The Liberal Government in British Columbia is going to implement a new tax beginning on July 1, 2010. H.S.T. stands for Harmonized Sales Tax, and is the combination of Provincial Sales Tax (P.S.T) of 7%, and Goods and Services Tax (G.S.T.) of 5%, into one new tax, H.S.T. of 12%. How will this affect the [...]
Keep Musical Productions presents Doug Cox, followed by Todd Butler. This double-bill concert will be at the Haven’s Phoenix Auditorium on Saturday, February 13th, at 7:30pm. Doug Cox is an all-round roots renaissance man. The slide guitar and dobro master has carved out an amazingly diverse career as a recording artist and touring musician playing [...]
Keep Musical Productions invites you to hear Corwin Fox, followed by Jennifer Scott with Rene Worst. This double-bill concert will be on Friday, February 12th at 7:30, at the Haven’s Phoenix Auditorium. Corwin Fox is well-known for his masterful lyric and melody writing, and his unique style of highly contagious personal and political folk songs, [...]
Here’s your chance to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti: join Gabriola musicians at the Gabriola Community Hall for a fundraising concert on Sunday, January 24th, at 7:30pm. (Doors open at 6:45pm.) This Island to Island benefit includes Victory Anthony & friends, Bob & Gee Bossin, John & Ken Capon & Saburo Murata, Gary [...]
The legendary Cougar Annie (see www.boatbasin.org) will be brought to life on Friday, January 29th at the Gabriola Coffeehouse (see event time, place, price) as Katrina Kadoski brings her original songs, stories and pictures of the person and place to us. As caretaker at Cougar Annie’s Garden, in its spectacular setting of coastal rainforest in [...]
Gabriola Museum will have its annual general meeting and election of officers on Tuesday, February 16th at 7pm. This event will be at the Gabriola Women’s Institute Hall. You’re invited to attend. If you want to vote, you must first renew your museum membership.
Valentine’s Day is coming! Celebrate at Cupid’s Clinic on Sunday, February 14th, from 7 to 11pm. (Address: Dragon’s Lodge, 2950 Dragon’s Lane.) You’ll enjoy The Martini Foursome, finger food and cash bar, door prizes, raffles and more. Tickets are $25, and raffle tickets $5. Both are available at Artworks. This event is brought to you [...]