Gabriola Island Affairs

Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Gabriola 2008 – analysis by lead author Fay Weller (Island Futures), Bob McKechnie, and myself (Feb. 5, 2010)
If you'd like a printed copy, ask Eternal Flow for one
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Gabriola v. Qualicum Beach
Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Gabriola: imports and exports (indirect emissions)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Gabriola and the natural carbon cycle
Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Gabriola and the OCP (2010)
Electricity consumption on Gabriola 2001-8 – what do we use it all for?

ZED Inc. MET tower application — September 30, 2008
A bus-less bus system — just an idea, June 16, 2008
Unpublished submission - VANCOUVER SUN, May 1, 2007:  Dear Editor: More light, less heat — switching off or using low-wattage light bulbs doesn't always reduce consumption
Unpublished submission - Gabriola SOUNDER, August 17, 2000: Snarls — garden refuse on the beach / beach access.

The Texada goop / slime problem. Presentation to MOT and EMCON (May, 2008). The old "www.texadaslime.org" site no longer exists.

Who in the world, apart from Gabriola, has roads with the worst potholes? Any island in the Carribean that uses marl. And what is marl? A deposit composed principally of clay with calcium carbonate.

Letter to the Minister and Company (April 16, 2010)
Reply from the Minister -- We're going to carry on using Texada goop no matter what you say and we're not going to tell you why (April 15, 2010)
Letter and quick reply from the Premier (February 1, 2010)
Reply from the Minister -- another brush off -- and a response (January 25, 2010)
Letter to Minister Shirley Bond (November 9, 2009)
Letter from Minister Shirley Bond (September 16, 2009) not "getting it" again
Comment on the Golder Associates Report (June 2, 2009)
Golder Associates Report (June 2, 2009).

Flying Shingle article comment (February 26, 2009).

Still no sign of a report. (February 20, 2009)
Message from TRAN (MOT) Re-167051, The report is being finalized. (December 22, 2008)
Message from TRAN (MOT) Re-167051, Additional testing has been done on the Texada quarry material, results available soon. (September 11, 2008).

Texada goop on Denman Island (June 7, 2008)
Letter to Minister Kevin Falcon (May 8, 2008 – with a gracious reply August 11, 2008)
Testing summary (March 18, 2008)
“Final” report on Texada goop (February 18, 2008 – “final” was optimistic, four addenda added, the 3rd is important)

E-mails and response, President & General Manager, Emcon Services (February 18/19, 2008).

No Bridge, …and I don’t like Poker much either. I can't believe how out of touch with the people of Gabriola the FAC is.
The issue is not "do we want a bridge" but how do we "preserve and protect" economically, not just ecologically, given the increasing cost of all forms of transportation. Opinion survey
See also newspaper contributions
Cut-off policy nonsense (September 16, 2008).

The hydrogeology of Gabriola groundwater -- an introduction
A critique of the GW Solutions report prepared for Dan Foley.

Unpublished submission - Gabriola SOUNDER, February 16, 2001: Gabriolans and the treaty talks
Petroglyphs - discovery and demise – a lament.

The 707 Community Park plan comment on fire control. April 26, 2009
The 707 Community Park plan comment on forestry. April 28, 2009
The 707 Community Park plan comment on water. April 30, 2009
The 707 Community Park plan comment on towers. May 28, 2009.
The 707 Community Park comment on geology. August 1, 2009.
The 707 Community Park comment on its name. August 5, 2009.
The 707 Community Park plan comments on draft plan. August 3, 2010

Descanso Bay Park choosing its name.
Elder Cedar Nature Reserve (S’ul-hween X’pey) – its name.

Review the Islands Trust Act petition comment on
YES to municipal status?