The Galiano Club was incorporated as a non-profit society on December 5th, 1924 to:
a) encourage social, recreational and educational activity in Galiano
b) foster agricultural interests in Galiano
c) form a public library
d) build a public hall which shall be used for the above three purposes.
Since the founding of the Club, the objects have been amended to include holding and administering in trust for the community, Bluffs Park and Mt. Galiano. Both properties are zoned “nature protection”. Also added was administration of the Heritage Forest lands, zoned “heritage forest”, in accordance with covenants on that land. In all, the Club is responsible for 830 acres of land on Galiano Island or 5.78% of the island’s land mass.
As well as the three parks, and renting and maintaining the South Community Hall, the Galiano Club also holds an annual fundraiser, the Blackberry Tea, and an annual Christmas Market.
In 2011, the Galiano Players merged with the Galiano Club. With this move there has been a revival of theatre on the island and a place for the many talented islanders to perform. Cinema Galiano hosts a wide variety of quality and accessible movie events.
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Community Forest Work Party
Volunteers Needed!!! There will be a work party on Saturday, October 26 to relocate the Shorepine trail in the Community Forest. We will also be doing some trail maintenance on that trail. Please join us if you can. Meet at 10am on the 26th, on Georgia View extension where the trail meets the end of Sticks Allison road. Bring hand tools and gloves.
Variety Show 2019
Coming Friday Sept 13th and Saturday September 14th!!! Come be impressed by your incredibly talented (or un-selfconscious) island neighbours. It's an annual tradition not to be missed!!!
Charcoal Making
Charcoal making is an ancient art dating from 6000-8000 BCE. In a carefully controlled process known as pyrolysis, all moisture and most of the volatile materials contained in wood are removed, leaving almost pure carbon. The resultant charcoal burns at 600 to 1200 degrees Celsius, producing an even, smokeless heat. Preparation To prepare the kiln on this site for firing, a crib floor was laid over cedar logs set lengthwise above a subfloor,with channels for the air to flow from the entrance to the flues. On top of the crib was packed a floor of sand and dirt. Loading 20cm diameter logs of alder (sometimes fir or maple) were stacked vertically side by side, reducing in diameter toward the front opening. Capping Once the kiln was filled, a thick layer of sticks and branches were placed over the logs. These were covered using a sand-clay-soil mixture, packed firmly to make a dome of 20cm thick. Protection The kiln would also have had a framed roof to protect the firing process from rain, as charcoal making was mostly done in autumn Air Flow This pit kiln has a typical teardrop design, dug out of the slope and forming an earthen mound lined with stone. [...]
Cinema Galiano – Woodstock Edition!
Cinema Galiano is pleased to announce we will be presenting the director’s cut of the film Woodstock Saturday, August 17th at 7:00 - exactly 50 years to the day that the original event occurred. The $15 admission ticket includes Alison’s awesome pizza and sweet treats during the intermission at 9 and unlimited popcorn. We are setting the Hall up so that you can dance and peace out during the movie showing. We’ll figure out a prize for best costume too! Bring out the old bell bottoms, tie dyes, etc.!
The Historic ‘Maier’ Piano
The Community Hall has an historic upright piano bequeathed to the Galiano Club by Alice Maier. It has had a home in the Hall since at least the 1990s. Used in countless local musical productions, school concerts, etc, the piano has also been played by several visiting musical celebrities. Jon Kimura Parker, the famed Canadian pianist, has performed on it during at least a couple Galiano Concert Society recitals & was delighted with the sounds the old piano produced. Researching the piano's serial number, local musician, Will Guthrie, has discovered that the instrument was produced in 1925 by The Weber Piano Co, Kingston, Ontario. The piano bears the name 'Stevenson' which, he was told, is probably the dealership's name --- a common practise at the time.
Galiano’s Flag
In 1999, the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the Galiano Club, Board of Directors President, Robin Ridington, asked for ideas on how to celebrate the event. Director and flag-enthusiast, Peter Renner, offered to organize an island wide 'Galiano Flag' contest. Club member & fellow flag-enthusiast, Allan Forget, volunteered to help. Advice was then sought from The Flag Shop (Victoria). After some advertising in the local press 30 designs were submitted. These were given public exposure for several weeks on the walls of the island’s Trincomali Bakery & opinions were sought. The Times Colonist (Victoria) newspaper reported, "Some of the submissions were hilarious. There were quite a few quasi-Tibetan things, lots of sunrises, eagles and mountains. Some proposed flags were more like political statements. One design featured the road from the island's Ferry Terminal with a barricade that said "go away." " A half-dozen Galiano organizations were then asked to choose a rep to become members of a Flag Selection Committee to be chaired by Jamie Webb, Manager of the Flag Shop (Victoria). After some deliberation the 'Starfish' design -- "a purple starfish floating on an ocean of blue surrounded by a sky of blue" -- created by Marina Szijarto and Linda Lopez, was [...]