traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw
Gabriola Museum
Chamber of Commerce
Gabriola Island Chamber of Commerce
Visitor Centre
view from the Silva Bay Inn
Hasta Maņana Charters
Gem Chang-Kue
Sleepdeprived Computer Techs
Harvey + Mace
LawStream
Joelle Anthony
Nick Doe
Sandy Frances Duncan
Katherine Gordon
James Hawkins
Roy Innis
Iain Lawrence
Doug Long
Morri Mostow
George Szanto
Naomi Beth Wakan
Victor Anthony
Bob Bossin
Dinah D
Gary Fjellgaard
Gabriola Chamber Ensemble
Gabriola Island Complaints Choir 2007
Gabriola Island Singers
The Heartsong Choir
Tim Harrison
Tina Jones
The Kerplunks
Lulu performing arts
Saburo
Shipley & Gradanti
Penny Sidor
Steve Smith
Stringband
Dave Teichroeb
Nathan Tinkham
Michael Vann
Gabriola Commons
Gabriola Emergency Social Services
Gabriola Lions
GabMUG
Gabriola Power & Sail Squadron
Canadian Power Squadron: VIND
Growls
The Hope Centre
People for a Healthy Community
Vancouver Island Regional Library
Islands Trust
Gabriola Health Care Society
Gabriola Volunteer Fire Dep't
The Gulf Islands Alliance
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Inclusion Guidelines
1. The Gabriola Web Directory is not a commercial site or a site that exists to promote an individual or a cause. To have a Gabriola Internet site listed, I do not ask the site's owner for membership in any organization or for financial contributions, and no one can buy an enhanced profile or an advertisement.
2. The Gabriola Web Directory lists mainly sites by individuals and organizations based on Gabriola Island.
3. The Gabriola Web Directory includes sites that seem to have been abandoned. The reason is that it is not up to me but up to the originator and owner of the site to decide whether or not to take it offline. Sometimes organizations and individuals have every intention of refreshing their web presence at some point. Sometimes they are just comfortable with leaving their handiwork in cyberspace even though time has passed it by. There is nothing wrong with that. Life is complex and messy. So is the Internet.
4. The Directory lists some off-Island sites if those sites contribute directly to Gabriola Island life.
Copyright
I believe that information (in contrast to personal creations such as scholarly publications, works of fiction, photographs, etc.) should be shared freely for the benefit of all. There is no attempt to copyright the Directory; likely it would not be possible in any case, as the content can be reconstructed by anyone who does a bit of searching on the web. Accordingly, the listings are free for visitors to use or copy. If you wish to give me credit for any borrowings, I'd be pleased, it might be the courteous thing to do, but it's not strictly necessary.
I hope that you'll enjoy paging through the Directory and find as much joy in some of the hidden treasures here as I have.
Bob Derksen, Gabriola Island
Contact: R. Derksen
About Gabriola
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.General
- Gabriola Island entry in Wikipedia
- Statistics Canada presents a snapshot of Electoral Area B's population, ethnicity, work, education and many other aspects based on the 2006 census.
- Statistics Canada presents a snapshot of Electoral Area B's population, ethnicity, work, education and many other aspects based on the 2011 census.
- Snuneymuxw First Nation
- Voices of the Snuneymuxw First Nation
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.History
- Gabriola Museum
- Gabriola Island Memorial Cairn
- Hansard - B.C. Legislature can be searched for topics touching on Gabriola since 1970
- Jenni Gehlbach has a number of articles online about various aspects of Gabriola's past.
- Kleanza Consulting "Kleanza is a small archaeology consulting company with offices in Terrace and Vancouver, and satellite offices in Prince Rupert, Smithers, and Gabriola Island."
- Petroglyph Park, Gabriola Museum
- SHALE Journal of the Gabriola Historical & Museum Society The site lists and describes the contents of SHALE issues; for many of the complete articles go to TAILINGS, a journal by Nick Doe.
- .Maps
- Dee Lauder's map of Gabriola Island on the Gabriola Chamber of Commerce web site, is the best all-purpose map that I am aware of.
