If you worry about oil spills in the waters around Gabriola, you might want to take a look at this Times Colonist article: Is Canada prepared for an oil disaster? A ring of proposed pipeline and resource development projects surrounding Vancouver Island would dramatically increase the number of tankers and freighters in nearby waterways, and [...]
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Are you interested in working with the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee? They’re looking for people to serve on the Advisory Planning Commission for the next two years. Here are the details the Islands Trust has published:
Gisele Rudischer sent this along for us today: The Gabriola Local Trust Committee wants to know how you’d like to be consulted on policy changes for Phase 2 of the Official Community Plan. The online survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/engagegabriola. Hard copies of the survey are available at the Islands Trust Office. Thanks for [...]
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What Internet-based tools should the Islands Trust use to keep you informed and invite your participation? And how should those tools be used? Sheila Malcolmson wrote to tell us that the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee will be discussing a staff report (pdf) on this topic at the meeting on Thursday, March 22nd. She’d like [...]
You’ve probably noticed the huge broom patch in front of the Islands Trust property on North Road. I mentioned it last year when I spotted pink broom growing there, and have also blogged about the broom and tansy that grow between the Islands Trust property and the road. Well. This afternoon two (or more?) hard-working [...]
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This is the news from the Islands Trust today: Islands Trust 2012-2013 Budget Now Available Online For Public Input
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This looks like fun! A press release from the Islands Trust explains about their new online mapping system:
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Here’s the news from the Islands Trust: At its first meeting since the local government elections, the Islands Trust Council elected a new Executive Committee. During the Wednesday afternoon session, the nominees answered questions from council members about the skills and values they would bring to the Executive Committee. On Thursday morning, council members chose [...]
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Islands Trust – Gabriola election results: Elected: Sheila Malcolmson: 1162 votes Gisele Rudischer: 825 votes Not Elected: Maggie Mooney: 730 votes Source: Islands Trust elections result page. RDN election results: Elected: Howard Houle – 781 votes Not elected: Jordy Alexander – 573 votes Eric Moeller – 158 votes Source: RDN’s Declaration of Preliminary Results page. [...]
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Hey, look – two Islands Trust candidates have invited Gabriolans to meet them for coffee and a chat. Here’s the schedule: Sheila Malcolmson: Friday, November 4th: Mad Rona’s, 4:30 to 6 pm Saturday, November 5th: Robert’s Place, 2:30 to 4 pm Tuesday, November 8th: Harvest Thyme, 2:30 to 4 pm Saturday, November 12th: Silva Bay, [...]
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A short drive around Gabriola will remind you that we’ve got an election coming up: Eric Moeller has campaign signs here and there, and Jordy Alexander has lots and lots of signs up. (Odd, though, that Jordy didn’t respond when the Flying Shingle asked him for information. I wonder what’s up with that.) Now look [...]
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Here’s the list of people who are running in the fall 2011 election. For the position of RDN rep for Gabriola: Jordy Alexander Howard Houle (website: howardhoule.wordpress.com) Eric Moeller (website: www.gabriola.org/moeller) For the positions of Islands Trust Trustee for Gabriola: Jeremy Baker (Jeremy is no longer running for this position.) Sheila Malcolmson (website: sheila-malcolmson.ca) Maggie [...]
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If you want to be an Islands Trust or Regional District of Nanaimo representative for Gabriola, this is your chance. File your nomination papers by October 14th, get people to vote for you, and you’re set! Our election day is Saturday, November 19th, 2011. Successful candidates will serve a three-year term. According to the candidate [...]
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This is from the Islands Trust: Gabriola Island Official Community Plan Village Core World Café Workshop You are invited to attend a Workshop on developing new policies for the Village Core as part of the Gabriola Island Official Community Plan. The Workshop will be in a World Café format, with three opportunities for in-depth discussion [...]
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Dear people at the Gabriola Office of the Islands Trust, The Islands Trust mandate is to preserve and protect the area and its environment, and I like that just fine. But today it seems that you’re stumbling a bit when it comes to preserving and protecting your land on North Road. You know that Gabriola [...]
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From the Daily News: Nature Trust voices displeasure. The Nature Trust of B.C. is crying foul over a proposed density bank on Gabriola Island that could affect where development is allowed. While there is no actual cap on how much land can developed on Gabriola, the Gulf Islands Trust keeps tight control on how land [...]
There was a meeting on Gabriola a day or two ago about the proposed medical clinic location. Did you go? I didn’t, and have been wondering how that meeting went. Today I happened to notice a new sign on the window of the Gabriola Health Care Society’s fund-raising office in Folklife Village. It reads: It’s [...]
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The Islands Trust announces that Gabriola will host a community information presentation next week. Topic: Protecting Fish-bearing Streams: the Riparian Area Regulation. Date: Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011. Location: The Roxy, 560 North Road, Gabriola. Presenter: Michelle Jones, Mimulus Biological Consultants Qualified Environmental Professional. Blurb: Michele will talk about her role as a QEP, ensuring any [...]
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