Discover Gabriola with the Lynch Group Blog
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CycleArt:Downtown Nanaimo
On Sunday June 9th some fantastic organizers from the Nanaimo Design Nerds and a graphic artist team from Awarewolf Creative organized “Cycleart”. It was great, we met up at Maffeo Sutton waterfront park and painted a mural, decorated our bikes and pedalled through downtown on a scavenger hunt to the downtown businesses and ended at […]
CycleArt:Downtown Nanaimo
On Sunday June 9th some fantastic organizers from the Nanaimo Design Nerds and a graphic artist team from Awarewolf Creative organized “Cycleart”. It was great, we met up at Maffeo Sutton waterfront park and painted a mural, decorated our bikes and pedalled through downtown on a scavenger hunt to the downtown businesses and ended at […]
Gabriola Elementary School @ Track & Field
I took the morning off work on Wednesday to join the kids from the Gabriola Elementary School that qualified for the Zone Track & Field meet in Nanaimo, there were 57 from our school. It was intense, fun and great to see kids in action. I do have to say my favourite part was seeing […]
Extreme Science at VIU
I was lucky to be one of the parent volunteers that got to go with the Gabriola Elementary grade 2/3 class to the Extreme Science show at VIU today. It was loud, colourful and had all the kids (& adults) in the audience engaged. It was a great way to promote the value of science […]
Art Supplies – just a great little shop nearby!
I’ve recently signed myself up for an online art course, with a catchy title like the “Mermaid Circus”, I couldn’t miss out. Teesha Moore is one of the fabulous and talented teachers, she was also the organizer of ARTFEST, the best little art retreat in Port Townsend. Over the weekend I had to order my […]
Enjoying Earth Hour on Gabriola Island.
Earth Hour Last night (March 18 2013) we celebrated Earth Hour with our kids on Gabriola. We turned off the lights between 8:30-9:30 pm and played a game of Catan by candlelight. It’s a way to show the kids that it is possible to do small things that make a big change against climate change. […]
Hand-painted postcard anyone ?
This morning I had the pleasure of speaking with Gretchen Markle, it didn’t take us long to delve into the topic of art. Within our short conversation, I learned about a project that she said I could share with all of you. Are there any of you out there, that just love the touch of something […]
Twenty-Five Walk on Gabriola – Coats Marsh Regional Park
Coats Marsh, Gabriola Island Last year the Gabriola Land and Trails Trust published a brochure with 25 walk on Gabriola. We’re aiming to do all 25 and share our experiences with you this year, here’s the second one we’ve done. In the Gabriola Elementary School the students have been given a topic that they will […]
Anti bullying on Gabriola – Thanks to the BCTF
The Gabriola Elementary School PAC has organized a presentation on Anti bullying through the BC Teachers Federation. Benula Larsen will give a one hour presentation free of charge and allow parents to learn strategies, gain knowledge and share concerns. Benula is a practising teacher who is volunteering to share her knowledge and experience in these areas. […]
Twenty Five Walks on Gabriola – Sandwell Park
Sandwell Park, Gabriola Island The Gabriola Land and Trails Trust published a great brochure with 25 walks on Gabriola. We’re going to try and do the 25 walks listed this year and share them you. Over the holidays we took the kids to Sandwell Park (walk #15 in the brochure), a beautiful sand and pebble […]