- The GALTT trail map is the authoritative Gabriola map on the publicly-owned land trail system. It has great descriptions of the trails as well.
- Google Map of Gabriola Island contains inaccuracies in its portrayal of the road system and does not contain the wonderful content of Dee Lauder's map. Its value lies in the Satellite and Terrain versions.
- Public Trails A superb map of the Gabriola walking trail system by Randy Young.
- Trail map of the 707 Community Park is a superb set of maps by Nick Doe.
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.Tourism
- British Columbia Travel Guide - Gabriola lacks even the most basic information.
- BritishColumbia.com: Gabriola a commercial site with links to Gabriola Island businesses and many which are not. There are some basic descriptions of some of the places worth visiting on the Island.
- Gabriola Island Chamber of Commerce has an informative section For Visitors which is well worth a visit.
- Go Gabriola an informative brochure published by the Gabriola Island Chamber of Commerce
- Tourism British Columbia - Gabriola Island is not a bad place to start if you're new to all things Gabriola. However, there are factual mistakes and some of the subjects are treated in a shallow manner, even for a tourism promotion site.
- Vancouverisland.com See BritishColumbia.com above.
- Vancouver Island Travel Guide
Accommodation
- Arbutus Bluff
- Blue Heron Beach House B & B
- Bumbleberry Inn
- Casa Blanca B & B
- Dragon's Lodge
- Drumbeg House B & B
- Gabriola's Bicyclists' Bunkhouse
- Hummingbird Lodge
- Island Bed and Breakfast
- Maņana Guest House
- Marinas Hideaway
- Mickey Udal cottage rental
- Page's Resort and Marina
- Pilot Bay Guest House
- Realescape
- Sea Meadows Estate
- Silva Bay Inn
- Spring Beach House
- Stones-Throw Cottage
- Three Gates Farm
- Twin Beaches B&B
- Wild Rose B & B
- Wur Here Bed and Breakfast
Arts
- .Fibre / Leather
- .Glasswork / Mosaics / Metalwork
- Dar Mace's Gabriola Studio
- Gulf Island Stained Glass
- Hello Darlly Garden Art
- Magnetic Graphix
- MetalQuest IronArt
- Purple Door Mosaics Site cannot be viewed on Apple mobile devices.
- tammy hudgeon glassworks
- .Jewelry
- .Painting / Illustrations
- alice parmelee rich
- Art Through Perera
- ARTiculEYES
- Brush with Nature Keith Poulton
- Chalk It Up - Custom Art Signs, Illustration and Design
- Claire Watson
- Cobalt Blue Sharen Ellen Jensen
- dianna bonder
- Feedlot Studios
- Gera Benoit Studio
- Gerrit Verstraete and Masterpeace Gallery plus Back to School at 65 also by Verstraete
- Glowing Woods Gallery
- Greenbrier Studio Devon Featherstone
- Harold Allanson
- Hazel Broadley
- Jeff Molloy - gallery 401
- Jill Briscoe
- Julie Olson
- Judith Madsen Studio - Gallery
- Karen Curry
- Kelly Price - Lucid Creative Portfolio cannot be viewed on Apple mobile devices.
- Kevan Heughan, Gabriola Graphics
- Marianne Wunderli
- Mary Jane Jessen
- Mindy Joseph
- Moon Fire Studio (Paul Grignon)
- Our House Art Studio - Melinda Wilde
- Robert Sears Site cannot be viewed on Apple mobile devices.
- Rohana Laing
- Sheila Norgate See also her blog under personal sites and postings
- Stones-Throw (Karen Cain)
- Terry Nimmon
- Tony Grove
- Vikki Vettese
- Whalebone Studio
- .Photography
- Allison Rose Photography
- Alpenglowpro
- doane gregory
- Eyes Wide Open Photography Site cannot be viewed on Apple mobile devices.
- Gabriola Daily Photo by Victor Anthony
- Jeremy Maud Photography
- John Poirier Photography
- Jules Molloy
- Lisarey photography
- Liz McKnight
- Lucid Creative Portfolio cannot be viewed on Apple mobile devices.
