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Landowner on Gabriola Island since 2004, Jacoline Homych has been busy creating the Lifestyle that brought her, Husband Lance & Puppy Kayle from Port Coquitlam, B.C. to Gabriola; where they vacationed regularly for about 30 years.

Using their combined talents and experience in renovation and design, they envisioned Cliff Cottage perched on a view bluff. The Homych’s assembled a dedicated team of local trades people to assist them in creating a quality, functional and esthetically pleasing home.

Owners of Cliff Cottage B&B both Lance and Jacoline participate full heartedly in hosting guests from around the world and sharing their home, gourmet cooking skills and many unique qualities of Gabriola with them.

Jacoline, an interior decorator of 20years, works with clients to determine the colors and materials required to create the impact and personalized comforts clients are looking for in their homes. Many homeowners on Gabriola have availed themselves of the talents of this dynamic duo to revision their homes using tiling, hardwood, paint, carpentry, draperies and blinds.

Currently, Jacoline serves the GICC as Secretary and is participating with her usual zeal and enthusiasm. She very much enjoys working with people to hold a bigger vision for both Tourism and GICC on Gabriola Island.

Jacoline enjoys music, theatre, traveling the world and savoring the time at Cliff Cottage, taking in the ever-changing ambience.

After a 30 year teaching career which began in Manitoba and finished in Qualicum Beach, Ken has retired to Gabriola Island. With tourism as part of his teaching career Ken decided to build a Bed and Breakfast. This is where the dream began to take shape. Having purchased the Meyer Homestead near Drumbeg Park the renovations began.

This beautiful forested 5 acre land is being shaped with love and devotion. The large garden area is being cultivated and more fruit trees are being added. The original Meyer home has been renovated rising to new life with massive fir beams and beautiful cedar siding and decking. This new home is now WUR HERE Bed and Breakfast. As much of the old house was saved and together with new materials a unique west coast design has been created. Each of the B&B bedrooms are self contained and provide the ultimate in privacy, breakfast is delivered to your room.

As well as spending every day building Ken is also a director on the Gabriola Golf Club. Thus with many interests Ken joins with other Gabriolans to work towards a healthy, happy, productive island, an enjoyable place to live for all.

Carol grew up in Winnipeg, where she earned a degree in Social Work and later, after moving to Vancouver in 1979, studied at BCIT and earned a degree in Human Resource Management.

While living in Vancouver she worked for several large corporations and local government in the areas of accounting, law, human resources and communications.From 1995 - 2005 Carol taught part-time at BC Institute of Technology. Her courses included Scanning/Colour Correction, PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign. In addition, she worked extensively with the FAS/E Support Network of BC doing research, writing, graphic design work, spoke at conferences and taught seminars on this topic.Carol moved to Gabriola Island in 2000. She has worked with Islands Trust, the Arts Council, and the local newspaper (Gabriola Sounder).  She has desktop published a book for a local book publishing company, does private tutoring and services a small client base who she designs print material for. She secured a position instructing on-line courses for VIU five years ago and currently instructs in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, Design Concepts, and Portfolio Prep. For fun she likes to bicycle and can proudly say she has covered every road on Gabriola in this fashion. Hiking and kayaking, attending concerts and plays are also high on her list of ways to spend her spare time.Carol was a Director for the Gabriola Chamber for three years prior to taking on the position of Manager.