Welcome!
We are the Gabriola Land & Trails Trust. We carry out our activities, with gratitude and respect, on the traditional unceded territories of the Snuneymuxw and other First Nations, whose peoples have had a deep physical and spiritual connection with this island and its surrounding waters since time immemorial..
Our “conserve + connect” tagline expresses our mandate concisely—we aim to conserve areas of environmental, historical, and social importance, and to develop a network of sustainable parklands and trails.
Click on the menu items in the header above (or search one of our listed Categories) to learn about GaLTT’s work and Gabriola’s landscape. Have fun exploring!
- Email us at info@galtt.ca
- Mail us at PO Box 56, Gabriola, BC, V0R 1X0
News
Celebration of 707 addition – Wilkinson Woods
A celebration of the new 707 Community Park addition was held on December 6th on the “Wilkinson Woods” land. Vanessa Craig (Regional District of Nanaimo board chair) and GaLTT President Hugh Skinner said a few words, followed by a ribbon cutting and a short [...]
Conservation Covenants – Yarrow’s Story
Yarrow Koontz first set eyes on her 8.2-acre property near Silva Bay more than two decades ago. Although the landscape bore the visible scars of past human disturbance and neglect, Yarrow was immediately struck by the beauty and diversity of its physical and natural features. [...]
GaLTT’s Presidents – Hugh Skinner
“Look at things differently.” For my interview with GaLTT’s 8th and current president, Hugh Skinner, we met for a ‘walk and talk,' going from the end of James Way through to McConvey and the west side of Cox Park to Taylor Bay Road, [...]
Remembering Randy Young
Randy Young, one of GaLTT’s earliest supporters and volunteer extraordinaire, sadly passed away in Nanaimo Regional Hospital on October 30th.Randy was truly the patriarch of Gabriola’s amazing trail system. Randy and his wife, Lynne, joined GaLTT at the time of its creation in 2004. Randy [...]
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