We knew it was coming but we finally have the new schedule starting April 1, 2015. The changes are relatively minor but the altered 9 pm sailing will make it easier on some families coming home from activities in Nanaimo. Check the link for the full schedule
The Chair Affair
On January 31, 2015 the Gabriola Arts Council will be presenting The Chair Affair fundraiser to help cover some of the costs of improvements to the W.I. Hall. 45 original chairs that have called the W.I. Hall home for many years have been designed, decorated and transformed into works of art by many of Gabriola’s… Read more »
Polar Bear Swim 2015!!!
Yesterday was Gabriola’s annual polar swim at Twin Beaches Provincial Park. My eldest daughter was determined this year that she would join a few friends and make the plunge. The outside temperature was a “balmy” 2 degrees and apparently the water was absolutely frigid. She even took a second quick dip and came out cold… Read more »
Fall Fair
One of our favourite things to do at the end of the summer is to enter things in the Fall Fair at the Gabriola Commons. This year all the girls as well as myself and my mother entered displays. The kids entered miniature gardens, dried flower arrangements, cookies, vegetable art and mom and I entered… Read more »
Mini Holiday
We had some extended family visiting last week and decided that a few of us would go camping at Englishman River Falls for a couple days. The park was beautiful and very quiet with lovely hiking trails and a swimming hole. We also drove into Parksville for the day and spent some time looking at the… Read more »