- Matthew Payne - In the Round Studios
- Mickey Udal
- Peter Llewellyn
- The Loupe Gallery - Iain Scott
- Vanessa Heantjens Dekker
- Victor Anthony
- .Pottery / Ceramics
- . Sculpture / Woodworking
Authors
- Doug & Morri Travel writers Doug Long and Morri Mostow
- George Szanto
- Iain Lawrence. See also his Random House site
- James Hawkins
- Jenni Gehlbach
- Joëlle Anthony
- Katherine Gordon
- Naomi Beth Wakan
- Nick Doe
- Roy Innes
- Sandy Frances Duncan
- For columnists, etc., see also Gabriolan publications in the Media section
Boating, Boats, Marinas
- .Boat Design, Building and Repair
- .Organizations
- Canadian Lightkeepers Association has its contact address on Gabriola and several directors are Gabriolan
- Friends of Silva Bay
- Gabriola Island Power & Sail Squadron See also VIND
- Silva Bay Yacht Club
- .Rentals, Sales, Tours, Charters, Festivals, Boating Emergencies
- Access Diving
- Baja Kayak Adventure Tours
- Boater's Exchange
- Gabriola Sea Kayaking
- Go Fish Charters
- Hasta Mañana Charters
- Ireland Marketing & and Charter Services
- Island Dive Charters
- Island SUP
- Jim's Kayaking
- Mickey Udal sailing tours
- Silva Bay Kayak Adventures
- 2009 Silva Bay Rendezvous for Traditional and Wooden Boats
- Silver Blue Charters
- Vessel Assist
Calendars of Events
- Gabriola Island Chamber of Commerce Events Listing
- Gabriola Sounder's Calendar of Events Usually the most inclusive of events listings on a week-to-week basis, but it is worth checking out the other calendars as well.
- Gabriola.Org Select "Events" from the top menu. The strength of this calendar lies in its listings of recurring events, for example, club activities throughout the year, and distant upcoming events.
- Now on Gabriola
Commerce: Retail, Classifieds
- Arbutus Building Supplies
- BC Liquor Stores has an outlet on the Island
- Blue Apples
- Fiddlehead Farm
- Gabriola Artworks
- Gabriola Bargains classified ads
- Gabriola Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre
- Gabriola Directory is the telephone directory for Gabriola
- Gabriola Freecycle free items
- Good Earth
- Graphic Magic
- IDA has a local outlet
- Imminent Clothing
- The Island Book Shoppe
- Local Treasure classified ads
- Lynn Farms
- Madrona Marketplace See also Intrascape Developments
- Mid Island Co-op located in Nanaimo, it operates the only gas bar on the Island
- North Road Sports & Clothing Company
- Page's Resort and Marina Bookstore
- Paradise Island Alpaca Farm
- Red Roaster Coffee
- Salt Spring Tea Company named for another Gulf Island, has a Gabriola address
- Silva Bay Liquor Store
- Slow Rise Bakery See also Building a Bakery
- Supply Line Organic Foods Buyers Club
- Tied up & Dyed
- Village Food Market
- Wild Rose Farm & Garden Centre
Community Festivals and Tours
Once the festival or tour is over, the web site remains, and is not updated for the next event until much later. There is value in this practice, as one can get, by looking at the "old" site, a very good impression of what the next tour or festival will be all about.
- Concert on the Green is prominently displayed on the Gabriola Lions web site.
- filmgabriola.com a joint project of Moonfire Studio & Eyes Wide Open Photography, held annually
- Gabriola Studio and Gallery Tour Select the link to the Tour.
- Gabriola Theatre Festival
- Poetry Gabriola Festival
- Shipyard School Raid
- Silva Bay Rendezvous for Traditional and Wooden Boats
- Tour de Gabriola Bike Ride
Computers, Web Design
- .Computer Services and Products
- Eternal Flow Computer Services
- Feedlot Studios
- Innovative Illusions Paul Rudyk. Innovative Illusions also does web design.
- Lawstream Pro integrated law office management software by Bill Pope
- New Tech Computer Consulting
- Sleepdeprived Computer Techs David Vincent
- Tiro Typeworks One of its founders, John Hudson, lives on Gabriola.
