Food Program
The Galiano Community Food Program works to build community and food security on our small island. We hold community potlucks, weekly Soup and Bread lunches and monthly Games Nights, plus organize Gleaning, Frozen Meals for Seniors, a Garlic Coop, Cheese Club, Workshops, School Garden Programs and much more.
Club Parks & Programs
The Galiano Club owns and maintains the South Community Hall, as well as over 830 acres of parkland on Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada including Bluffs Park, Mount Galiano and the Community Forest. The Club runs the Community Food Program, is the home of the Galiano Players Theatre, hosts the Annual Blackberry Festival and Christmas Market. The Galiano Club was founded in 1924.
Community Hall
The Hall is a hub of the Galiano community and many of our local events are held there on an ongoing basis. It is also a favourite place for concerts, dances, weddings, plays, exhibitions, lectures, etc. The kitchen has convection ovens, industrial sinks, counters and cupboards and all manner of conveniences, and we’re quite proud of it.
Community Hall
The Hall is a hub of the Galiano community and many of our local events are held there on an ongoing basis. It is also a favourite place for concerts, dances, weddings, plays, exhibitions, lectures, etc. The kitchen has convection ovens, industrial sinks, counters and cupboards and all manner of conveniences, and we’re quite proud of it.
Club Parks & Programs
The Galiano Club owns and maintains the South Community Hall, as well as over 830 acres of parkland on Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada including Bluffs Park, Mount Galiano and the Community Forest. The Club runs the Community Food Program, is the home of the Galiano Players Theatre, hosts the Annual Blackberry Festival and Christmas Market. The Galiano Club was founded in 1924.
Food Program
The Galiano Community Food Program works to build community and food security on our small island. We hold community potlucks, weekly Soup and Bread lunches and monthly Games Nights, plus organize Gleaning, Frozen Meals for Seniors, a Garlic Coop, Cheese Club, Workshops, School Garden Programs and much more.
Latest Blog Posts
Centennial Geocaching
My kids were little when I started geocaching with them. It was a great way to explore other islands, as locals tend to hide caches in their favourite spots, so geocaching can get you off the beaten path and discovering hidden beaches, parks and trails that we’d never have found otherwise.
For anyone who’s new to geocaching – some basics. It’s treasure hunting with a GPS. We started with a handheld model, and just entered in the cache coordinates and set out. Nowadays most people use their phones. (And if you want to explore geocaching as […]
Active Page Article October, 2023
By Alison Colwell
Blackberry Festival
This year the Galiano Club’s Blackberry Tea will be on Saturday October 7th. Doors will open at 11am, and you can pick up your pies, or enjoy a soup, or a slice of pie and ice cream until 2pm.
We will be accepting pre-orders for pies again this year. Email the galianoclub@gmail.com with your request. We will have Blackberry, Blackberry & Apple, Blackberry & Peach, Apple Cinnamon, or Maple Pumpkin Pies. Pies are $20 each.
We will need volunteers to serve and help with the clean up on Saturday. Plus, pie making volunteers all week – contact Alison […]
Active Page Article September, 2023
Annual Blackberry Tea
Galiano Island is home to several varieties of blackberries. The native Bramble type is often found on trails and the Himalayan variety (an invasive species) is often found bordering roads and gardens. The Himalayan variety has larger, later developing berries that are more protected by thorns.
For decades now, the Galiano Club has been holding a Blackberry Festival on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend. The Blackberry Tea is the main fundraiser of the Galiano Club, and the money raised goes to support the community hall and parks. This year the festival happens on October 7th.
Volunteers spend the week […]
The Jane Rule Commemorative Bench
by Allan Forget
In the 2000s the Galiano Club Board began to rent the refurbished lower level of the Community Hall to a group of island parents looking for a space to locate activities for their pre-school children. Later in the decade the Board, under President Don Anderson, decided to create a kids playground on a nearby level piece of land within the Hall grounds.
(Part of this area had been cleared in the late 1980s when the number of Hall washrooms was increased and a new septic field was installed. An outdoor wood performance stage had been built adjacent but […]
The Rees Family Commemorative Table/Bench
By Allan Forget
In 2010, the Galiano Club Board, under President Don Anderson, was approached by the children of the late islanders Helen and John Rees, who wished to place a bench on the Community Hall grounds in memory of their parents. The Board agreed to the idea but asked if a more useful picnic table might be installed instead.
The Rees family was put in touch with Richard Dewinetz of Bodega North Woodworks located on the island who had recently opened a business producing original design benches and tables using locally harvested […]
The Galiano Community Hall Ceramic Mosaic Project
By Allan Forget
In 2004-05 the foyer of the Galiano Community Hall was refurbished, a project of then Galiano Club President, Sue Evans. Part of this improvement involved asking Janice Oakley, an island artist who had been leading ceramic mosaic workshops for several years, to create an art piece for display in this public space.
Janice accepted the commission and assembled a group of interested past workshop participants which included Shera Street, Deblekha Guin, Laurene Stefanyk, Hugette Benger, Kip Johl, Jean Way, Chris Gaylor, Kate Sherry, Nancy McPhee, Jean Jones. These […]
Upcoming Club Events
Upcoming Food Program Events
