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Gibsons is a coastal community of 4,000 located in southwestern British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 on the Strait of Georgia
Strait of Georgia

The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait , is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada....
. It is the main marine gateway to the Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast, British Columbia

The Sunshine Coast is a region of the southern British Columbia Coast of British Columbia, on the eastern shore of the Strait of Georgia, and just northwest of Vancouver....
. Approximately a forty minute ferry ride from Vancouver
Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region....
 and accessible by water or air, Gibsons played host to the long-running CBC television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 series, The Beachcombers
The Beachcombers

The Beachcombers is a Canada comedy-drama television series broadcast on CBC Television.The series ran from 1972 to 1990 and is the longest-running dramatic series ever made for Canadian television....
, and was also the filming location for Needful Things
Needful Things

This article is about the Stephen King novel. For the movie based on this story see Needful Things .Needful Things is a 1991 horror fiction novel by Stephen King....
 starring Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow

, is a Swedish people actor , known in particular for his collaboration with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. He has been nominated for the Academy Award, the Emmy, and the Golden Globe, and has won the Pasinetti Award, the European Film Award, and the Honorary Cannes Award....
 and Ed Harris
Ed Harris

'Edward Allen "Ed" Harris' is an United States actor, film writer and film director, known for his performances in Appaloosa , Radio , The Rock , The Right Stuff , Enemy at the Gates, The Abyss, Glengarry Glen Ross , Apollo 13 , Pollock , A Beautiful Mind, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, and Th...
. In February 2005 Gibson won the"Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting" contest..

The town and region are experiencing rapid growth and development.






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Gibsons is a coastal community of 4,000 located in southwestern British Columbia
British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada and is famed for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu ....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
 on the Strait of Georgia
Strait of Georgia

The Strait of Georgia or the Georgia Strait , is a strait between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada....
. It is the main marine gateway to the Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast, British Columbia

The Sunshine Coast is a region of the southern British Columbia Coast of British Columbia, on the eastern shore of the Strait of Georgia, and just northwest of Vancouver....
. Approximately a forty minute ferry ride from Vancouver
Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region....
 and accessible by water or air, Gibsons played host to the long-running CBC television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 series, The Beachcombers
The Beachcombers

The Beachcombers is a Canada comedy-drama television series broadcast on CBC Television.The series ran from 1972 to 1990 and is the longest-running dramatic series ever made for Canadian television....
, and was also the filming location for Needful Things
Needful Things

This article is about the Stephen King novel. For the movie based on this story see Needful Things .Needful Things is a 1991 horror fiction novel by Stephen King....
 starring Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow

, is a Swedish people actor , known in particular for his collaboration with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. He has been nominated for the Academy Award, the Emmy, and the Golden Globe, and has won the Pasinetti Award, the European Film Award, and the Honorary Cannes Award....
 and Ed Harris
Ed Harris

'Edward Allen "Ed" Harris' is an United States actor, film writer and film director, known for his performances in Appaloosa , Radio , The Rock , The Right Stuff , Enemy at the Gates, The Abyss, Glengarry Glen Ross , Apollo 13 , Pollock , A Beautiful Mind, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, and Th...
. In February 2005 Gibson won the"Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting" contest..

The town and region are experiencing rapid growth and development. The pulp-and-paper industry, forestry and fishing are primary sources of revenue.

The town was established in 1886 by George Gibson and his sons. It was incorporated in 1929 as "Gibson's Landing," and in 1947 the name was changed to "Gibsons" at the request of the residents. The town is now split between the seaside area known as "Lower Gibsons" which is mostly residential but which includes Molly's Reach, of the Beachcomber's fame, and a few shops catering mostly to vacationers, and "Upper Gibsons" which is clustered along Highway 101, and which contains the commercial areas of town including Sunnycrest Mall, the town's two major supermarkets, and a variety of fast food restaurants.

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