- Up All Night web hosting service by David Vincent
- .Computer User Groups
- .Web Design
- Clayrose Internet Creations
- HeartSeedVisions
- JPH Design Studio
- Links Web Design
- Lucid Creative Portfolio cannot be accessed by Apple mobile devices.
- Maya Creative
Education
- .Public Education
- Gabriola Elementary Dec. 30, 2012: the site appears to have been abandoned about four years ago.
- Nanaimo District Secondary School Most Gabriola secondary students attend this high school in Nanaimo. For other secondary schools in District 68 see the District web site below.
- School District 68
- .Public Libraries
- Vancouver Island Regional Library has a branch at Folklife Village
- .Private Instruction, Schools, Organizations
Environmental Conditions & Organizations
- .Climate History
- .Currents and Tides
- Currents at Dodd Narrows
- Currents at Gabriola Passage
- Tide Guide, Silva Bay
- tides4fishing Tide chart and solunar chart for Gabriola Passage
- .Current Weather Conditions and Forecasts
- Entrance Island, Current Conditions by Environment Canada
- Entrance Island, Current Weather Conditions by Ontario Weather Page
- Environment Canada - Nanaimo Current weather conditions and seven-day forecast
- Environment Canada - Weather Radar, Victoria
- Strait of Georgia - North of Nanaimo Environment Canada marine forecast
- Straight of Georgia - South of Nanaimo
- The Weather Network: Gabriola Current weather conditions and forecast
- .Earthquakes
- .Environmental Organizations
- Friends of Silva Bay
- Gabriola Land & Trails Trust
- Island Futures
- Islands Trust Fund through GALLT manages the Elder Cedar Nature Reserve.
- Kleanza does assessments on British Columbia's historical environment with a view to preservation.
- Nature Trust of BC is a partner with the Regional District of Nanaimo in the administration of Coats Marsh Regional Park.
- Sustainable Gabriola
- .Garbage and Recycling
- Gabriola Island Recycling Organization more commonly known as GIRO
- Garbage Collection Schedule, 2013
- RDN Environmental Services
Governance
There are many other organizations and agencies, aside from those listed below, that affect the governance of Gabriola Island. Some are too far removed from immediate Island life to be mentioned here (eg. the web sites of the Federal Government or Her Majesty the Queen) and others are mentioned elsewhere in this directory. (eg. parks) For issues surrounding the governance of Gabriola, see the sections local issues and media
- .Islands Trust
- .Gabriola Volunteer Fire Department
- .Regional District of Nanaimo
- Regional District of Nanaimo
- BC Assessment is a Provincial agency, but handles RDN property tax assessments.
- .Province of British Columbia
- .Federal Government of Canada
Health Care
- Gabriola Ambulance Society
- The Gabriola Auxiliary for Island Health Care Society
- Gabriola Health Care Society
- Proposed Gabriola Clinic - Concerns, Facts & Questions is a blog set up to discuss the Gabriola Health Care Society's proposed new clinic. The site's best-before date was sometime in early 2011.
- Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation
- Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
- Vancouver Island Health Authority
- Vancouver Island Health Authority - Public Health
Home Services
- Aqua Man
- Architrave
- Chelsom Homes
- Creative Living Spaces
- Gabriola Island Excavating
- Handy Dad's Construction
- Kleanza
- Rainwater Connection John Peirce is the Gabriola Representative for this Thetis Island business
- Tom Kirchmayer and Associates
- Topographics
- Velsen Homes
- Withey's Water Treatment
Local Issues
- Gabriola Future Vision Randy Young
- Gabriola Island Affairs Nick Doe's take on some of the issues that preoccupy Gabriolans
- The Gulf Islands Alliance is an advocacy group that supports the goals of the Islands Trust.
- Howard Houle RDN Director
- insights Sometime columnist and letter writer, the late Ian Lowden's blog on current political issues. Ian passed away in September 2010. The site not being updated.
- Sheila Malcolmson Ms Malcolmson is one of Gabriola's two Island Trustees. Here she presents her views on Trust issues and the Trust mandate.
- Eric Moeller RDN Director Candidate, 2011; this site is obviously past its prime
Media
- .Forums
- Forums have come and gone over the years. Are there none left?
