transit and the Minister of ...

Other special guests include the Gabriola Brass, who we are always delighted to welcome. Composed of John David Harrison, ...

Paul Giffin, chair of the Gabriola Fire Protection Improvement District, tells the Sounder that it was for legal reasons that ...

Earth Day – a worldwide event celebrated annually on April 22nd – is an opportunity for us to take action to support the natural environment. Though many threats to the health of Planet Earth are ...

This past month, the Islands Trust Council approved a budget of $11.2 million for 2025-26. This represents a 5.8% increase over the previous year’s budget to the existing local trust area tax base.

This will result in an 8.6 per cent increase from 2024. For Electoral Area B taxpayers, there were three significant changes ...

The Garden Club’s April speaker is Norm Wagenaar from Naturescape West Coast Gardens. He’ll be discussing ecological approaches to gardening using native plants and looking after your pollinators. The ...