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'''Gibsons''' is a coastal community of 4,758 in southwestern [[British Columbia]], Canada on the [[Sunshine Coast (British Columbia)|Sunshine Coast]], where the northwest bank of [[Howe Sound]] meets the [[Strait of Georgia]].

During its early history as a European-descended settlement, the town was a local centre for [[forestry]] and [[commercial fishing]]. However, changing economics and resource availability have led Gibsons to increasingly become a [[bedroom community]] to workers in [[Greater Vancouver]] (especially [[Remote work|remote or hybrid workers]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gibsons.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Town-of-Gibsons-Strategic-Plan-2019-2022-DRAFT-FOR-DISCUSSION.pdf|title=Town of Gibsons Strategic Plan 2019 – 2022 – DRAFT FOR DISCUSSION|website=gibsons.ca/|access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref> Due to its location in the [[Pacific Temperate Rainforests|Pacific Coastal Rainforest]], adjacent the [[Salish Sea]] and the [[Coast Mountains]], and its position as gateway to the rest of the Sunshine Coast, Gibsons is a regional [[Tourist attraction|tourist destination]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunshinecoastcanada.com/explore/south-coast/gibsons/|title=Gibsons - Ch'ḵw'elhp|website=www.sunshinecoastcanada.com|access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref>

In 2009, the International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom) named Gibsons the most liveable community in the world with a population under 20,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/gibsons-bc-named-worlds-most-liveable-community/|title=Gibsons, B.C., named world's most liveable community|website=www.ctv.ca|access-date=19 February 2024}}</ref>

Gibsons is perhaps 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]]" (a former cafe now up for lease as of 2023), the restored tug [[Persephone (tugboat)|''Persephone'']], and a display about the series at the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives are popular attractions. Gibsons is also the fictional setting and filming location of the TV series [[Murder in a Small Town (TV series)|''Murder in a Small Town'']] (2024–). Films that have used Gibsons as a location include ''[[Charlie St. Cloud (film)|Charlie St. Cloud]]'' (2010), starring [[Kim Basinger]] and [[Zac Efron]] (as a stand-in for [[Marblehead, Massachusetts]]); and ''[[Needful Things (film)|Needful Things]]'' (1993), starring [[Max von Sydow]] and [[Ed Harris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/search/title|title=IMDb: Most Popular Titles With Location Matching "Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada"|website=IMDb|access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>

Gibsons, like the remainder of the Sunshine Coast, is inaccessible by road directly from the rest of the lower mainland, and is primarily accessed by a [[BC Ferries]] ferry from Horseshoe Bay in [[West Vancouver]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigpacific.com/about/gethere.html/|title=About – Salt & Soul of the Sunshine Coast|website=www.bigpacific.com|access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>

==History==
The land currently known as Gibsons is part of the traditional and ancestral lands of the [[Squamish people|Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw]], which also includes parts of Greater Vancouver and the Squamish River watershed. Sḵwx̱wú7mesh oral history tells that the [[Schenks and Chekwelp|region around Gibsons]] was the birthplace of the Squamish people after what is called ''The Great Flood''.

The European settlement town of Gibsons was established in 1886 by George Gibson and his sons. It was incorporated in 1929 as Gibson's Landing, and in 1947 was renamed Gibsons at the residents' request. The town's two main sections are:

* ''' Lower Gibsons,''' the mostly residential seaside area that includes Gibsons Marina, [[Molly's Reach]], and Winegarden Park, with an auditorium that hosts live performances in the summer. It also has shops and restaurants catering mostly to vacationers.
* ''' Upper Gibsons,''' along the Sunshine Coast Highway ([[British Columbia Highway 101|BC Highway 101]]), with commercial areas including Sunnycrest Mall, the town's two major supermarkets, a variety of fast food restaurants, the largest elementary school, and the high school.