- .Magazines and Publishers
- Gallery Press & Printing
- lipstick press See also the lipstick press blog
- New Society Publishers
- Pacific Edge Publishing publishes educational resource materials "that reflect Canada's unique culture and landscape". It also publishes the Canadian Teacher Magazine. Another of its publications, WaveLength, was sold in 2008 to a Nanaimo publishing company.
- SHALE
- True Blue Spirit Magazine
- .Newspapers and Newsletters
- E-News a weekly newsletter from the Gabriola Island Chamber of Commerce. You will find a link to the latest issue on the Chamber's home page. The site also maintains an archive of back issues
- The Flying Shingle Gabriola Community Newspaper
- Gabriola Sounder Gabriola Community Newspaper
- Nanaimo Daily News carries occasional articles dealing with Gabriola
- Nanaimo News Bulletin carries occasional articles dealing with Gabriola.
- Island Tides is published on Pender Island and deals largely with news from the more southern Gulf Islands such as Saturna, Mayne, North and South Pender and Salt Spring. Gabriola gets an occasional mention. Indirectly, the newspaper also shows how much the various Gulf Islands, including Gabriola, have in common
Music and Theatre
- .Music
- Bob Bossin
- Dave Teichroeb See also his show on 101.7 CHLY, Road Poets
- Dinah D's Contraband Swingclub
- Gabriola Chamber Ensemble
- Gabriola Island Singers
- Gabriola V0R1X0 Review of Bob Bossin's album by this name
- Gary Fjellgaard
- The Heartsong Choir
- The Kerplunks
- Lulu Performing Arts
- Michael Vann, Bow Maker
- Nathan Tinkham / older site
- Penny Sidor
- Saburo
- Shipley & Gradanti
- Steve Smith
- Stringband
- Tim Harrison
- Tina Jones and Tina Jones Band
- Victory Anthony See also Victor Anthony's Myspace site.
- You Tube: Gabriola Island Complaints Choir
- .Theatre
- Gabriola Theatre Festival
- Western Edge Theatre based in Nanaimo, but has special links to Gabriola and performs regularly on the Island
Parks
- 707 Community Park
- Coats Marsh Regional Park
- Descanso Bay Regional Park
- Drumbeg Provincial Park
- Elder Cedar Nature Reserve
- Gabriola Land & Trails Trust a must-visit site for all interested in our parks and trails
- Gabriola Sands Provincial Park
- Petroglyph Park, Gabriola Museum
- Regional District of Nanaimo Recreation and Parks
- Sandwell Provincial Park
Personal Services and Well Being
- .Body & Mind
- .Consulting and Support Services
- Rick Jackson
- Wave Consulting Ltd. Dyan Dunsmoor-Farley
- .Financial
- Coastal Community Credit Union
- Money Smart Consultants has Gabriola telephone numbers on its Contacts page.
- .Legal Services
- .Tours
- .Writing ...
- BizNet Communications
- Clear English Editing Services Dec. 30, 2012: home page failed to load.
Personal Sites
On the sites included under this heading, people communicate about matters of personal interest or concern through the written word and images. They use a range of formats from standard types of web sites to blogs to postings, by individuals on sites such as flickr, where membership gives them a personal web presence. Not all blogs are listed below. For example, most of the Island's real estate agents maintain blogs. For those see the web sites of individual agents in the real estate section of this Directory. You'll come across blogs in some other sections as well.
- .Autobiograpical
- Blissful Adventures James Hawkins' (see his web site under Authors) and Sheila Swanson's Asian and European travels
- Changing Gears and Other Adventures by Diane and Bill
- Gabriola Musing by Lawrence Spero
- Gabriola Islander
- Gabriolan.ca a blog about living on Gabriola
- Gabriolore Contemporary Gabriola Island history
- Island Blog by John Hodgkins. See also his main web site under "Transportation"
- Island Tidings "The Joys of Island Living, Island Lifestyles and Island Travel" by Doug Long and Morri Mostow
- The Kerplunks Blog You can also find The Kerplunks, Dinah D and Tina Jones under "Music".
