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.

An old building with a large sign that reads 'Molly's Reach' with blue letters on a white background. The building is beige with teal window trim, and there are purple flowers and green foliage in front. The sky is clear and blue.

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.

Our society advocates for the conservation of heritage stories, places, and buildings.

A multi-story house with large windows, surrounded by lush green trees and bushes, under a clear blue sky.

We believe each time a heritage building is demolished, a tangible link to the community’s heritage is lost.

Stonehurst. Built in 1914.

Three-story beige house with white trim and a red roof, labeled ''Marina House,'' situated near rocks and greenery, under a clear blue sky.

Marina House. Built 1920-1924.

Demolition of older buildings results in the squandering of irreplaceable resources such as “first growth” wood: hence, the “greenest” building is an existing building.

A two-story house on a hill with grey siding, white trim, and a large wrap-around balcony. The house is surrounded by trees and bushes, with rocks in the foreground and an overcast sky above.

Fletcher House. Built in 1912.

Heritage buildings and spaces are valued for their association with their original occupants whose stories and activities add to the character of a community.

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.