Gibsons, British Columbia
| Gibsons | |
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| Town | |
| Town of Gibsons | |
 Gibsons
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| Coordinates: 49°24′4″N 123°30′27″W / 49.40111°N 123.50750°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 British Columbia
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| Region | Sunshine Coast |
| Regional district | Sunshine Coast |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Incorporated | 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Gibsons Town Council |
| • Mayor | Wayne Rowe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 4,605 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| Postal code | V0N 1V0 - V0N 1V9 |
| Area code(s) | 604, 778 |
| Gibsons Way / Highway 101 | 101 |
| Waterways | Howe Sound |
| Website | Town of Gibsons |
Gibsons is a coastal community of 4,200 located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada on the Strait of Georgia. It is the main marine gateway to the Sunshine Coast.
Although Gibsons is on the British Columbia mainland, it is not accessible by road. Vehicle access is by BC Ferries from Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver, a 40-minute crossing. The town is also accessible by water, by float plane to the harbour, and by small aircraft to Sechelt Airport, approx. 20 km northwest of Gibsons. Gibsons is best known in Canada as the setting of the popular and long running CBC Television series The Beachcombers, which aired from 1972 to 1990. The storefront "Molly's Reach", now a cafe, the restored tug Persephone, and a display about the series at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives are popular Gibsons attractions. Other movies that have used Gibsons as a filming location include Charlie St. Cloud (2010), starring Kim Basinger and Zac Efron (as a stand-in for Marblehead, Massachusetts), and Needful Things (1993), starring Max von Sydow and Ed Harris.
In February 2005, Gibsons won the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting contest, coming first in the world.
In October 2009, the town was declared the "Most Liveable Community in the World" (under 20,000 population) at the international Livcom Awards. Endorsed by the United Nations Environment Programme, the LivCom competition focuses on Best Practices for management of the local environment.
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