SHALE is a journal published by the Gabriola Historical and Museum Society. The journal features articles and stories, reviews, letters and reports about the people, history, archaeology, geology, palaeontology, natural history, cartography, and oceanography of Gabriola, Mudge, and De Courcy Islands, and the surrounding area of the Gulf of Georgia.

SHALE has been published by the Gabriola Historical and Museum Society since November 2000. Brief summaries of all the articles published to date are in SHALES' back-issues web page.

How to get SHALE:

You can buy the current issue and back issues at the Museum for $6.00 each (including tax). It is also for sale on Gabriola Island at Page's Resort & Marina and at Artworks in Folklife Village. Copies may also be found at the Gabriola Library.

* Delivered to Canadian addresses: C$10
* Delivered to USA addresses: C$12
* Delivered to addresses outside North America: C$16

Mailed copies of any single issue:

* Canadian addresses: C$7 each
* USA addresses: C$8 each
* Outside North America, prices will depend on shipping costs.

Send your order, with a cheque to the Gabriola Museum, by mail to:
SHALE
PO Box 213, Gabriola, BC
CANADA V0R 1X0

To enquire about your subscription,
email to: SHALE or phone: 250-247-9987

How to contribute to SHALE:

If you wish to make a comment about anything you read in the journal, would like to contribute to a future issue, or have a good idea for an article, please contact the editor, Nick Doe by email, telephone, or mail.

While all writing styles, from anecdotal to academic, will be welcomed, documentation of sources will always be encouraged. Nick is happy to help inexperienced writers with their submissions if they wish.
Nick Doe
1787 El Verano Drive
Gabriola, BC,
CANADA, V0R 1X6
Phone: 250-247-7858 or Fax: 250-247-7859

Email: nickdoe @ island.net

If you have back issues of SHALE:

Here is a list of corrections,courtesy of the editor, Nick Doe.