Gibsons is the first town in British Columbia to accept styrofoam at its recycling facility, the Gibsons Recycling Depot. Its staff has travelled widely to promote styrofoam recycling; founder Buddy Boyd was invited to address an international Zero Waste conference in Florianopolis, Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigpacific.com/whattodo/dining/uppergibsonsdining.html|title=About – Salt & Soul of the Sunshine Coast|website=www.bigpacific.com|access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>

==Economy==
The Sunshine Coast has seen a three-decade transition from a forestry- and fishing-based economy to a more diverse one with construction trades, business services, retail and tourism becoming prominent.<ref>"People and Employment", from Best Coast Initiatives Sunshine Coast Economic Development website {{cite web |url=http://www.bestcoast.org/invest2_employers.htm |title=Invest: People & Employment: Leading Employers - Best Coast Initiatives: Sunshine Coast Community Economic Development, BC Canada |access-date=2010-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725062614/http://www.bestcoast.org/invest2_employers.htm |archive-date=2011-07-25 }}</ref>

Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew 3.3% compared with BC's overall growth rate of 7.6%. In 2021, the median resident age was 56.0 years, compared with the provincial median of 42.8 years.<ref>Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population {{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&DGUIDlist=2021A00055929005&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |title=Statistics Canada: 2021 Community Profiles |access-date=2010-09-24 }}</ref>

==Climate==
Gibsons is in a [[Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|temperate coastal climate]], with mild, rainy winters and warm, dry summers. The region's landscape is in a [[temperate rainforest]].

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|location = Gibsons
|metric first = 1
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|Jan record high C = 13.5
|Feb record high C = 16.7
|Mar record high C = 18.9
|Apr record high C = 25
|May record high C = 30.6
|Jun record high C = 32
|Jul record high C = 36
|Aug record high C = 32.8
|Sep record high C = 32
|Oct record high C = 24
|Nov record high C = 17.8
|Dec record high C = 14.5
|year record high C = 36
|Jan high C = 6.5
|Feb high C = 7.9
|Mar high C = 10.3
|Apr high C = 13.4
|May high C = 16.9
|Jun high C = 19.7
|Jul high C = 22.2
|Aug high C = 22.6
|Sep high C = 19.1
|Oct high C = 13.5
|Nov high C = 8.6
|Dec high C = 6.1
|year high C = 13.9
|Jan mean C = 4.4
|Feb mean C = 5.2
|Mar mean C = 7.2
|Apr mean C = 9.8
|May mean C = 13
|Jun mean C = 15.7
|Jul mean C = 18
|Aug mean C = 18.2
|Sep mean C = 15.1
|Oct mean C = 10.6
|Nov mean C = 6.4
|Dec mean C = 4
|year mean C = 10.6
|Jan low C = 2.2
|Feb low C = 2.5
|Mar low C = 4.1
|Apr low C = 6.1
|May low C = 9
|Jun low C = 11.7
|Jul low C = 13.6
|Aug low C = 13.7
|Sep low C = 11.1
|Oct low C = 7.7
|Nov low C = 4.1
|Dec low C = 1.9
|year low C = 7.3
|Jan record low C = −15.6
|Feb record low C = −12
|Mar record low C = −8.3
|Apr record low C = −3.3
|May record low C = -2.2
|Jun record low C = 3.9
|Jul record low C = 5.5
|Aug record low C = 5.6
|Sep record low C = 0
|Oct record low C = −3
|Nov record low C = −12.2
|Dec record low C = −17.8
|year record low C = -17.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 183.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 109.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 125.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 104.3
|May precipitation mm = 91.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 66.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 41.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 48.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 60.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 152.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 212.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 174.3
|year precipitation mm = 1370.8
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 174.4
|Feb rain mm = 103.6
|Mar rain mm = 122.2
|Apr rain mm = 104.2
|May rain mm = 91.3
|Jun rain mm = 66.8
|Jul rain mm = 41.1
|Aug rain mm = 48.8
|Sep rain mm = 60.5
|Oct rain mm = 152
|Nov rain mm = 211
|Dec rain mm = 166.6
|year rain mm = 1342.4
|snow colour = green
|Jan snow cm = 9.1
|Feb snow cm = 6.2
|Mar snow cm = 3.2
|Apr snow cm = 0.1
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0.3
|Nov snow cm = 1.9
|Dec snow cm = 7.7
|year snow cm = 28.4
|source 1 = <ref name=climatedata >{{cite web |url= http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=308&lang=e&StationName=gibsons&SearchType=Contains&stnNameSubmit=go&dCode=0 |title=Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 Station Data |date=31 October 2011 |publisher= Environment Canada |access-date=January 23, 2016 }}</ref>
|date=9 March 2013
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== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Gibsons had a population of 4,758 living in 2,282 of its 2,482 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:4758-4605}}|4605|1}} from its 2016 population of 4,605. With a land area of {{cvt|4.31|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|4758|4.31|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000259 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 20, 2022}}</ref>
[[File:2021-11-26 01 Gibsons Marina, BC Canada.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Gibsons Harbour, Sunshine Coast]]

