I’ve seen rabbits in the Horseshoe Road area, but not elsewhere on Gabriola – until today. This bunny was in the Kensington Lands this morning. How’d that happen? Has the rabbit population expanded quite a lot recently, or….? Dog was disappointed that I wouldn’t let her catch the rabbit for lunch. I think this rabbit [...]
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Were you on Gabriola in 1992, when there was much concern about the Weldwood property and what should become of it? I wasn’t, so all I have to go on is the accounts of others. Here’s what Paul Grignon has on his website: Not What We Thought It Was? – Weldwood, 13 Years After. As [...]
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Until recently, this was a trail into the Gabriola woods, on Federal Government property (Kensington Lands). Now the trail entrance is blocked by a serious wall of cedar branches. Somebody’s gone to a lot of work to do this! A mature alder tree has been cut as well, and it lies across the path. I’m [...]
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I’ve been reading bits about the history of Weldwood on Gabriola Island. According to a page at the Islands Institute library, Until 1994 Weldwood of Canada owned 2800 acres, approximately 1/4 of Gabriola Island. Weldwood seems to have been a forestry company. (It’s since been purchased by West Fraser.) Apparently Weldwood wanted to develop some [...]
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