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December 1, 2011 / August 25, 2024 by admin
How do you spell REMARKABLE? The 23 students in Mrs. Reynolds’ grade 3-4 class at Gabriola Elementary School have donated a whopping $508.24 to the Gabriola Rescue of Wildlife Society (GROWLS.). The students raised the funds by seeking pledges from parents, relatives and neighbours for correctly spelling words during a special spelling test in Mrs. […]
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The GET OUT MIGRATION walk by Dr. Alexandra Morton began on Earth Day at Sointula BC down Vancouver Island to finish on Mother’s Day at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria BC. Dr. Morton visited Gabriola were she gave an evening lecture. The next day saw hundreds of Gabriolans walk with her from the Gabriola Elementary […]
GROWLS volunteers, cameras in hand, hung out in front of the Village Market on Earth Day. The plan was to photograph the many colourful bags and back packs Gabriolans use to carry their groceries. Everyone was pleasantly surprised!! Gabriolans who often like to think are slightly ahead of their time proved that plastic is not […]
Meeting Minutes
October 12, 2011 / August 25, 2024 by admin
OLD BUSINESS: Review of minutes for September. NEW BUSINESS: Case studies for September by Donna T. Calls about deer, eagle, heron that was released, fawn hit on the North Road, barn owl went to Erington, woodpecker was being transported but died, deer injured, bird into window, baby squirrel, supposed bear sighting, pileated woodpecker seemed injured, […]
October 7, 2011 / August 25, 2024 by admin
OLD BUSINESS: Review of minutes for August. Case studies for August, read by Donna. NEW BUSINESS: Discussion about special meeting Tuesday Sept. 20. Reminder e-mail will be sent by Liz C. Liz Steel and Mark Hendricks will run the meeting at The Haven on the possibility of putting Growls records, etc. online and Liz Steele […]
August 10, 2011 / August 25, 2024 by admin
OLD BUSINESS: June minutes reviewed. GPS for park trails carried over Jane Giffen to follow up. Animal Magnetism show brought $1300.00 to GROWLS . Thank you cards sent to all the artists. NEW BUSINESS: Case studies for June & July reviewed. (July meeting cancelled) Liz Steele & Mark Hendricks brought forward ideas to revamp website […]
July 11, 2011 / August 25, 2024 by admin
May 11, 2011 / August 25, 2024 by admin
OLD BUSINESS: Minutes of the April meeting reviewed. Update on heron rescued euthanized at NIWRC due to wing damage. NEW BUSINESS: Review of juvenile elephant seal found on Gabriola beaches. The whole community helped by keeping GROWLS informed of its movements. DFO Lisa Spaven kept informed via emails and pictures each time a sighting took […]
April 13, 2011 / August 25, 2024 by admin
OLD BUSINESS: Safety vests, gloves – leather gauntlet, rubber and medical, safety glasses were given out at the March meeting to Hetty, Annette, Carol & Michael with notification to the Lakes for future dispatch with experienced rescuers. NEW BUSINESS: March minutes reviewed Case studies for month of February reviewed. Case history book at the meeting. […]