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Utterly beautiful, tranquil and unique

Gabriola has stunning physical beauty, significant biodiversity, a temperate coastal climate and unique scenic rural and marine character.

An Island, You Say

We live on the second-largest Canadian Gulf Island, a little smaller than Manhattan or ten times larger than the Vatican, or in units, roughly 5,256 hectares (or 12,987 acres). Gabriola is only 20 minutes by ferry to Nanaimo. Vancouver and Victoria are only short hops away by seaplane or by scenic ferry rides.

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Get Into It

Gabriola has so many micro-ecosystems that it’s a nature lover’s utopia. The island’s natural bounty invites modern adventurers to explore, try fishing, hike in the verdant forests, and bike the island from top to bottom. We have 24 parks and 170 km of trails. The reefs around Gabriola Island boast some of the best marine life diving on British Columbia’s coast.

Nature Abounds

There are prawns, crab, halibut, lingcod and salmon in the island’s waters, and they bring Orcas, seals and sea lions to feed. Above the surface, there is a dizzying array of feathered friends, including eagles, kingfishers, cormorants, blue herons and hummingbirds. Deer, raccoons, otters and feral turkeys round out the menagerie.

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Life’s A Beach

We got ’em! We have 10+ of them. One of the best things about summer on Gabriola is the beaches and shoreline. You can kayak through beautiful bays, marvel at sandstone creations naturally carved by the wind and waves, search for wildlife and sea life, enjoy the breathtaking sunsets, and swim in the salty ocean.

Play with us!

Island residents enjoy many fine facilities and clubs: tennis/pickle ball courts, skateboard park, softball fields and leagues, drop-in badminton, volleyball and indoor soccer, rifle range, golf course, fitness centre, yoga. We’re much more than just nature and beaches.

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If you are qualified and think Gabriola is the place for you, we’d love to talk. Get a hold of us here.

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The Gabriola Health Care Foundation respectfully acknowledges and recognizes the Coast Salish Nations whose territory we live and work on. In particular, we acknowledge and recognize Gabriola Island as the unceded territory of Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN). We respect the longstanding relationships that Coast Salish and Hul’qumi’num speaking Nations have to this land, as they are the original caretakers. We acknowledge that the Snuneymuxw Treaty of 1854 (Douglas Treaties) was signed with the British Crown and colonial governments and asserts SFN treaty rights and title. We acknowledge and recognize that SFN rights and title is affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

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For more information about the practice and clinic, please contact Angela Pounds at our clinic.
Gabriola Family Medicine, 695 Church Street, Gabriola, BC V0R 1X3 Tel: 250-247-9922 • Email: apounds@rrdfp.ca

For more information about our Gabriola community, please contact our Community Navigator, Lu Lazaretto at hello@beourdoctor.ca
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