- On the Lookout by Iain Lawrence. See also his main site under "Authors"
- Sheila Norgate visual artist and recovering nice girl
- The Spirit of Gabriola by Shena Meadowcroft. Her other blogs: By Shena, Shena Meadowcroft and Soulspeak Studio In December 2010 Shena, along with Tony Gibson, started a new blog dealing with the proposed new health clinic. See Health Care
- Unlocking the Air a blog about living on Gabriola
- What Floats My Boat a blog about living on Gabriola
- .Photos and Videos
- Diving in Victoria by Mark Hiebert. Click "Enter" and then go down to "Gabriola Island" to see some fantastic photos of dives at Orlebar, Malaspina Point and Dragon's Lane. Instead of merely pointing to these three parts of the site dealing with Gabriola, I have selected the whole site, as there is so much more of interest presented. Stay awhile and browse!
- flickr Contributors to this web site, both Gabriolans and visitors, have posted over 6,000 photos categorized under "gabriola".
- Gabriola photos and events by Don Butt
- YouTube has over 100 videos classified under "gabriola island", posted by individual members.
- .Projects
- AnthonySundaySoup a blog centred around a weekly Sunday soup: We serve a homemade vegetarian soup and bread and this blog is a weekly update of our fun!
- Building a Bakery
- Colin Masson Colin's Rowing & Sailing Stories
- Erienne Labradors
- Gabriola Garden a blog by Tim Balogh
- Gabriola Georgia Strait Cam
- Gabriola Graphics Blog by Kevan Heughan
- Gabriola Song Writers a music blog; see also Steve Smith's web site under "Music"
- Just Another Weed Patch Jeff Rietkerk, Sonja Zupanec and Thor
- Kerry's Island Kitchen contains the articles by Kerry Sorenti published in the Gabriola Sounder
- The Otters a blog by members of the Gabriola Commons
- The Small Species Sanctuary
Real Estate
- BC For Sale by Owner - Gabriola
- BC Homes for Sale - Gabriola
- Bill Pope's Law Office From Mr. Pope's website: "Click here, to learn about an economical and effective alternative to realtor-listed property sales."
- Coast Realty Group - Gabriola
- The Housing Block
- Kijiji real estate listings - Gabriola
- the Legends at Spirit Rock Estates
- Luxury Real Estate - Gabriola
- Property in Gabriola
- PropertyGuys.com usually lists several Gabriola properties.
- PropertySOLD Gabriola listings
- Real Estate Valley
- Realtor.ca (MLS.ca) The most comprehensive place to start your real estate search
- Re/Max of Nanaimo's Gabriola listings
- Sotheby's Gabriola listings
- Individual Agents
There are agents without an individual web presence, but who are, of course, represented on the Internet through their company's site. See the company sites above. Below, are agents who have their own web sites in addition to the space provided by their companies.
- Deschambault, Linda
- Hallam, Elly
- Harvey + Mace Site's home page and drop-down menu items do not show on Apple mobile devices.
- Hendriks, Trevor
- Henrikson, Hans
- Lynch, Randi, Jennifer and Tina
- Maibach, Terra
- Martin, Carol
- Matthews, Lori
- McMahon, Leslie, Robyn and Carly
- Orsatti, Steve
- White, Al
Restaurants and Pubs
- Mad Rona's Coffee Bar
- The Old A Frame Restaurant It's gone, but the web site is still here.
- The Old Crow Cafe
- Raspberry's Jazz CafeIt's gone, but the web site is still here.
- Robert's Place
- Silva Bay Restaurant
- Twin Beaches Bakery Cafe and Catering It's gone, but obviously, the web site is still here.
- Woodfire Pizza & Pasta
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.Social, Community Services, Religion
- .Religion
- .Social and Community Services
- Gabriola Commons See also The Otters a blog by members of the Commons and the Commons' photos on flickr.
