Shake Your Can…Literally!

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On Saturday May 1st between 1 and 3pm in Folklife Village on Gabriola Pat Maloney, Kerry Sorrenti and myself, will be shaking our can for money!  Well the PHC (people for a healthy community) garbage can to be exact:)  This is part of the Shake Your Can Drive put on by the Gabriola Arts Council… Read more »

Weekend Away

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We took the girls to Victoria for the weekend which unfortunately meant we missed all the Gabriola festivities this weekend but I think we would miss something great here no matter when we went!  We stayed at a downtown hotel which made it so easy to get around on foot with the kids.  On Saturday… Read more »

Earth Day at Descanso Park

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We had a wonderful and sunny Earth Day here on Gabriola and we celebrated in one of the best places possible, our fantastic Descanso Bay Regional Park!  Both of my daughters and my niece attend the same preschool and today’s class was held at the park with a fabulous talk about the intertidal zone, forest… Read more »

Shake Your Can!

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I am a board member at People for a Healthy Community (PHC) and we have entered an artistic garbage can, designed by Gabriola’s very own Jeff Molloy, in the Art Councils “Shake your Can” event.  Done with the encaustic method and utilizing Jeff’s common crow theme this is a fabulous one of a kind piece… Read more »

Earth Day

Posted by & filed under At the Sea, Beaches, family life, Flora and Fauna, Gabriola Island, Gabriola Living, Gulf Island Lifestyle, Kids.

Earth Day is coming up on April 22, this Thursday!  To help celebrate my daughter’s preschool class is going to Descanso Bay Regional Park.  Once there they will be lead by Natalie Godin in a nature walk and beach/foreshore exploration.  Descanso Bay Park is also home to Gabriola’s fantastic campground which we use in the… Read more »