Heather Nicholas with Kathy Ramsay, one of the many generous vendors, and Fay Weller, a member of the GERTIE team. Heather wins a monthly pass, soap from Artworks, a compass and rain poncho from North Road Sports, Gabriola chocolate from Village…
In case you were not aware, the ferry meeting has been moved to the Community Hall. It starts at 5 PM, but the Q&A session doesn’t start until 6. You can get there using our regular service: Regular service on…
To everyone who voted for GERTIE over the past 30 days. GERTIE riders and supporters are the best!! Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your encouragement and votes over the past month! Cross your fingers! Alas, I’m…
Your turn to guess what the mysterious, winding “What Happened on GERTIE” story is all about. Send your ‘solution’ to the question: “Why were the GERTIE buses stolen?” to whystealGertie@gmail.com with the subject line “Mystery Solution” The person with the…
Frank Bunyan, our 4000th passenger, received a November pass on October 28th. In the photo Steve Earle, the volunteer driver, congratulates Frank. Steve had 27 passengers on the afternoon runs that day. We also had a chicken ride the bus…
We’ve made some minor adjustments to the fall schedule to meet requests and make GERTIE services more reliable. For full details see our Routes & Schedules page.
Check our our Community Champions page for more details and read past episodes of “It Happened on GERTIE” The GERTIE bus entered the BC Hydro Community Champions Program and we’ve been picked as one of the 15 finalists!! The public…
1. Monday, Oct. 14, holiday: Please be advised that the GERTIE bus will not be running on Monday, Oct. 14. This is due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. GERTIE buses are primarily in Service on a regular Monday schedule to provide…
How does Gabriola fit into the RDN Transit Future Plan? In 2008, concern about the skyrocketing cost of fuel and the impact of GHG’s on the environment spurred a community group to explore the viability of public transit on Gabriola,…
Thanks to everyone who participated in the online survey and neighbourhood meetings and provided us with the feedback we needed to create the fall schedule. We will post a summary of the feedback we received shortly. We are hoping to…