=== Ethnicity ===
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|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Town of Gibsons (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]]<br>group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB"/>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5929005&Geo2=CD&Code2=5929&SearchText=Gibsons&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5929005&Data=Count&SearchText=Gibsons&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5929005&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Gibsons&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001census">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5929005&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=Gibsons&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
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!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
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| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 3,800
| {{Percentage | 3800 | 4575 | 2 }}
| 3,825
| {{Percentage | 3825 | 4405 | 2 }}
| 3,730
| {{Percentage | 3730 | 4225 | 2 }}
| 3,705
| {{Percentage | 3705 | 4060 | 2 }}
| 3,545
| {{Percentage | 3545 | 3830 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 265
| {{Percentage | 265 | 4575 | 2 }}
| 205
| {{Percentage | 205 | 4405 | 2 }}
| 200
| {{Percentage | 200 | 4225 | 2 }}
| 220
| {{Percentage | 220 | 4060 | 2 }}
| 120
| {{Percentage | 120 | 3830 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 175
| {{Percentage | 175 | 4575 | 2 }}
| 115
| {{Percentage | 115 | 4405 | 2 }}
| 80
| {{Percentage | 80 | 4225 | 2 }}
| 40
| {{Percentage | 40 | 4060 | 2 }}
| 125
| {{Percentage | 125 | 3830 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on the census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 130
| {{Percentage | 130 | 4575 | 2 }}
| 125
| {{Percentage | 125 | 4405 | 2 }}
| 120
| {{Percentage | 120 | 4225 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 4060 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 3830 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 105
| {{Percentage | 105 | 4575 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 4405 | 2 }}
| 15
| {{Percentage | 15 | 4225 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4060 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 3830 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 50
| {{Percentage | 50 | 4575 | 2 }}
| 70
| {{Percentage | 70 | 4405 | 2 }}
| 45
| {{Percentage | 45 | 4225 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 4060 | 2 }}
| 15
| {{Percentage | 15 | 3830 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 4575 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 4405 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4225 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 4060 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 3830 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4575 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4405 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4225 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 4060 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 3830 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|Multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 25
| {{Percentage | 25 | 4575 | 2 }}
| 15
| {{Percentage | 15 | 4405 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 4225 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 4060 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 3830 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 4,575
! {{Percentage | 4575 | 4758 | 2 }}
! 4,405
! {{Percentage | 4405 | 4605 | 2 }}
! 4,225
! {{Percentage | 4225 | 4437 | 2 }}
! 4,060
! {{Percentage | 4060 | 4182 | 2 }}
! 3,830
! {{Percentage | 3830 | 3906 | 2 }}
|-
! Total population
! 4,758
! {{Percentage | 4758 | 4758 | 2 }}
! 4,605
! {{Percentage | 4605 | 4605 | 2 }}
! 4,437
! {{Percentage | 4437 | 4437 | 2 }}
! 4,182
! {{Percentage | 4182 | 4182 | 2 }}
! 3,906
! {{Percentage | 3906 | 3906 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

=== Religion ===
According to the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 census]], religious groups in Gibsons included:<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Gibsons%20&DGUIDlist=2021A00055929005&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
*[[Irreligion in Canada|Irreligion]] (2,810 persons or 61.4%)
*[[Christianity in Canada|Christianity]] (1,515 persons or 33.1%)
*[[Buddhism in Canada|Buddhism]] (75 persons or 1.6%)
*[[Judaism in Canada|Judaism]] (30 persons or 0.7%)
*[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhism]] (30 persons or 0.7%)
*[[Hinduism in Canada|Hinduism]] (25 persons or 0.5%)
*[[Islam in Canada|Islam]] (25 persons or 0.5%)
*Other (75 persons or 1.6%)

