Gertie Bus

Gertie Bus

GERTIE Needs More Bounce

Do you have an air compressor sitting unused in your shop or garage that you would be willing to donate to GERTIE? As you know, GERTIE is a big girl and getting into the air compressor at the Co-op whenever…

Time is Running Out

Poor GERTIE! There was no newer bus under GERTIE’s Christmas tree. There is still time to donate, however, and receive a tax receipt for 2016. GERTIE is a registered charity and tax receipts are issued for all donations. Please help…

Gertie is going to Spiritfeast!

Hello Holiday Celebrators! Gertie is going to the Spiritfeast. We’ll be leaving at 3:45 from the village and heading down North Rd. to Silva and down South Rd to Harrison and Hemlock to the festivities at the church on North…

Gertie Holiday Service Break

Notice Gertie Holiday Service Breaks December 26th and 27th Gertie will not be running! We apologize for any inconvenience and wish you Happy Holidays Gertie gertie-holiday-notice

Sing-Along with GERTIE

Christmas Carol Tour with Leah Hokanson Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 7:00 pm Meet at the Village GERTIE bus stop. Tickets: $10.00 adults; children $5.00; children 4 and under free For ticket information, telephone 250-668-6809 or e-mail gabriolacommunitybus@gmail.com

Good News for GERTIE Riders

Thanks to a Gabriola Auxiliary for Island Health Care Society grant, seniors will be able to ride GERTIE at a reduced rate. Beginning December 1st, a monthly pass for seniors will be only $30 and a book of 10 tickets…

GERTIE Gets Arty at Thanksgiving

Gertie Gets Arty! Don’t want to drive on Studio Tour weekend? Want to share the Tour experience with a group of friends and neighbours? Take Gertie! We have made a random selection of artists’ studios — 6 per each day, on…

New Season, New Schedule in Effect September 26

GERTIE sure loves the long sunny days of summer but they are slipping away so it is time for a new schedule starting September 26th. In brief, the Wednesday and Friday mid-days runs have been discontinued as has the later…

GERTIE goes to the Farm to Table Feast, September 10

GERTIE will be taking feasters to the Farm to Table Feast on September 10 at the Commons. Shuttle stops:                             Village          4:00 pm                             Whalebone   4:10                              Silva Bay      4:25                              Village           4:45                               Hemlock      4:55                               Village          5:05 Return trips leave…

Gabriola Community Bus Foundation’s AGM is September 14

Come and join us for our AGM on September 14, at 7 pm, upstairs at the Commons. Everyone is welcome! We will present a summary of the year’s activities, a 2017 budget (no increase) and lots of opportunities for questions…