- Gabriola Island Community Hall
- Gabriola Emergency Social Services
- Gabriola Lions
- Gabriola Rescue of Wildlife Society
- The Hope Centre
- People For A Healthy Community
- Vancouver Island Regional Library has a branch at Folklife Village
Sports and Recreation
- .Individual Sports Activities
- .Organizations
Transportation
- .Air
- Harbour Air from Nanaimo to Vancouver Harbour Downtown and Richmond near YVR
- Seair between Nanaimo Harbour and YVR
- Tofino Air from Gabriola to YVR
- West Coast Air from Nanaimo Harbour to other destinations on "the coast". Formerly known as Baxter Air
- .Land
- Emcon Services has the Provincial road maintenance contract for Gabriola
- Gabriola Green Bikes
- Island Solutions by John Hodgkins; see the section "Public Transit on Gabriola"
- .Sea
- Access Diving offers water taxi and barge services
- BC Ferries Schedule for Gabriola
- BC Ferries Route 19 vessel location
- Gabriola Island Ferry Cam on Taylor Bay Road allows you to check on the status of the ferry line-up. The site also includes the current ferry schedule. Thanks, "Lunch Bunch"!
- British Columbia Ferry Commission
- Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committee
- Siitech provides up-to-the-minute information on marine traffic in the waters around Gabriola Island and elsewhere. NOTE however, that performance on mobile devices such as iPhone and iPad are less than stellar.
- A pop-up window will reveal a real-time Siitech map indicating the current position of the M.V. Quinsam (red triangle). Again, performance on mobile devices is not satisfactory. Select Where is the Quinsam?
Web Directories - Gabriola and Other Gulf Islands
For Gabriola Island I list all directories I'm aware of, whether commercial or not. For other Gulf Islands I list only those directories that are non-profit, like this Directory. As for the Open Directory Project, it fails to provide complete listings for the Islands, but it is better than any for-profit effort.
- Creative Directory of the Gabriola Arts Council is a very comprehensive list of Gabriola's artists, not all of whom have web sites, and therefore are not listed in the Gabriola Web Directory. It lists those who are members of the Gabriola Arts Council.
- Gabriola Island B & B Association calls itself a "comprehensive listing" but it lists only about one third of the Island's Bed & Breakfast establishments.
- Gabriola Island Chamber of Commerce Aside from some non-profit organizations, the site lists only Chamber members.
- Gabriola.org is both a web directory and a general directory; it's well worth a visit!
- Mayne Island Great site, Monica!
- Open Directory Project - Galiano Island
- Open Directory Project - Salt Spring Island
- Open Directory Project - Saturna Island
- Pender Island Community Network
- Thetis Island This is a comprehensive resource on behalf of the Thetis Island Community Association.
Web Site News and Updates
- Directory Updates in 2009
- Directory Updates in 2010
- Directory Updates in 2011
- Directory Updates in 2012
- Directory Updates in 2013
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Inclusion Guidelines
1. The Gabriola Web Directory is not a commercial site or a site that exists to promote an individual or a cause. To have a Gabriola Internet site listed, I do not ask the site's owner for membership in any organization or for financial contributions, and no one can buy an enhanced profile or an advertisement.
2. The Gabriola Web Directory lists mainly sites by individuals and organizations based on Gabriola Island.
3. The Gabriola Web Directory includes sites that seem to have been abandoned. The reason is that it is not up to me but up to the originator and owner of the site to decide whether or not to take it offline. Sometimes organizations and individuals have every intention of refreshing their web presence at some point. Sometimes they are just comfortable with leaving their handiwork in cyberspace even though time has passed it by. There is nothing wrong with that. Life is complex and messy. So is the Internet.
4. The Directory lists some off-Island sites if those sites contribute directly to Gabriola Island life.
Copyright
I believe that information (in contrast to personal creations such as scholarly publications, works of fiction, photographs, etc.) should be shared freely for the benefit of all. There is no attempt to copyright the Directory; likely it would not be possible in any case, as the content can be reconstructed by anyone who does a bit of searching on the web. Accordingly, the listings are free for visitors to use or copy. If you wish to give me credit for any borrowings, I'd be pleased, it might be the courteous thing to do, but it's not strictly necessary.
I hope that you'll enjoy paging through the Directory and find as much joy in some of the hidden treasures here as I have.
Bob Derksen, Gabriola Island
Contact: R. Derksen