== Notable people ==
{{More citations needed section|date=December 2023}} 
*[[Ryan Dempster]] – major league baseball [[pitcher]]
*[[Bruno Gerussi]] - actor, ''[[The Beachcombers]]''
*[[Peter Trower]] - poet and novelist 
*[[Ken Bell]] - Canadian photographer during WWII
*[[Lyn Vernon]] – mezzo-soprano (later dramatic soprano), conductor, teacher <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lyn-vernon-emc/|title=Lyn Vernon|first=Bryan N.S.|last=Gooch|access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>
*[[Paul George (environmentalist)|Paul George]] – environmentalist
*[[Adriane Carr]] - environmentalist and politician
*[[Todd Bentley]] – [[evangelism|evangelist]]
*[[J.S. Woodsworth]] - politician, founder of the Canadian Commonwealth Foundation (predecessor to the New Democratic Party)
*[[Grace MacInnis]] – politician and feminist
*[[Paul Rudolph (musician)|Paul Rudolph]] – cyclist and former guitarist & vocalist with the [[Pink Fairies]]
*[[Don S. Davis]] – actor known for his roles as [[George Hammond (Stargate)|General George S. Hammond]] on ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' and [[Garland Briggs|Major Garland Briggs]] on ''[[Twin Peaks]]''.
*[[Devin Townsend]] – musician and frontman for [[Strapping Young Lad]], [[Devin Townsend Project]], and [[Devin Townsend Band]].
*[[Celso Machado]] - Brazilian guitarist and multi-instrumentalist
*[[Garth "GGGarth" Richardson]] - music producer and recording engineer
*[[Aristazabal Hawkes]] – bassist for the English indie rock band, a Mercury Music Prize, BRIT Awards and NME Awards nominee [[Guillemots (band)]]
*[[Silas White]] – publisher, musician and politician
*[[Skye Wallace]] - singer-songwriter
*[[Warne Livesey]] - music producer and recording engineer for [[Midnight Oil]] and [[Matthew Good]]
*[[Joey Cramer]] – actor
*[[Velcrow Ripper]] - filmmaker
*[[Rhys Fulber]] - musician and producer
*[[John Fluevog]] - shoe designer and businessperson

== Awards ==
In February 2005, Gibsons won the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting contest, coming first in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gibsons.ca/citizen-services/gibsons-water-is-preciously-pure.html|title=Gibsons Water is Preciously Pure - Town of Gibsons, the Official Website for the Town of Gibsons, British Columbia|access-date=2010-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008202917/http://www.gibsons.ca/citizen-services/gibsons-water-is-preciously-pure.html|archive-date=2010-10-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In October 2009, the town was declared the "Most Liveable Community in the World" (under 20,000 population) at the international Livcom Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/world-s-best-town-gibsons-b-c-1.817489|title=World's best town: Gibsons, B.C. - British Columbia - CBC News|access-date=2010-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708195151/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/world-s-best-town-gibsons-b-c-1.817489|archive-date=2010-07-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> Endorsed by the [[United Nations Environment Programme]], the LivCom competition focuses on best practices for local environmental management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livcomawards.com/|title=Livcom Awards : The International Awards for Liveable Communities|website=www.livcomawards.com|access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>

In 2009 Gibsons won an Energy & Climate Action Award for Community Planning and Development from the Community Energy Association. A major factor in the award was a new housing development, which will be heated by Canada's first publicly owned [[geoexchange]] system.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coastreporter.net/article/20090626/SECHELT0101/306269979/icet-sends-grants-to-gibsons |title=ICET sends grants to Gibsons {{pipe}} Local News {{pipe}} Coast Reporter, Sunshine Coast, BC |access-date=2010-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718134523/http://www.coastreporter.net/article/20090626/SECHELT0101/306269979/icet-sends-grants-to-gibsons |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coastreporter.net/article/20100901/SECHELT0101/309019999/gibsons-geoexchange-holds-promise-risk |title=Gibsons' geoexchange holds promise, risk {{pipe}} Local News {{pipe}} Coast Reporter, Sunshine Coast, BC |access-date=2010-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718134547/http://www.coastreporter.net/article/20100901/SECHELT0101/309019999/gibsons-geoexchange-holds-promise-risk |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2013, the Town of Gibsons was recognized by the Community Energy Association for its Natural Asset Management as a Climate Adaptation Approach.

Other awards include:
* 1st Place among all world cities in LivCom's "Planning for the Future" category in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thegreenpages.ca/bc/2009/10/gibsons_wins_2_global_awards/|title=Gibsons wins 2 global awards|date=28 October 2009|access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>
* Communities in Bloom awards – 2008 Provincial Champions; 2007 Provincial Champions award for Environmental Awareness; 2006 Provincial Champions for best floral displays.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gibsons.ca/communities-in-bloom.html|title=Communities in Bloom - Town of Gibsons, the Official Website for the Town of Gibsons, British Columbia|access-date=2010-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525205447/http://www.gibsons.ca/communities-in-bloom.html|archive-date=2011-05-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* OCP award, SmartGrowth BC, 2007
* National Research Council award for environmentally-sensitive development (2006)<ref>[http://www.livcomawards.com/media-2009/documents/gibsons-submission.pdf] {{dead link|date=June 2018}}</ref>

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