What is heritage?
Heritage is defined as “something that is handed down from the past.”
In the context of a community, it embodies everything concerned with the history, activities, and creation of that community. This includes the music, art, costumes, cultural traditions, spaces, and buildings within a community.
Our society advocates for the conservation of heritage stories, places, and buildings.
Molly’s Reach in 2025. Original building circa 1895 was home to a general store, liquor store, and now a popular café and film location.
Stonehurst. Built in 1914.
We believe each time a heritage building is demolished, a tangible link to the community’s heritage is lost.
Demolition of older buildings results in the squandering of irreplaceable resources such as “first growth” wood: hence, the “greenest” building is an existing building.
Marina House. Built 1920-1924.
Heritage buildings and spaces are valued for their association with their original occupants whose stories and activities add to the character of a community.
Fletcher House. Built in 1912.
Advocates for Gibsons art, culture, and heritage
Gibsons Regatta 1937 (SCMEA)
Our Mandate
The purpose(s) of the Gibsons Landing Heritage Society is to document, restore, and preserve all manner of historical buildings, profile, structures, documentation, conveyances, vessels, and artifacts, where feasible, pertaining to the development of lifestyle in Gibsons, British Columbia area and beyond for the enlightenment of the Society membership and for the general public in conjunction with other societies and municipalities of the British Columbia coastal region.