Looking for a gift? Entertaining guests? Gabriola offers some great shopping at many locations. One of our favorites is the Folklife Village Shopping Center offering groceries, pharmacy, gifts, clothing and more! When you have finished your shopping you can drop into the Village Liquor Store for a special bottle of wine. Can’t decide on which… Read more »
Sustainability on Gabriola
This weekend a sustainability workshop was held on Gabriola at the Community Hall. With approximately 50 participants it was a lively event. The focus was to bring together individuals and organizations committed to long term sustainability of a healthy community. The format was small groups dedicated to such topics as affordable housing, water, food security,… Read more »
350 Climate Action Day
October 24, 2009 marks the second annual 350 Action Day, a day dedicated to joining thousands of people around the globe to call for strong climate action. Wonder where the 350 number comes from? 350 is the number that leading scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide—measured in “Parts Per Million” in… Read more »
Winging It!
Part of the Gabriola Thanksgiving Festival was this weekend of Art Start Workshops. Sponsored by Gabriola Arts Council and British Columbia Arts Council, this two day extravaganza of Art instruction was free for the under 18 crowd and $10 for adults. The workshops averaged 2 to 3 hours and covered such artistic pursuits as drawing,… Read more »
Beach Visit
This beach access and swim raft is located in Clark Bay. It is a bit too cold for swimming in the waters off of Gabriola now, although the hardy still do, but there are stairs down to this very pretty sandstone beach which offers pleasant walking and the view of the Strait is spectacular!
