Feb 27, 2023 | Featured, Island Information, Need to Know
Getting around Howe Sound, BC Ferries does not offer car ferry service to many destinations in Howe Sound. You can take a car ferry to Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast, but there are currently no plans for a Gambier/Keats,but that doesn’t mean you’re...
Oct 14, 2018 | Island Information
Sir Thomas Hardy 1860 Captain George Richards in his surveying ship, the Plumber, christened the island. King George III’s Navy was well represented in these parts: The largest island was named after Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson. The next largest for his...
Nov 17, 2017 | Island Information
Regardless of whether your cabin is an ultra-luxurious waterfront home or a DIY shack in the woods, nothing says you’ve left the city quite as well as the outdoor shower. Some might cringe at the thought, imagining that this involves standing under a dribbling...
Nov 28, 2014 | Island Information
Just 25km from the steel and glass of downtown Vancouver, Gambier Island is a hiker’s paradise. With no car ferry service to the island, there are few people and even fewer vehicles — but considerably more nature. Those who discover Gambier for the first time...
